Yesterday was the National Day of Prayer. Biden issued a proclamation: Throughout our history, Americans of many religions and belief systems have turned to prayer for strength, hope, and guidance. Prayer has nourished countless souls and powered moral movements — […]
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Images of the Day
As a first-term senator from Delaware, Biden endorsed Jimmy Carter in 1976. Here is Biden and Carter in 1979:
The Washington Post gives Biden a B+ for his first 100 days
Not bad. Actually, the Washington Post opinion writers gave him a “B,” but The Washington Post readership gave him an “A-.” E.J. Dionne gave Biden his only “A” (on presidential leadership) from the writers. He received his lowest grades from […]
Biden approval rating at 59%
According to Pew Research. 93% of Democrats approve of the way Biden is handling his job as president. 18% of Republicans approve. Biden’s approval rate is soaring among African Americans, Hispanics, Asian-Americans, educated people. 72% of Americans, including a majority […]
The National Archives are still waiting for some of Trump’s rally speeches
One would think that Donald Trump, with all his bombast and appeals to his own greatness, would rush to get his rally speeches into the National Archives. His presidency was YUUUUUGE. Wouldn’t he want future historians to have a complete […]
USA Today: Biden should get it done any way he can
Here is a taste of Jill Lawrence’s and Gregg Zoroya’s piece at USA Today: Biden is ready to do big things, both to help America and to revive its reputation in the eyes of the world. He has already commenced to redefine “bipartisanship” as what most […]
“CARTERLAND”
Earlier this year I wrote a short post about the CNN documentary “Jimmy Carter: Rock and Roll President.” Here is a taste of that post: This is a great documentary, but I wish Wharton would have said more about how […]
Obama 2.0?
As my piece today at Current suggests, I see a lot of continuity between the Obama and Biden presidencies. Obama inherited the 2008 recession. Biden inherited COVID-19, an economic recession, racial tensions, and the Trump-induced threats to American democracy. Both […]