As we pass the mid-term of the first Biden administration it
is helpful to look back and evaluate his accomplishments as well as his
shortcomings.
Let’s be clear, as Joe Biden took office a little more than
two years ago it appeared ridiculous to even imagine that he would become a ‘transforming’
president. Perhaps he hasn’t. But his list of accomplishments are formidable
given the narrow majorities he had in both the house and the senate. I know the progressives pine for a new New
Deal, and a revisiting of the Great Society, but Roosevelt and Johnson had huge
majorities in both houses with which to work and could afford to kiss off the
occasional Democratic recalcitrant.
Biden had no such margins to work with.
Nevertheless, he passed huge bills to keep the economy afloat, vaccinate
the nation from the pandemic, reinvest in our nation’s crumbling
infrastructure, and aid in the return of the manufacturing sector to this
nation’s economy. Yes, much more was
hoped for; hopes dashed upon the rocks of West Virginia and Arizona politics in
the persons of Senators Joe Machin and Kyrsten Sinema respectively. But Joe has done the best with the cards he
was delt and the nation should be thankful.
The election of Joe Biden demonstrates what I thought in
this day and age was impossible: the elevation of a modern Dwight Eisenhower to
the presidency. He has restored our
economy, made bold moves by way of environmental protections, given new life to
our foreign alliances, thwarted Russian fascist aggressions in Eastern Europe,
and demonstrated that government can indeed be made to work and serve the interests
of all the people.
Nowhere was this on greater display than his delivery of his
annual ‘State of the Union’ speech before Congress last month. Besieged at times by the boorish behavior of
the infantile Fascist caucus—the likes of everyone’s Cruella DeVil, (or is it
Cruella Devile?) Georgia’s own Marjorie Greene—he called out the reactionaries reminding
them of the over 300 bipartisan pieces of legislation passed in the last Congressional
session, the 12 million newly created jobs, the return of manufacturing to
America, the success at bringing the pandemic to heel, and a host of other
accomplishments. After the sitting on their hands and refusing to applaud the
creation of millions of jobs, the return of manufacturing and, it should be
noted, the pledge that in the future “the supply line will start here” he had,
near the end, nearly the entire Republican congressional caucus standing and
applauding the pledge not to touch Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid. He had roped the dopes, for they have
secretly and sometimes openly prayed for their elimination from the moments
these programs were instituted.
Yes, Biden has accomplished much, more than Caesar Disgustus
could have ever imagined. Indeed, after
citing his long list of accomplishments he could well have looked the ReSCUMlickan
Party in the eye and said that he has ‘made America great again.’ But, alas, Joe isn’t one to rub it in.
Yes, there have been some shortcomings. More should have been done to raise the
minimum wage, to advance comprehensive immigration reform, to enable unions to
organize the workplace. Some of us would
love to see a federal agency created to help workers buy out the businesses
they work for and establish co-ops throughout industry, retail and
finance. More should have been attempted
concerning voting rights and increasing the number of justices on the Supreme
Court to undo the damage done.
But the worst shortcoming of this administration is the failure
to promptly arrest, prosecute, convict and imprison Donald J. tRUMP and all his
henchmen. He should have been apprehended
on the tarmac as he departed Washington on inauguration day, brought before a
magistrate, declared a flight risk and held pending trial. No bail, no cell phone, no communications
with the outside world. Instead the fascist
scumbag has been allowed to roam the premises, gnawing at the very foundations
of the republic. Caesar Disgustus and
his henchmen, including members of Congress, should have faced arrest and
trials. The Republic has a right to
defend itself.
On balance, Biden stands as the most successful United
States President since FDR, accomplishing more than Eisenhower did with the
Interstate Highway act, and more than anyone since FDR on rebuilding the
economy and dealing with national emergency; accomplishing much more than his
narrow congressional majorities and ReSCUMlickan intransigence and obstruction
would seem to have allowed.
Overall Grade A-
Like Lincoln Biden will go down in history as dealing with
grave national crises following the aftermath of the worst president in U.S.
history, doing all this largely unheralded; for Disgustus still sucks (as he
sucks at nearly everything) all the air out of the room. Over two years in and every headline is still
about the vicious little prick in Mar-A-Lago.
While the stench of Disgustus still stings the nostrils and waters the
eyes, Joe Biden has been working under the radar to rebuild a nations in
shambles, a nation that had lost its self-respect and self- confidence (as in ‘Make
America Great Again’), a nation hungrily feeding upon itself. Thank you Joe Biden, be you a one or a two
term president your ability to right the ship of state in a perilous time will
establish you as one of our great presidents.
Now, if you would only kick Merrick Garland in the ass and get the fucker
and his minions behind bars.
Indict. Prosecute. Convict. Imprison.
