Tag Archives: Joe Biden

Joe Biden’s “American Recovery Plan”

Posted on January 15, 2021 by Joe Benning

“Drink coffee and do stupid things even faster” — Sign in a coffee shop.  Apropos the sign, an avalanche of stupidity is coming our way.  Just 5 days away from his inauguration, President-elect Joe Biden has outlined the first part … Continue reading →

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The Moderate Mr. Biden and Other Fantasies

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

During the recent presidential primary and election campaigns the underlying question concerning Joe Biden was, given his druthers, how would a President Biden govern? One of the more interesting fantasies marketed by the Biden campaign was (and remains) that President-elect … Continue reading →

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A Supposed Return to “Normalcy”

Posted on December 19, 2020 by Joe Benning

President-elect Joe Biden won the race by running a determined campaign that focused exclusively on an indisputable fact. Joe Biden is not Donald Trump. To which the voters responded by giving Trump the heave-ho while cutting into the Democratic majority … Continue reading →

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About Those Norms…

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Joe Benning

Players in the Democratic Party have spent the better part of the last 2 years piling on Attorney General William Barr, alleging that he is a political hack who can not be trusted to run the Department of Justice.  While … Continue reading →

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The Education Scam

Posted on November 22, 2020 by Joe Benning

The Wall Street Journal has published a story on student test performance in the wake of Covid inspired school shutdowns. According to the story, “American children started school this fall significantly behind expectations in math, and modestly behind in some … Continue reading →

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The Most Important Election…is a Victory for Gridlock

Posted on November 4, 2020 by Joe Benning

Every four years, right on schedule, we are told that “This election is the most important of your life.”  And of course, it isn’t. Just like the one we are in the process of finishing wasn’t. Not by a long … Continue reading →

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Biden Inc

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Joe Benning

We are being treated to a new level of liberal hysteria, and that is truly impressive when you consider it has being boiling hot ever since the darkest day in American history, November 8, 2016. The proximate cause for the … Continue reading →

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The Moderate Mr. Biden

Posted on July 22, 2020 by Joe Benning

Former Vice-President Joe Biden accused federal law enforcement officials of “brutally attacking peaceful protesters” in Portland Oregon. The officers, he said, were operating “without a clearly defined mandate or authority”. He went on to say, without a hint of irony, … Continue reading →

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And About Those Norms…

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Joe Benning

We hear a lot about norms these days, and in particular, about how President Donald Trump’s typically juvenile behavior violates long standing norms and therefore harms democracy. There is something to this. Trump is, after all, boorish, a habitual liar … Continue reading →

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We Need to Talk about… Joe Biden

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Joe Benning

His name is not Donald J Trump. That is all it takes, apparently, for a Democratic challenger to command the loyalty of the party faithful. It doesn’t matter what he thinks, assuming he is capable of it. After all his … Continue reading →

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