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From Despair to Hope: Biden Steps Down
I’m glad I didn’t write about President Biden dropping out of the race when he announced it, digitally, on Sunday.
In Biden’s letter, he wrote, as quoted by CNBC —
“It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve as your President,” Biden, the 46th president of the United States, wrote in a letter to Americans. “And while it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term.”
My initial reaction was horror, dismay, anger, and a deep sense of hopelessness.
The Republicans, and the Democratic traitors, had finally gotten what they wanted.
Anyone who’s been paying attention over the last few weeks knew that Biden was essentially left with no other choice but to step down. There was no way he could continue without the support of his party, and Biden, unlike Trump, wouldn’t stick around just to “stick it” to those who wanted to see him step down. He doesn’t need the money. He doesn’t need to stay out of jail. He’s also not a self-serving megalomaniac.
After winning more votes than any president ever, Biden’s party turned on him, and threw him to the wolves, after proclaiming three-and-a-half years ago that he’d saved the nation, and democracy, with his win.
The media was also complicit with their around-the-clock coverage of the Biden issue. He was too old, too frail, and too confused to run again. What was the Democratic party going to do? How were they going to survive this? Could they really get Biden to step down?
Top ranking Democrats, publicly and behind closed doors, let Biden know that his services were no longer needed. It didn’t matter to them that Biden did not want to step down.
The donors, maybe most importantly, also turned on Biden.
My initial reaction after Biden’s announcement was that Trump was going to win in November. Also, I felt the Democrats were feckless and had thrown the election away. I couldn’t understand why their “principles” meant that Biden should step down, in the best interest of the country, but their principles were sorely lacking in…
