Episode 18: President Biden....D is for Disappointment, D is for Democrat

In this episode Dan is hosting solo, discussing Biden's first year in office from the highs to the lows to the no shows.

Promises made, promises kept. We talk through the rather short list of promises this President has delivered on during his first year in office. Admittedly, progress is progress and these things deserve to be mentioned, but they haven't stopped his approval rating from sliding.

Is there a 'Biden Doctrine'? Foreign policy was supposed to be a strength of this President, and is also an area that suffered under the mismanagement and malice of Biden's predecessor. We look at Biden's uneven performance, from a decent and disciplined focus in Asia, to a rather scattershot, reactionary approach elsewhere. Does this President deliver on a pivot to Asia and a smoothing over of our frayed post-Trump alliances?

Afghanistan was a turning point in the public perception of this President. "No one could foresee..." actually Joe, a lot of people foresaw the collapse and chaos that would follow a botched American withdrawal. I believe the goodwill and confidence of the electorate was shaken by the Afghanistan affair, and the President cannot seem to find his footing since then.

Domestic policy has been plagued by an obstinate congress. Still, we don't grade on a curve, and if we are evaluating the efficacy of a President, we can only do so by looking at what's been accomplished or not accomplished during his tenure. Manchin is not the reason the President's agenda has stalled, but I lay much of the blame at the feet of the party rather than the President himself.

Our next show will be in two weeks, with my co-host Mike returning, and it's all about inflation and the economy.

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