What are They Thinking?

When he was Vice President, I always thought of Joe Biden as job security for Barack Obama.  I thought the Democratic party picked Mr. Biden because nobody in their right mind would want him for President, thus ensuring that Mr. Obama would remain in office.  I just could not believe that people would want Joe Biden to be President – could they be that stupid?

I was wrong.

Lately, a lot of conservative radio and television commentators are apoplectic about the mess President Biden and the Democrats in Congress are making of all things government, and they are calling for Joe Biden’s removal from office – by impeachment or under the 25^th Amendment.  What are they thinking?

If President Biden resigns or is forced out of office, Kamala Harris takes his place.  Is that what we want?  Heaven forbid! 

If Vice President Harris becomes Acting President or President, the 25^th Amendment provides that the Congress will fill the Vice-Presidential vacancy by appointment, as happened when Gerald Ford replaced Spiro Agnew.  Right now, the Democrats control congress.  Who might they appoint, Representative Angela Ocasio Cortez?  Do not dismiss the possibility.  Eventually, Mr. Ford became President when Richard Nixon resigned.  Who would be next in line if Kamala Harris was impeached?  Do we want to find out?

Some think that President Biden is a figurehead, and that Vice President Harris, Senator Bernie Sanders, Senator Chuck Schumer, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi are already running things.  If so, what is the harm in putting poor old Joe out to pasture?  Really, ya think!

I do not know who, if anyone, is the power behind Joe Biden’s throne.  It seems to me, however, to be foolish to set a precedent for removing the President of the United States from office under the 25^th Amendment for any reason except a complete incapacity to serve.  Impeaching Biden would make Kamala Harris our President, which is the worst of all possible outcomes.

I agree with the conservative commentators almost all of the time, but not this time.  The Democrats are going to make a hash of things whether Joe Biden stays in the White House, or not.  We need to focus on getting control of both houses of Congress in 2022 and regaining the Presidency in 2024.  If the object is to force the Democrats to spend time and money defending themselves, then let’s do that every time they screw up by pointing out how we can do it better.  The people will respond favorably if we provide positive, reasonable solutions for the nation’s problems.

Come on conservative talkers. You can do better than this.