Biden’s Legacy
A requiem for the man who slept through the end of the Western world
It’s impossible not to feel a little sorry for Joe Biden, the man who will go down in history as the President who dozed his way through the most important events since the end of World War II. Biden wanted to be President of the USA all his life, but had absolutely no idea what to do when he finally got behind the Resolute Desk in his dotage. And so he did what so many well-meaning ineffectual people do: nothing of importance.
All US Presidents are economically illiterate. It could hardly be otherwise when the electorate is equally ignorant of even the most rudimentary grasp of economics. Voters want simple answers to complex problems. Economic literacy would doom any presidential candidate and so we reliably elect glib-talking glad-handers (Democratic candidates) or blustering brainless liars (Republican candidates). That’s the beauty of our present implementations of democracy: the system raises up to the highest offices those who in any other format would be doomed to working hot-dog stands or serving burgers in fast-food franchises.
In case any reader feel I’m being unfair to voters, one simple fact will prove my point: the vast majority of US citizens regardless of political affiliation believe the President controls the price of petrol at the pump.
