Mar 6, 2023

March 3, 2023: Biden at Mid-Term, Accomplishments and Shortcomings, America Great Again

 

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.  

 


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