Commentary

While listening to a group of pundits talk about Glenn Youngkin’s win in Virginia the morning after the election, the conversation lead to a discussion of what move  President Biden and the Democrats will make now with that massive spending bill that has been languishing in Congress.

In football, coaches are occasionally faced with a decision to “take the points,”  kick a field goal, but all too often they fail to do so and they wind up losing the game.

Such was the result in Nebraska’s loss to Michigan last month.  When Husker coach Scott Frost was questioned why he didn’t order a field goal in the team’s opening drive, he said, “I didn’t think we were going to win the game with field goals.”

Biden had a chance to “take the points” by allowing the bipartisan infrastructure bill to pass, but instead, he listened to a coach – Nancy Pelosi – who insisted on  holding it hostage for the welfare-laden human infrastructure bill.

It was the wrong decision. Biden could have gone to the G20 meeting and the climate summit with the infrastructure bill in his pocket.  Instead, he faced skeptics, wondering it they can count on him on climate mitigation.

The Wednesday morning pundits suggested that Biden could pivot and demand the House radicals give him another opportunity to “take the points,” giving him a chance to save face, and allowing him to make good on his pledge to get it done.

As I write this, there’s no indication Biden will see the wisdom in finally taking the points, even though the Virginia loss must weigh heavily on his party.

Harris Again Shows She’s a Lightweight

The Democrats got further evidence that Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris to be his vice president because she was a black woman, a first, wasn’t a considered  choice.

While campaigning for Terry McAuliffe, Harris told supporters that the lives of many “will be forever impacted by what you do in this election … the nation is watching, Virginia … don’t let Virginia be an experiment … what happens in Virginia will, in large part, determine what happens in 2022, 2024 and on.”

A seasoned politician would never have admitted the possibility of a bell weather election that might affect her party’s future.

A major victory in Virginia

I wonder if our diversity-minded president was informed that Virginians also elected a black woman – Winsome Sears – to be the Commonwealth’s lieutenant governor, and Latino Jason Miyares as its attorney general.

It’s time to take a deep breath.

Now, more than ever … may God continue to bless the United States of America.