In a desperate bid to salvage President Joe Biden's reputation, his closest advisors launched a vigorous campaign last Saturday.
Their efforts, however, seem to be more about securing their future career prospects than about enhancing the image of their soon-to-be former employer. This was evident in a Washington Post article published on the least-read day of the week, as reported by RedState.
The article attempted to portray Biden as a victim of an era that values style over substance. It quoted an 84-year-old South Carolina Democrat who admitted to Biden, Your style does not lend itself well to the environment were currently in. This statement, shared by many anxious Democrats, contradicted Biden's theory of presidential leadership. Biden believed that by demonstrating the effectiveness of traditional democracylistening to experts, working with Republicans, and passing popular policiesAmericans would rally around him.
However, if there was any substance to Biden, it was arguably his blatant disdain for half the country. He seemed intent on corrupting federal law enforcement and fostering racial division within the executive branch.
Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, attempted to portray the president as a deep thinker, operating on a time horizon measured in decades. Sullivan suggested that Biden's accomplishments would take time to bear fruit, and that his actions were aimed at setting the U.S. up for long-term success.
This claim, however, seems ludicrous at best. Biden's actions appear to be shortsighted, focused on immediate gratification. For instance, he expressed regret for not signing his name on COVID relief checks. His policies have added trillions to the national debt, accelerated inflation, and increased prices faster than inflation. His administration has left nearly 8% of the American workforce unemployed, underemployed, or disengaged from the workforce. His open border policy has led to a surge of illegal immigrants, including criminals, leaving women and children vulnerable to sex trafficking.
In foreign affairs, Biden has seemingly supported Iran's bid to become a regional hegemon, while showing deference to Russia and China. His administration believes that these nations will eventually become partners with the U.S., hence the reluctance to upset them. However, this approach has left China unchallenged in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Western Pacific, and the Caribbean. American diplomatic power is at an all-time low, virtually guaranteeing future wars to solve problems that diplomacy should have addressed.
Biden has also complained about not receiving enough credit for his accomplishments, especially on the economy. He has blamed changes in the media landscape for this, drawing parallels with Richard M. Nixon's struggle to adjust to a new media environment. However, it's hard to imagine a more adoring media, even if Biden had paid for it. The media has largely hidden signs of Biden's mental deterioration from the public, reminiscent of FDR's invisible wheelchair and Soviet airbrushing of pictures.
Biden's economic achievements have been a series of optimistic preliminary reports, later revised to show small gains or even losses. He has failed to acknowledge how his predecessor, Donald Trump, managed to communicate his message effectively despite facing a hostile media and lacking official power.
Biden's plan to imprison Trump also failed. He has privately expressed regret over choosing Merrick Garland as attorney general, criticizing the Justice Department's slow progress in prosecuting Trump and its aggressive pursuit of his son, Hunter. Some Democrats believe that if the Justice Department had acted faster to prosecute Trump, he might have faced a politically damaging trial before the election.
Former Defense Secretary Robert Gates once said of Biden, "I think he has been wrong on nearly every major foreign policy and national security issue over the past four decades." It seems we can now add economic and domestic policy issues to that list, and extend the timeline by another decade.
Despite attempts to rank Biden as the 14th greatest U.S. Presidentbehind Obama (7th), Clinton (12th), and Reagan (16th)the reality remains that Biden left the nation weaker economically, domestically, diplomatically, and militarily than he found it. The voters ousted him in a near landslide, recognizing what our elites refuse to admit.
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