Morning Jolt: Joe Biden Is in over His Head

On the menu today: Even the people who were rooting for Joe Biden can't ignore the evidence piling up and spilling out all over. He's just not up to the job of being president. He makes promises that he doesn't know how to keep, wildly overestimates his own persuasiveness, denies problems are problems until it's too late, and offers excuses and points fingers when he fails. We're a week away from Biden's first year in the Oval Office, and it's already abundantly clear: The man is in over his head.

Biden's Terrible Record

I don’t want to write versions of the same column over and over again, but every day, there is some new example of, "Wow, Joe Biden is just completely screwing this up." There's an off-color meme that begins, "Our expectations for you were low, but . . .”

Just look at his wreckage, er, his record:

• Biden promised that he was going to "shut down the virus." But he hasn’t.
• Biden promised that, "This winter, you'll be able to test ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 14 2022 WITH JIM GERAGHTY January 14 2022 Joe Biden Is in over His Head On the menu today: Even the people who were rooting for Joe Biden can't ignore the evidence piling up and spilling out all over. He's just not up to the job of being president. He makes promises that he doesn't know how to keep, wildly overestimates his own persuasiveness, denies problems are problems until it's too late, and offers excuses and points fingers when he fails. We're a week away from Biden's first year in the Oval Office, and it's already abundantly clear: The man is in over his head. Biden's Terrible Record I don’t want to write versions of the same column over and over again, but every day, there is some new example of, "Wow, Joe Biden is just completely screwing this up." There's an off-color meme that begins, "Our expectations for you were low, but . . .” Just look at his wreckage, er, his record: Biden promised that he was going to "shut down the virus." But he hasn’t. Biden promised that, "This winter, you'll be able to test ...   READ MORE

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