Tag Archives: Joe Biden

The Q&Q For 7/6/24

This week’s quote comes to us from none other than Pres. Joe Biden, who, in response to a question from George Stephanopoulos about how things went so horribly wrong at his debate against Donald Trump, had this to say: “The whole way I prepared, nobody’s fault mine. Nobody’s fault but mine. I, uh, prepared whatContinue reading “The Q&Q For 7/6/24”

We Will Be Biden

Americans are stuck with this decision: Do we want the guy who can’t tell right from wrong or the guy who can’t tell Monday from Tuesday? Pres. Joe Biden’s meltdown at last week’s debate was painful to watch. In the flood of news stories, social media posts and opinion pieces that followed, one comment stoodContinue reading “We Will Be Biden”

Death By Cheerleader

What will it take to get Joe Biden to step aside? Probably bad polling numbers. Really bad polling numbers. Right now Biden, his family, his campaign and the leadership of the Democratic Party are all rallying around him. Whistling past the graveyard seems like a weak analogy. It’s more like the grave has been dug,Continue reading “Death By Cheerleader”

WI Voters Shrug at Trump Convictions

There’s a new Marquette Law School poll out. Let’s dive in. Lack of conviction. The poll provides still more evidence that the conviction of Donald Trump on 34 felony charges last month has made no difference whatsoever, despite what you might have heard on MSNBC. Trump and Biden are almost exactly where they were inContinue reading “WI Voters Shrug at Trump Convictions”

Biden and What Might Have Been

What if Joe Biden had been able to put his ego aside? What if he actually became what he promised to be — a transitional rather than transformational figure, a president who would restore normalcy and rebuild the guard rails destroyed by his predecessor? And most importantly, what if he had committed to serve onlyContinue reading “Biden and What Might Have Been”

Reconsidering the Smoke-Filled Room

Maybe the League of Women Voters has been wrong all along. The progressive, wholesome, good government vision of our democracy is that everybody votes, that politicians fund their campaigns with small donations from civically-minded individuals and that nothing happens in a smoke-filled room. Well, we’ve pretty much achieved all that. Happy with what you’ve got?Continue reading “Reconsidering the Smoke-Filled Room”

The Dems Don’t Get Rural America

The Democrats have a good idea, but I’m not sure their execution of it is on the mark. The party is awash in cash so it has decided to spend $140 million on a campaign to better connect with rural America. That’s a good idea. But their strategy is questionable. Democrats have been getting pummeledContinue reading “The Dems Don’t Get Rural America”

Debatable

Pres. Joe Biden’s debate strategy is, well, debatable. For one thing, it’s telling that he’s so eager to debate Donald Trump. That’s usually the strategy of underdogs. They need to strike a blow to their opponents to pull them down while candidates confident of victory have no reason to take the risk. So, the veryContinue reading “Debatable”

A Good Day For Moderation

Yesterday’s elections weren’t going to be earth-shattering, but the results were still encouraging. Let’s review. Biden out-polled Trump. While it was a foregone conclusion that Joe Biden and Donald Trump would win their primaries, Biden got about 20,000 more votes than Trump. In a state where the last two elections have come down to 20,000Continue reading “A Good Day For Moderation”