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"Have We Left The Country In Better Shape?"

"The one thing I've always believed about public service, especially the presidency, is the importance of asking yourself, 'Have we left the country in better shape than we found it?' Today, I can say with every fiber in my being, with all my heart, the answer to that question is a resounding yes." — President Joe Biden speaking at the Democrat National Committee's Holiday Reception, Washington, D.C., AP News, Dec. 15, 2024
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While I'm pretty sure the country isn't in better shape than when Joe became President, I am absolutely certain Joe is full of more acclaimed achievements and exaggerated opinions of himself than ever before.

If that's possible.

Evidence of this is his excessive bloviating before the very organization that removed him from running for reelection.

Who, except Joe, would have the unmitigated gall to blow his own horn in front of a group of individuals who are totally aware of his failures and incapabilities to lead the nation for another four years?

To such an extent they pulled him from the Democratic Primary Election process and replaced him with his third-rate Vice President.

That's hope and desperation rolled into a last-minute Hail Mary.

It didn't work; any more than Kamala's $1.4 billion campaign catastrophe saved them from the disappointment of Nov. 5.

Just because Joe says he and Kam did a great job is further evidence of his total disconnect from the real world.

As an added exclamation to Joe's ignominious collapse in office, coupled with continued inflation and debt worries, a jittery stock market witnessed the Dow Jones Industrial Average's drop for the tenth straight day on Dec. 18, tumbling 1,123 points (2.6%). The NASDAQ ended down 3.6%. A losing streak of this duration hasn't happened since 1974 — 50 years ago.

Of course, Joe and Kam are continually looking through rose -colored glasses, but the voters aren't. They've seen enough of the nonsense. Time to move on.

"Hasta la vista, baby," as the saying goes.

Now, for both of them to plead their lost cause to a room full of equally narcissistic attendants is even more proof the reigning King and Queen of the Democrat Party have lost their luster — and public appeal — in the final months.

Still, the Christmas "Holiday Reception" gave Joe one last opportunity to heap praise upon his VP. "I knew what I was doing when I asked her to be my vice president. She always served this country with purpose and integrity, and she always will. And you're not going anywhere, kid — because we're not going to let you go."

If I recall correctly, this is the same Vice President Joe assigned as his Border Czar to manage the affairs along our boundary with Mexico.

Obviously, Kamala was way over her noggin in accepting this assignment. Biden was equally irresponsible in giving her the job. Between the two's bumbling efforts, our southern border has nearly collapsed.

Four years later, chaos reigns and Trump will have to clean up the mess.

In simple terms, Joe's time in office has been commotion in motion. We've seen inflation reach new highs, cost of goods and services continuing to rise, shut down of schools, churches and business nearly wrecked the social structure and economy during COVID and after, the worst withdrawal from a foreign war zone in over a century, ongoing conflicts among several countries, providing billions upon billions of dollars in money and equipment to Ukraine in its fight with the Russians, millions of illegal immigrants walking into the heartland and receiving taxpayer provided government services and shelter, a federal debt now over $36 trillion, Joe showing up for work about half the time and then pardoning his son for felony gun and tax scams, subject of Congressional investigations involving Joe and members of his family, a nearly incoherent Presidential Debate, lies and misinformation promoted by the Jan. 6 Select Committee, selling stockpiled border wall steel fencing for pennies on the dollar and currently remaining silent for almost a month about unidentified flying objects hovering around numerous civil and military locations within our nation.

In spite of all the conflicting data, he doesn't hesitate to tell us his administration was nearly scandal free and one of the most productive in history. "We've come a long way since then. We passed historical legislation, laws that are literally building the strongest economy in the world. . . laws that, when fully implemented, are going to change America for decades to come."

Wow, how much hot air can an 82-year-old geezer exhale without inflicting additional brain damage — on himself and an overly frazzled public?

Initially suspecting Hunter as the culprit in the "white powder baggie found in the White House" drama a couple of years ago — the one the FBI couldn't identify a suspect — I'm beginning to wonder if Joe may have been sampling its contents. After hearing a few of his comments at the recent DNC gala, I wince at the thought someone may have secretly slipped a controlled substance into his fruits and veggies capsules.

However, his personal physician has assured us he's perfectly capable of performing the duties and responsibilities of his office, regardless of age, cognitive abilities or 400 days of vacation.

After all, he's just "an elderly man with a poor memory" — who happens to be the President of the United States.

Comforting, considering he only has about 30 days to go. Well, maybe about 12, excluding the Winter Solstice, Christmas, New Years, MLK Day, Diet Resolution Week, National Pizza Week, Polar Bear Plunge Day, National Bobblehead Day, National World Logic Day and Take A Walk Outdoors Day, days off.

Coincidentally, Take A Walk Outdoors Day occurs Jan. 20, 2025. Joe's last official half-day of work. He and Jill can go walking after 12:01 p.m. Maybe grab a couple of ice cream cones as they head back to Delaware and resume their proper place as the most recent addition to the "Retired First Families Club," (RFFC).

I'm sure they will be in demand to attend openings of new shopping malls, car dealerships, federal prison inspirational speaking engagements and taking selfies at their estranged granddaughter, Navy Joan Roberts, high school graduation.

Joe and Hunter will finally have time to collaborate on a new bestseller — "How We Didn't Fool All Of The People All Of The Time But Got Rich Anyway And Pocketed A Boatload Of Unreported Taxes." With a forward by Dr. Jill.

That is, if UFO or drone attacks don't soon vaporize Washington and Trump moves the Capitol to Palm Beach.

Mike Bibb
Safford, AZ