This big world is full of issues, talking points and factors that zoom right past my pointy little head.
Here’s another one I want to examine briefly. How does a president as successful as Joseph R. Biden Jr. struggle with polling data that suggest he is going to get his clocked cleaned on Election Day?
I do not get it!
Biden inherited an economy in free fall from the COVID pandemic. Joblessness was through the roof. Hundreds of Americans were dying daily from the killer virus. Our national budget deficit was skyrocketing. His presidential predecessor had sought to undermine the “peaceful transition of power.”
President Biden took office and managed to work with Congress to enact an infrastructure rebuilding bill, approve the Inflation Reduction Act, approve climate change legislation. He issued executive orders that took aim at reducing prescription drug costs.
Joe Biden is in the midst of a successful presidency. Now he’s in deep trouble of being forced out of the re-election campaign because Democratic Party honchos are worried he cannot beat Donald Trump, the GOP nominee.
How in the world does the president wrap his arms around the juxtaposition of those facts. Unemployment is down, the budget deficit is shrinking, our alliances are strong … but he’s trailing in the polls and experts are telling him his chances of winning are shrinking daily.
The MAGA cultists who comprise Trump’s base are energized. Biden’s base is demoralized. Trump has a deeply flawed moral character that he seems to wear like a badge of honor. Biden enjoys deep affection among those who are close to him.
Up is down and down is up. The man who lost the previous election now might be poised to beat the man who defeated him four years ago. What the hell is wrong with this country?
I was watching Bill O’Reilly on Jon Stewart’s show recently.
Bill went into the usual talking points regarding Biden. He led with the rise in inflation.
Stewart asked O’Reilly point blank, “ And exactly which of Biden’s policies led to inflation?”
O’Reilly- “ I don’t know.”
As a free market advocate, I’d suggest all the tariffs that Trump placed on other countries has a lot to do with it.
We want easy answers to difficult questions. It’s just not the way the world works.
You didn’t listen to his full answer that came later. Sounds about right.
So. What specific policies did Biden enact that created inflation Bill?
By the way- Trump added $7.8 trillion to our debt during his four years . He promised to reduce debt. Another of his many broken promises.
“ I’m going to build a wall and make Mexico pay for it.” Trump
Remember that one?