Lifelong career public servants don't do it for gratitude or loyalty.
They do it because they love their country and feel called to serve. They consider it the highest possible privilege to throw their shoulder against the great wheel for as long as they're able to stand. The ones that start out expecting recognition or thanks don't last 50 years.
I think the absolute last thing President Biden would ever say or think was that we should place any sense of obligation or loyalty to him personally over what we think objectively is best for the country. I think Joe Biden is a great president but I don't *owe* him personal loyalty over my loyalty to democracy, country and party.
Can we please put the back-stabbing/traitor/ratfucker/coup rhetoric to rest? It's not helpful, bordering on irresponsible in the current political climate, and it's not what Joe wants.
Let's recognise and respect his extraordinary public service, be inspired by it to redouble our efforts to defeat Trump, and honour the sacrifice that he's made in the spirit that he intended it. That's how we repay him for his service.
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