Even before the white puff of smoke could be seen rising above the Democratic National Headquarters in Washington, DC, members of the president’s party lined up to laud the man who had suffered their wrath only a day earlier. The Joe-Must-Go campaign finally came to its obvious denouement after a few weeks of pressuring the president to drop out of the 2024 presidential race. Joe Biden didn’t go willingly and didn’t go quickly, but, by God, he went – and that’s all that matters to the Democratic Party.
Without hesitation, Washington, DC’s prominent legacy newspaper and The New York Times invoked the H-word on their front pages. As they see it, Biden’s decision to remove himself from the Democratic ticket was “heroic” – and he may now don the mantle of American Hero. As the Roman triumphus got underway, The Times chose historian Jon Meacham to spread the word of their victorious, conquering hero. And he laid it on thick:
“Mr. Biden has spent a lifetime trying to do right by the nation, and he did so in the most epic of ways when he chose to end his re-election campaign. His decision is one of the most remarkable acts of leadership in our history, an act of self-sacrifice that places him in the company of George Washington, who also stepped away from the presidency. To put something ahead of one’s immediate desires — to give rather than to try to take — is perhaps the most challenging thing for any human being to do. And Mr. Biden has done just that.”
One wonders if Meacham will initiate a movement to put Biden’s face on the one-dollar bill. However, he might have to queue up behind columnist David Ignatius, who intoned, “Bravo to Biden for opening the curtain as he closes his own.” Dana Milbank breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “[I feel] heroic more than anything. Biden did what he has always done and put the country first.” Editor and commentator Ruth Marcus chimed in with, “It is hard to age — indeed, hard to accept our own frailties and limitations at any age — and Biden’s story, laced with tragedy throughout his career, ends on a note that is both tragic and, I hope, heroic.”
The Fourth Estate was only one column of support for the outgoing president. The Democratic political aristocracy was tripping all over itself and each other to commend Biden for his “selfless heroism.” The Lady Macbeth of the Democratic Party cut in line to be one of the first to congratulate Joe. Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said in a statement, “God blessed America with Joe Biden’s greatness and goodness.” Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), perhaps the ultimate schemer, Iago, of Shakespeare’s Othello, asserted, “Joe, today shows you are a true patriot and great American.”
Next in line to heap praise upon the laurel-crowned head of the commander-in-chief was none other than former president Barack Obama. Some might jump to the erroneous conclusion that he played the part of Brutus, the Roman military leader and politician immortalized in the Bard’s Julius Caesar, but this may be too virtuous a role for the former president. Indeed, the real villain in the murder of Julius Caesar is Decimus, Brutus’ cousin, who laid the groundwork for the conspiracy and ultimate betrayal of the Roman emperor. With friends like Obama, as the saying goes, who needs enemies?
Joe Biden — A Pawn on the Democratic Chess Board
When viewed dispassionately, Democrats – whether they be in the media or serpents within the leftist political class – display all the signs of the abuser in an insalubrious relationship. The abusers exert control over the victims and threaten to take power away unless and until they agree to do what the abusers demand. It’s the old “slap, slap, kiss, kiss” method of manipulation. Having been backed into a corner by his abusers, the president had no place left to go but to submit to their demands – or else.
Thus it appears the canonization of Joe Biden is underway. Architectural plans for the Biden Presidential Library will be snatched from the funeral pyre. Democrats are preparing to cue Kool & The Gang for a hearty chorus of “Celebrate good times – come on.” However, they may come to rue the day when they kicked Grandpa to the curb. A reckoning draws nigh: It is not the Ides of March but rather Nov. 5 that they must fear.
