Are we not allowed to be a bit shit? ‘Presidentially shit’?

Posted: December 3, 2024 | Author: | Filed under: Matters that Matter | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Biden has, for the previous few years, been degraded on a manner of counts.

One – he’s President, and that’s unforgivable to many.

Two – he’s Democrat, and I know some people who hate that kind of party.

Three – the Afghanistan withdrawal, an undemocratic vendetta against Trump, being too fragile in all capacities and appearing goofy of a kind only previously espoused by Bush jnr.

This week President Biden pardoned his son of crimes he definitely did, after promising he definitely wouldn’t.

The Oval Office has such power, but it is also proudly presumed that this power is not to be used in a way that results in poor PR.

‘Optics’ are a crucial component of the American mythos, and the Constitution guarantees this purely through the way it is written. It presumes innocence of purpose with absolute power of authority.

Biden was a father before a President.

Evidently.

And if Biden jnr makes his way across the world now, taking drugs and owning firearms for which he doesn’t have a license….fine.

If he continues to be a figurehead of funding, receiving millions of dollars from the arrangements of his father….fine.

In honesty, this is something I expect of government, modern and historical. It’s the premise of the opportunity of governing: you don’t have to worry about particular things because we know you’re busy enough.

Of course, you can also sway a nation towards better times, with a better identity, but you can also get your little boy (I’m a father and I think this perception will never truly diminish) off of drug and firearm charges.

I’d do the same.

I’d ruin the optics of the constitution in favour of the reality of the Declaration.

Pursuing happiness.

The guy needs help, not jail time.

And President Biden needs to do what he still perceives (cataracts aside) as the right thing, which as a father myself – I’d do too…..fine.

Because we’re accordingly all a bit shit (Biden is ‘Presidentially shit’!). Because we’re human. And prideful optics are easily surrendered for the cause we hold more important – which is family.

What does that mean for me and you – those without Presidential representation and power? It means we were as previous: wishing our Dad’s could save the day because we’re a bit shit.

Biden jnr needs non-negotiable therapy. President Biden needs a nap.

And we need to appreciate that we’d protect ours too, when the occasion presents itself.

Obviously.

Otherwise you’d be a bad father. And that makes for a bad president. And that bodes poorly for all.