Joe Biden's Demise

 

Joe Biden’s Demise

Peter Schultz

 

                  The demise of Joe Biden’s presidency should come as no surprise. After all, consider the demise of LBJ, of Richard Nixon, of Jimmy Carter, of Reagan, of Bush I, of Clinton, of Bush II, and of Trump.

 

                  Failed presidencies reflect failed politics. Consider the failures in Korea, Vietnam, Cuba, Nicaragua, Panama, Central America, Venezuela, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Russia, Yemen, Somalia, Libya, the 2008 economic crash, COVID, the border crisis. So much failure, but so little thought given to it.

 

                  Maybe it is time to think about our politics, rather than just going on and on and on about the need to restore or revitalize our political culture via “culture wars.” It was once common to hear people talk about “rehabilitating” criminals. But what if those criminals had never been “habilitated” in the first place? That would be a horse of a different color.

 

                  Restore, revitalize or revolutionize our politics? That is the question. And I suspect you actually know the answer.