For two nights in Los Angeles, the Rolling Stones rocked a packed 70,000 person stadium! The people turned out to support the Stones.
It was high energy rock and roll from a group that hasn't let up since before I was old enough to listen to rock and roll. The Stones are so old that before the show, someone was spreading the rumor that Joe Biden was going to sit in on drums! … and that someone was me.
Quite frankly, the Stones kicked butt. It was one of the best shows I’ve ever seen, and I started interviewing bands and writing concert reviews decades ago.
These rockers aren’t sitting back in their rockers, but are still putting out top quality tours. I began to wonder, “How are they still so damn good after all these years? “
The answer is that they have talent, they have surrounded themselves with really good people, and have formed a really tight band.
In addition to a concert review, it’s time for Biden’s performance review, and except for a 90 minute debate (where he actually won on content, but had a really poor performance), the last 3 ½ years have been rock solid. Best economy, more jobs, and more good bills to help more Americans than any other president in my life time. The Chips and Science Act (bringing back semiconductor production to the United States), the Inflation Reduction Act (invests $370 billion in clean energy and infrastructure), gun safety, etc. Bernie reminds us not to forget that he “cut prices for insulin and asthma inhalers, capped out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs and got free vaccines to the American people”. Those bills were passed because Biden takes bipartisanship seriously and has worked hard during his career to build personal bridges across the aisle. People who know Biden trust Biden. He even crafted a bipartisan bill to address the border issue, which Trump killed in order to try to keep it an election issue.
Throughout his whole career Biden has always had the knack for making verbal gaffes. He also has a stutter. However, he not only understands the issues, but he also makes good things happen. How has he been so successful? The answer is Biden has talent, he understands what needs to be done, he works hard, and surrounds himself with quality people, just like the Stones.
What is Trump known for? He’s known for bankruptcies (6 of them), adultery, paying off a porn star to keep her quiet before the election, and a verbal tsunami of well-documented lies. Any one of these issues would cross him off my list; but wait, that’s not all! About a dozen of his advisors are convicted felons! But don’t dial yet; remember that 24 former Trump allies and aides turned against him. Trump is mostly remembered for two words: “you’re fired,” which is what happened to him in the 2020 election.
Let’s talk about some of the top Trump lies: “Build a wall and Mexico will pay for it” (never happened), infrastructure week (this lie lasted about 4 years, and infrastructure never happened until Biden got it done), “COVID is under control”(180,000 Americans needlessly died), and he called the January 6th zombie attack on the Capital “peaceful and patriotic”.
The Republican party is corrupt (and please don’t remind me that I used to vote Republican). They silently delete hundreds of thousands of people from the voter roles to deprive them of their right to vote. They install corrupt Supreme Court justices (one who actually made a helicopter pilgrimage to Putin’s hometown), and rake in millions of dollars in bribes. They lost over 60 court cases that claimed the 2020 election was fraudulent, they have already stripped human rights from 51% of our population, and Trump lawyers have gotten disbarred and sanctioned.
The Republican party needs to be spanked for their attack on our constitution, they need to be spanked for their attack on the rule of law, and they need to be spanked for their relentless attacks on our elections and their efforts to stomp out democracy. We can do that quite simply with votes.
Biden, on the other hand, has been successful because he’s dedicated his life to public service. Even with a divided congress, the Biden administration has passed some of the most significant legislation in the last 50 years. Biden has been effective, efficient, and good for the majority of America. He doesn’t promote hate, lies, or violence.
I will vote for Biden even if he is paralyzed from the neck down like Captain Pike from Star Trek and can only answer questions by blinking his eyes. Even if Biden were paralyzed, he would still be a better president than Trump because Biden lives the values necessary for leadership.
There is no cavalry coming to rescue our Democracy: it is up to you and me. We won’t get no satisfaction if Trump is elected, the stakes are too damn high. No other candidate can get on all the state ballots, it has to be Biden. I’m going to wind down with “you can’t always get what you want” - but if you knock on doors, make some calls, and get out and vote, America can get what she needs.
America needs Biden. America needs to turn out to support Biden because he knows how to get things done that count and make things better for the majority of America. He’s a damn good President and deserves to get re-elected.
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