Biden doesn’t have to make governing hard for himself. But he probably will, if his term’s inauspicious start is anything to go on.
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President Joe Biden speaks at the White House in Washington, D.C., January 22, 2021.
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Joe Biden has been around long enough that he knows a president really gets to do only one or two things. Barack Obama got his failed health-care scheme, Ronald Reagan got his tax cuts and eventual victory in the Cold War, Donald Trump got Paul Ryan’s tax cuts and Mitch McConnell’s judges, Bill Clinton got . . . reelected.
Fortunately for Biden, he has only one thing to do at home. Unfortunately, he is already screwing that one thing up.
About the Author
Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.
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Joe Biden has been around long enough that he knows a president really gets to do only one or two things. Barack Obama got his failed health-care scheme, Ronald Reagan got his tax cuts and eventual victory in the Cold War, Donald Trump got Paul Ryan’s tax cuts and Mitch McConnell’s judges, Bill Clinton got . . . reelected.
Fortunately for Biden, he has only one thing to do at home. Unfortunately, he is already screwing that one thing up.
About the Author
Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.
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