Chris, thank you for the kind words and smart push back. Allow me gently nudge back. Two things can be true:
1. The Biden White House got a lot done.
2. Biden was too old and frail to run again.
I believe they are both true.
I also agree that the swamp of misinformation is dangerously effective (see my posted called "We, The Lemmings" for more. But that is no excuse. We need a strong, savvy, in-touch opposition party to counter these negative forces. The Democratic Party wasn't up to it.
Maureen Dowd today also laments that our president lacked "judgment about what was good for him, for his party and for the country. His narcissism trumped his patriotism. . . .
"He persisted with his fiction that he was hale and hearty long enough to ensure that Democrats had no time to choose a ticket with a real shot at stopping Trump."
Wow Ron! That is some tough love, I read those guys too, ouch, BUT we need someone to help us with the Real Actual Truth where so many have failed us! You, Steve Schmidt and some others are doing it! Thanks!!
Mitch McConnell, on more than one level, is responsible for Trump II. He had two bites of the apple directly and his Supreme Court thefts certainly didn’t help anything regarding Trump’s chances. Biden’s weakness as a candidate and perception by the country comes well after those failures.
Ron, again you write beautifully and clearly. But your assessment of Mr. Biden as too frail and powerless ignores his astonishing legislative record. You know the list and having one of the most hostile and mendacious congresses makes his mastery even greater. Just one example-getting the last $60 B for Ukraine with the support of the Speaker, a blood enemy. Finally, you barely mention the main reason Dems lost, and that is the vast network of propaganda and misinformation outlets MAGA (and Russians) have assembled that will relentlessly smear ANY Dem, or republican that isn’t sufficiently cowed. That is why the white working class defected. Yes, Dems didn’t go far enough is dismantling the oligarchy and fixing income inequality, but what a start Biden made. Surely you can imagine how even in his advanced age, if he had the same media as Trump he would have prevailed. After all Trump’s incapacity is off the charts.
You say,"Yes, Dems didn’t go far enough is dismantling the oligarchy and fixing income inequality, but ... ." There is no "but"! It is the issue of the day the Dems could have ridden on to victory! But they are so beholden and aspirational they seem only happy to grab theirs and fault anyone else for being slow-witted. Darwin rules the day!
Moebym Moebym - We are in THE DISASTER! It really isn't a matter of what wise and useful accomplishments Biden's administration did or didn't do at this point! The achilles heel of the Dems was they could muster no broad general outreach = go where the People go, talk like the People talk about the things People talk about. (All I heard from the Dems was the mollifying message, "Things are fine..... and we'll give you $25,000 to buy your first house, etc. " If the Biden debate debacle is any indication, Biden was MIA, and a small cadre was running the show - not only outrageous in itself, but strategically dooming us. When Biden was healthy, he was pretty good at talking to the People. He would have said, "Things are fine. And here's where we are, and here's where we're going," in his own genuinely calming style. Instead we got the Biden meme of "I feel your pain."
Waves are made up of events which either confirm or counter the wave. If your planners can't fly the plane in headwinds, you should get rid of your planners.
Yes! Now, was it really that hard to write the truth about Biden? I was afraid to watch the man walk and I cringed when he spoke. His decline was so obvious to us poor voters. I’m angry at him and his family enablers and at the dem leadership and elected officials who saw what was happening and did nothing. And as a 70+ year-old left-leaning democrat I have never liked Biden’s brand of politics.
Chris, thank you for the kind words and smart push back. Allow me gently nudge back. Two things can be true:
1. The Biden White House got a lot done.
2. Biden was too old and frail to run again.
I believe they are both true.
I also agree that the swamp of misinformation is dangerously effective (see my posted called "We, The Lemmings" for more. But that is no excuse. We need a strong, savvy, in-touch opposition party to counter these negative forces. The Democratic Party wasn't up to it.
Can't argue with that, Robbie. Mike Tackett's biography on McConnell is enlightening, btw.
Maureen Dowd today also laments that our president lacked "judgment about what was good for him, for his party and for the country. His narcissism trumped his patriotism. . . .
"He persisted with his fiction that he was hale and hearty long enough to ensure that Democrats had no time to choose a ticket with a real shot at stopping Trump."
Go Lions!
All. Of. This.
Wow Ron! That is some tough love, I read those guys too, ouch, BUT we need someone to help us with the Real Actual Truth where so many have failed us! You, Steve Schmidt and some others are doing it! Thanks!!
Capitalism’s delusions.
True
years and years ago, there was an internet meme poking fun at my alliteration fixation. (See what I did there?)
Hey Lynda. My thanks too to Steve for bringing us together. Keep reading and stay in touch.
Thanks, my friend. The juices were flowing like coffee this AM
Thanks for that perspective
Thanks, Bob. It came out of my daily "Morning Read-In" Chat with paid subscribers. Hope you can join us at some point!
Mitch McConnell, on more than one level, is responsible for Trump II. He had two bites of the apple directly and his Supreme Court thefts certainly didn’t help anything regarding Trump’s chances. Biden’s weakness as a candidate and perception by the country comes well after those failures.
Ron, again you write beautifully and clearly. But your assessment of Mr. Biden as too frail and powerless ignores his astonishing legislative record. You know the list and having one of the most hostile and mendacious congresses makes his mastery even greater. Just one example-getting the last $60 B for Ukraine with the support of the Speaker, a blood enemy. Finally, you barely mention the main reason Dems lost, and that is the vast network of propaganda and misinformation outlets MAGA (and Russians) have assembled that will relentlessly smear ANY Dem, or republican that isn’t sufficiently cowed. That is why the white working class defected. Yes, Dems didn’t go far enough is dismantling the oligarchy and fixing income inequality, but what a start Biden made. Surely you can imagine how even in his advanced age, if he had the same media as Trump he would have prevailed. After all Trump’s incapacity is off the charts.
You say,"Yes, Dems didn’t go far enough is dismantling the oligarchy and fixing income inequality, but ... ." There is no "but"! It is the issue of the day the Dems could have ridden on to victory! But they are so beholden and aspirational they seem only happy to grab theirs and fault anyone else for being slow-witted. Darwin rules the day!
Moebym Moebym - We are in THE DISASTER! It really isn't a matter of what wise and useful accomplishments Biden's administration did or didn't do at this point! The achilles heel of the Dems was they could muster no broad general outreach = go where the People go, talk like the People talk about the things People talk about. (All I heard from the Dems was the mollifying message, "Things are fine..... and we'll give you $25,000 to buy your first house, etc. " If the Biden debate debacle is any indication, Biden was MIA, and a small cadre was running the show - not only outrageous in itself, but strategically dooming us. When Biden was healthy, he was pretty good at talking to the People. He would have said, "Things are fine. And here's where we are, and here's where we're going," in his own genuinely calming style. Instead we got the Biden meme of "I feel your pain."
Waves are made up of events which either confirm or counter the wave. If your planners can't fly the plane in headwinds, you should get rid of your planners.
Yes! Now, was it really that hard to write the truth about Biden? I was afraid to watch the man walk and I cringed when he spoke. His decline was so obvious to us poor voters. I’m angry at him and his family enablers and at the dem leadership and elected officials who saw what was happening and did nothing. And as a 70+ year-old left-leaning democrat I have never liked Biden’s brand of politics.
That is the question of our times and my best answer is here: https://convulsions.substack.com/p/we-the-lemmings