If they are honest (and they probably won’t be), historians will have a field day trying to figure out why Joe Biden’s presidency failed. They might be loath to attribute some blame to one of their own number. They should not be. In a Monday valedictory essay so hyperbolic that it cannot be parodied (trust me, I tried), Biden court historian Jon Meacham showed once more why the brand of partisan power-worship that he attempts to pass off as honest historical assessment is so uniquely loathsome.
It was not a surprise when, during last week’s chaotic, extended media pressure campaign to get Biden not to run for reelection, one report alleged that he would announce the end of his candidacy with Meacham’s help. Meacham has been a consistent — and consistently deranged — muse for Biden during this last act of his political life.
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