Tonight I was attending a Palmerton Area Democratic Club meeting and missed Biden’s speech. He was a good president, did more to combat global warming than any other president, was a friend of labor unions, brought down the price of drugs, kept Russia from swallowing Ukraine, and appointed intelligent and caring cabinet members.
I could list more accomplishments, but his presidency will be forever tainted by his inability to recognize two large issues–inflation and illegal immigration. I know that the economy is somewhat independent of what an administration does, but any administration needs to recognize when people are hurting. It felt like Hoover saying “prosperity is just around the corner” when it obviously wasn’t. He needed to empathize with the American public and acknowledge the problem.
The same with illegal immigration. Recognize it as a problem. Don’t downplay it.
The worst sin of the Biden presidency, however, was not abiding by his promise that his would be a one-term presidency and not allowing the Democratic Party to pick a successor to run. Harris did not have enough time to campaign and did not have the freedom to criticize Biden’s shortcomings. Whatever else Biden did well, and he did many things well, he left us with Donald Trump as his successor. That will forever tarnish his record.
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