This is not the time to abandon the president

The first thing I read yesterday morning was a long PM from a friend explaining why Joe Biden is a bad president (at least I think so, I couldn't read to the end but that was the general impression). After all it was the first thing I saw after waking up and my fuzzy brain was't quite ready for a heavy subject. As a result I have been arguing it in my head since then and this is my attempt to flush it out. Draw your own conclusions about that double entendre. I finally have done what I usually do when things bother me, I write it out in the snow. That's an allusion you can find somewhere in the blog. It got too long for PM so here it is. FYI you are more than welcome to leave this item right now, too, if you like. Also I am not naming the writer of the original message as a courtesy because he did me the same, sending his words by Messenger rather than blasting them out in public. This piece was too long for the Messenger app.

 During the 2016 election campaign a woman friend said she was very uncomfortable voting for Hillary Clinton. I pointed out she had been a First Lady, a senator and a secretary of state, probably one of the most qualified persons ever to run for president, and a woman. My friend persisted but could not explain the feeling. Then I pointed out Clinton had been the target of unwarranted Republican efforts to discredit her for the better part of 20 years, (remember 11 hours of spurious questioning?), an apparently successful effort, and if a man had her qualifications she would probably like him, but both my friend and Hillary were victims of GOP propaganda. 

    I see the same thing happening to Joe Biden, no matter what he accomplishes Republicans find some way to criticize him. They are chipping away at him the same way they went after Hillary Clinton. Example: He got us out of Afghanistan, America's longest war, but he was criticized because the escape was a little messy, no worse than Viet Nam though. Republicans managed to get him blamed for recent high gasoline prices; how emphatic do you see the compliments now that they are dropping? (Not that he had anything to do with either) It is what they do and they're very good at it. I think it’s ridiculous to abandon the man less than halfway through his term.   

He was left to clean up the gigantic mess Trump created, repair damaged relationships around the world, and in process advance America in several directions at the same time with a good deal of success that is unfortunately accomplished without much fanfare. You ought to drive the Parks Highway and see all the bridges being repaired (not sure about that, but believe federal funds are involved). Is this the record of a failing presidency?

Unemployment 3.6%

-9M new jobs

-6.2B student debt relief

-American Rescue Plan

-First gun law in 30yrs

-Confirmed 70+ judges

-Strongest NATO alliance

-New Infrastructure bill

-New Supreme Court Justice

-Secured $1.5B from Mexico for border security

-Reduce deficit in 2022 by $1.7T

He is not a flashy, charismatic man which turns out to be his only fault. Democrats and progressive thinkers need to get behind him and promote the successes. Less than halfway through his term is too soon to abandon him. Do we stop a football game at halftime or throw the quarterback away because our team is losing?  Frankly I am damned tired of news heads pontificating on the 2024 election. It's two years away for crying out loud. Nobody has won or lost anything. We can hope the next two years will show an even more positive outcome and the accomplishment will be more visible. I am not going to abandon him yet. (And I don’t intend to keep arguing this either. This is my forum, if you disagree find your own. If your comment is critical expect it to be deleted).