by Don Surber
Rich Lowry, best known as the editor who put together that awful Against Trump issue of National Review, was blessed by the New York Post’s copy desk with a wonderful headline o’er his latest offering: “Joe Biden’s biggest problem is that his presidency is an utter failure.”
In the column, Lowry said, “Other than that, it’s going great.”
His column reminded me of one of my favorite lines ever in a movie. Some Like It Hot ends with Joe E. Brown’s character asking Jack Lemmon’s character (in drag) to marry him. Lemmon gives all sorts of excuses not to marry and Brown dismisses each one. Finally, exasperated, Lemmon says, “I’m a man.”
Brown says, “Well, nobody’s perfect.”
FJB has spent the first three years of his presidency saying, “I’m a corrupt communist who wipes his butt on the Constitution.”
Lowry’s response is “Well, nobody’s perfect.”
The column was not an erudite review of FJB’s policy failures.
Lowry did not mention that FJB surrendered Afghanistan to the Taliban terrorist group, leaving behind $8 billion in military gear and weapons as tribute. The Taliban killed 13 U.S. soldiers because Milley and the rest care not about the men and women in uniform. When FJB reviewed their bodies, he looked at his watch several times and made sure everybody saw it. What a nasty man.
Likewise, Lowry did not mention FJB defying the Supreme Court, the Constitution and basic finance by writing off billions in student loans. National Review once winced at welfare. No longer because there is a greater enemy: Orange Man.
Also, Lowry did not mention immigration, in which FJB is ignoring federal law and aiding and abetting the invasion of millions of military age men from foreign countries. America is now a refuge for gangbangers from Central America.
Lowry did briefly mention inflation (turns out it is too high) but he ignored the cause of that inflation: Bidenomics which is the borrowing of money to keep the appearance of a healthy economy. This allows FJB to increase the size of the government. National Review once told us such things are evil. Now mean tweets are.
So what did Lowry mention?
Poll numbers.
Lowry’s column is a derivative of the Democrat narrative that everything is going swimmingly, it is just that the public perception is bad because the media is so biased against Poor Old Joe.
They really think you will believe that.
He focused on poll numbers, not policy. Our friend N8 Ag (Nate Silver) need not fear the competition.
Lowry wrote,
“No incumbent president should ever want to be near 43% in a head-to-head ballot test.
“Yet here is Joe Biden at 43% in the latest CNN poll, 43% in the latest Morning Consult poll, 43% in the latest Economist/YouGov poll and 43% in the latest Harvard/Harris poll.”
Well, no incumbent should ever want to be near losing a proxy war against Russia but whoomp, there he is.
Lowry’s explanation for Biden’s low polling numbers is
“An incumbent president’s level of support in a re-election bid is typically tethered closely to his job approval.”
What a great insight from the heir chosen by William F. Buckley Jr. himself to carry on WFB’s legacy.
Lowry has hope. It is spelled ad hominem attacks. He wrote,
“Trump’s history and personal radioactivity give Biden a lot of material to work with.”
Translation: Gimme that water, Joe. I am ready to carry.
Well… he should have asked someone. ANYONE.
Never Trumpers beat out their Leaf Mold Brains against the wall as its getting worse for them