Commentary

I had hoped President Biden, in his rare address from the Oval Office Sunday night, would turn the page on White House disinformation and deliver a message calling for unity.

Still, I couldn’t help but be reminded of his 2020 inaugural speech, in which he said, “I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but to unify,” a promise unfulfilled.

He opened with the expected need for us to lower the temperature in our politics, citing that “we are fellow Americans, and we must stand together,” but just minutes into his address, his speechwriter ruined the moment.

I try to be objective in my commentary, but the president should have taken his Sharpie to the draft paragraph referring to the January 6 attack on the Capitol, the attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband, and the fabricated kidnapping plot against Michigan’s Governor Whitmer.  All of which are of lesser significance.

But it’s typical of the “what about” tactic of the left to turn attention to events by the opposition.  Of course, Biden’s speechwriter failed to include the assassination attempt on Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

While he conceded that unity is the “most elusive of goals,” it will be interesting to follow his choice of words used in describing his opponent, former President Trump, as he stated, “We compare and contrast the character of the candidates.”

Politics is politics, and campaign speeches are meant to explain how the candidates, their policies and visions differ.  Wall Street Journal columnist Gerard Baker offered this:

“It must be within the bounds of acceptable political discourse to claim that Mr. Trump represents a threat to democracy, not least because of some of his behavior and rhetorical support the claim.

“So is it acceptable for Mr. Trump and Republicans to say that President Biden and the Democrats are destroying America without it being interpreted as a signal; to anyone with a rifle to take out the Democrat candidate.”

It should be noted, however, that nobody really believes Trump is a threat to democracy.

It would seem to me, however, that President Biden’s continued reference to MAGA as if it is a vulgar four-letter word, should be given serious thought by the Biden campaign.  Like Hillary Clinton’s reference to Trump supporters as “deplorables,” the manner in which the president uses “MAGA” has a negative tone that is insulting.

So, Looking Ahead

I like the creative thought that went into organizing the RNC Convention around Make America Great Again with each day devoted to one of the themes, from the yesterday, the first day – Make America Wealthy Once Again – to tonight’s – Make America Safe Once Again.  On Wednesday, the program will be around Make America Strong Once Again, and on Thursday the round up under Make America Great Once Again.

With the Announcement of J. D. Vance …

as former President Trump’s running mate, we have a young man you will all get to know better as you see his effectiveness as a campaigner. 

President Biden wasted no time in labeling him as “extreme.”  The president will find out that Vance will be “extremely” effective in winning over working class voters of Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

I’m looking forward to a debate between Vance and Vice President Harris.

Finally, Biden and Attorney General Merrick Garland’s lawfare plan to keep Trump in the courts, suffered another blow yesterday as Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case against Trump.

May God continue to bless the United States of America