Ruthless expediency defines the presidency of Joseph Robinette Biden.
He uses people for his own selfish political purposes, then blithely discards them to a bad fate, utterly devoid of any qualms or empathy.
The most prominent example of a dupe who possibly isn't even sharp enough to realize she was used is Vice President Kamala Harris. Even though the former U.S. Senator fared poorly in the 2019 Democrat primaries (typically garnering about 2-3 percent of the vote), Biden and his sycophantic handlers cynically chose her as his running mate in 2020. Why? Because she conveniently checks off two important pander boxes: Black, and a woman.
A "woman of color" -- OH BOY! And her mother is of Indian descent, so we can check off the Asian box, too. What a bonus!
As is typical with identity politics, substance, intelligence, charisma and political acuity don't count for much. Just check off those all-important superficial boxes. Because frankly, a huge chunk of the Democrat voters are extremely superficial in their thinking and perceptions.
Once the Biden-Harris team took office, it was time to dole out some responsibilities. In his desire to overturn anything and everything Donald Trump did, Biden created a terrible mess at the southern border. He opened up the floodgates, allowing unvetted people from 100 nations to stream into our country 24/7, bringing with them disease, drugs, weapons and gang affiliations. Aside from all that, it has been a humanitarian disaster, too.
Early in his administration, Biden gave Harris the unenviable job of border czar. She was tasked with cleaning up the mess he had made. This is impossible, because the only way to improve the horrendous status quo is to revert back to Trump policies, and Biden would never do that. His hatred for Trump is so intense, he can live with disastrous consequences to overturning some of Trump's policies. In his addled mind, doing what Trump did because it's the right way to go (or especially, giving any credit to Trump) would be FAR worse than having a cruel border catastrophe as we have now.
So Harris' hands are tied on the border issue, and she has been left twisting in the wind, having to resort to an annoying, nervous cackle whenever a member of the media asks her a tough question which she cannot answer.
Biden also put Harris in charge of "closing the digital divide" (a broad, unfocused mandate that has little chance of being fulfilled) and expanding voting rights, a Democrat effort to federalize elections that a) probably won't pass Congress; and b) will be eviscerated in the courts, as multiple lawsuits challenging its many unconstitutional provisions are teed up and ready to roll.
Afghanistan is another prime example of the president callously throwing good people under the bus. His ill-advised actions -- abandoning Bagram Airfield and removing troops before evacuating Americans and loyal Afghanis who helped the U.S. for the past 20 years -- resulted in the inability to get all of these people out before the Taliban took over.
He claimed he would leave no one behind, but that was another in a million lies. Afghanis who are former supporters of the U.S. are facing horrible torture and murder as we speak. No one really knows how many American citizens were left behind, but it may be in the thousands.
You might say Biden also threw some of his generals and intelligence officials under the bus, claiming that they supported his ill-advised plans. No one knows for sure what went on behind closed doors, but the Wall Street Journal reported there were numerous top military brass who advised against a rapid, haphazard withdrawal of troops before all Americans and loyal Afghanis could be evacuated, and before we could remove or destroy our equipment, weapons and ammo.
Additionally, the generals advised, the Taliban needed to meet all of the conditions set forth. But the headstrong Biden, who was quoted in the Bob Woodward/Robert Costa book "Peril" as saying he thought Barack Obama was manipulated by his generals, insisted on having his way. How's that working out?
Biden had also thrown his former boss under the bus during the 2019 debates for not succeeding in implementing comprehensive immigration reform. Oh, and before I move on to the border crisis, let's not forget the tens of thousands of union employees earning good money working on the Keystone pipeline. Biden threw them under the bus on Day One, Jan. 20.
Moving onto the border meltdown, Biden has pretty much thrown under the bus the hundreds of thousands of destitute "people of color," to use a leftist phrase, who must have been bitterly disillusioned when they arrived and were treated like farm chattel.
People of all ages squeezed into tiny confinement structures (aka "cages" when Trump was president) with limited bathrooms and showers, sleeping on the floor in close contact with dozens of other people, none of whom has been tested for COVID-19. Medical treatment for the ill is sparse, and there is limited or no oversight of sexual predators, drug use or gang affiliation.
More recently, thousands of Haitians have gathered under and around an overpass in the border city of Del Rio, Texas, and conditions resemble the third world. Food and water are limited, there are few restrooms, and the heat is oppressive. In the past day or two, video has gone viral of Border Patrol officers on horseback who are pushing back against Haitians trying to cross the Rio Grande River. (The dullards of the news media thought the officers were using whips against these people when in fact they were aggressively manipulating the reins to keep their horses under control.)
I'm not sure how the administration decides who will stay and who will go, but hundreds of the Haitians have been flown back to Haiti. This despite the fact a significant number of them had been living in Argentina, Chile and other countries for years after the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti.
Between the women and girls of Afghanistan who are at the mercy of the violent Taliban perverts, and the brown- and black-skinned illegal immigrants receiving shabby treatment, I'd say Sleepy Joe has a lot to answer for to his progressive overlords. Is that any way to treat women and "people of color"? Yes, if you're a heartless, soulless narcissist like Sleepy Joe Biden.
SALUTE TO NATHAN HALE -- It was 245 years ago today -- Sept. 22, 1776 -- when American Patriot Nathan Hale was hung by the British for spying on British troops in New York City. Hale was a soldier and spy for the Continental Army, and fought under Gen. George Washington. Just 21 years old, his last words were, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Capt. Hale exhibited the kind of greatness and courage that founded our incredible nation. How far we've fallen.
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