BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF ALREADY?

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION: THE WHEELS ARE FALLING OFF ALREADY?

President Biden has been in office less than sixty days and the wheels of his Air Hawk Power Chair are falling off of his less than “experienced” administration all ready. The signs are everywhere.   We don’t feel confident that adults are in charge of the nation out here in the hustings.

A major concern is the obvious lack of direction in regard to the border crisis. Yes terms of description do matter...calling it a challenge does not change the facts. By any other name rotting fish still stinks.  Regarding this issue the administration reminds me of an ant hill that has been knocked over.  The ants are running every which way in apparent disarray. 

By upending all of the sensible border decisions made by the previous administration—without consultation with Congress or even thinking logically about consequences , Biden has created a border disaster that is blowing up in his face and that he will not easily extract himself from. More than 70% of our citizenry  according to recent polls are unhappy with the “open border” policy Biden has adopted, And doing so with no real electoral mandate is also very unpopular..  Let’s not forget that 73 million  voted for his opponent.   Biden has been governing  as if he won in a landslide victory and not a “squeaker” based on the results from a few states with questionable election practices. This is so serious because it is so obviously a “Biden made catastrophe’. Will he continue to manufacture his own disasters...we have enough enemies abroad, we don’t need one in the Oval Office too. 

Then there are his gaffs  On a recent TV interview with Democrat ally and fawning supporter  George Stephanopoulus, Biden was unable to resist being egged on by George to call Russian President Vladimir Putin  “a killer”.  Most of us would have that little voice inside saying, “wait don’t say that, it’s dumb”, but that switch in the president’s brain may be gummed up with plaque.  So he said it. “Umm ahh yes, he’s a killer”.

Biden’s handlers try to keep him far away from actual journalists who might ask probing questions, but they must have felt confident that Mr Stephanopoulus  would keep questions in “snow ball” category, like “Mr. President how do you like the new carpeting in the Oval Office?” But Joe even at his mental best was prone to shooting off his mouth thoughtlessly.  The result of the “Putin is a killer” is unsettling for it underscores the seeming weakness to suggestion of our President and questions his mental capacity. How will he react when he is faced with a serious question?  

The comment other than harm to Mr. Biden, caused no massive harm to international peace,  but it understandably enraged Mr. Putin, who responded with a remark suggesting the President’s mental health must have been compromised, and added a promise of “consequences” as well as the nearly unprecedented decision to recall his ambassador.

The Biden team, with its unsteady infirm coach,  seems at this early stage, a “not ready for prime time” team. The Administration gives the impression that its policies have been torn from the yellowing pages of discarded, refuted tracts by Che Guevara, Fidel Castro, Stokley Carmichael  and Gus Hall,  by young, “just out of college”, “still wet behind the ears” junior staff who have been placed in charge well beyond their abilities or experience. This situation of “kids in the Oval Office” making decisions is the result of the absence of leadership at the White House by a geriatric, little seen or heard,  stealth president, who has yet to hold an open, free press conference.  

Let’s hope some real adults take charge—and soon.