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But Joe is Doing So Good ???
Reading Heather Cox Richardson’s “Letters from an American” — (see: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/january-22-2022 ) writing yesterday about Joe Biden’s first year in office, I’d like to focus upon Why Joe Biden could be a Total Failure in 2022 and 2024.
How has Joe Biden been successful in his first year?
He’s:
1. confronted the Covid-19 crisis head-on, unlike DT,
2. turned the economy around — significantly — including getting several significant stimulus/appropriation bills passed by Congress unlike DT
3. stood up against denying that his election was “legitimate” — in contrast to DT
4. gotten U.S. troops out of Afghanistan, fulfilling the commitments of DT, ending the futile two decade war effort
5. been “decent” in his words and attitude — significantly differently from DT
How have the Republican’s responded?
They have successfully:
1. fought Biden’s efforts on Covid-19 — opposing mask mandates, significantly casting doubts about the efficacy of vaccinations — while DT and some others — selectively are supporting vaccinations
2. united against the continuation of the childcare tax credit and the potentially largest economic package to help the American people
3. created a wedge issue of inflation, which is controllable, and a logical short-term result of the…