Commentary
Before reading the Wall Street Journal editorial board’s lead opinion piece on Monday, “Joe Biden’s Sad Presidential Legacy,” I had been thinking about the Democrat Party coup that eliminated him from the presidential race.
Of course, we all knew it was his disastrous debate performance that triggered party bigwigs – Obama, Schumer, and Pelosi – to put the pressure on him; the same people who, among others, had earlier attempted to convince us he was still sharp as a tack, representing a major coverup.
Now, as I draft this edition for publication, I got to thinking about the possibility of Joe doing his own coup de grace as he delivers his farewell speech at the DNC Convention on the first night, a spot normally reserved for lesser-officials, rather than the last night, when he would have been speaking.
A number of Democrats have voiced how much they are looking forward to his speech. Always ready with words of support for Biden, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons, spoke of Biden’s “selfless” decision to pass the torch to Vice President Harris.
Minnesota’s sappy Sen. Amy Klobuchar credited Biden with having “literally saving democracy,” adding that “Everyone’s just going to want to give him a big bug.”
Why not, they’ve already stabbed him in the back.
“The hosannas will ring from the rafters for President Biden in Chicago Monday, as Democrat convention goers hail him as another FDR with a touch of George Washington for ‘voluntarily’ giving up power. Then they will drop him like a passing fad.” – Wall Street Journal editorial board
Fox News anchor John Roberts viewed it a bit differently, as did I. Noting his decades of service as senator, vice president and president, “I would be pissed,” noted Roberts.
I’m not a Biden fan, but I thought his undoing as the Democrat’s presidential candidate was cruel, and a wild thought came to me. What if Biden strayed from his teleprompter speech – the part where he extends his appreciation to longtime colleagues – and instead unloaded a few choice comments on those individuals who robbed him of the opportunity to run in 2024, even though a victory was questionable?
It’s not as wild as it sounds. After all, we’ve recently heard that Biden isn’t always that kindly grandfatherly guy we see. That he has shown a temper during White House sessions.
While I think he would get a rousing applause from the 50,000 plus delegates, most of whom saw him as their candidate, I suspect he will reserve his remarks about the administration turncoats for his memoir.
It Didn’t Have to Be
The Journal noted that “such is the fate of a president most Americans regard as a failure, and who was headed for defeat in a rematch against Donald Trump
“It’s a sad exit for a presidency that could have been much better had he honored his campaign promise to unite the country and be a ‘transition’ from the Trump era.
“Far from transitioning from Donald Trump, Mr. Biden sought to keep the former president in the political spotlight, defining all Republicans as MAGA, but perhaps most damaging as a norm-breaking precedent, Mr. Biden made clear he wanted Mr. Trump to be prosecuted as a criminal. His Justice Department obliged.
“This made Mr. Trump a martyr to Republican primary voters and helped him win the GOP nomination.”
His Legacy is Yet to be Written
DATELINE AUGUST 19, 2024, WASINGTON TIMES, CHICAGO: President Biden committed impeachable offenses by helping his family bank millions of dollars from lucrative foreign and domestic deals and then conspired to hide the evidence, and obstruct an investigation by Congress, House lawmakers concluded in a report.
Despite the findings, the Republican-led House is unlikely to vote to impeach Mr. Biden.
A “sad exit?” Not in my mind.
May God continue to bless the United States of America.
