Transition or not, on January 20, 2021, former Vice-President Joe Biden will become President of the United States.
Probably best not to be in denial, right? I agree. I'm already on record as saying I've never been particularly attached to Trump. While I disagree, somewhat, with Mike's assessment that there was no widespread voter fraud across the country, I'm reconciled with the idea of moving on to President Biden and all that that entails: a maximum of four years of drooling incoherence, not to mention the undoing of the Trumpian accomplishments that I agree with: nixing the Iran deal (which will be brought back under Biden), reviving the economy (which Biden will strangle in the cradle by ordering a massive, nationwide lockdown whose scope will violate the 10th Amendment's federalist principles), constructing the US-Mexico border wall, and taking a hardline stance against China (although it should be noted that Trump has never fully repudiated China; some alt-media pundits observe that Trump has still been vainly pursuing some sort of trade deal when the obvious course of action is a Great Divorce followed by a pivot to India, which would love to have our business).
But, yes: my gut tells me that however much Trump will flail and curse, in the end, he'll leave the White House and hector Biden via Twitter from a distance. As Trump quickly fades into irrelevancy (given the American public's short memory), we'll all adjust to the new normal. If Biden, as the so-called "nostalgia candidate," follows the Obama template, we'll see private-sector job creation reduced to near zero while public-sector jobs will once again blossom. We'll probably also see the continuation of riots and angry calls to defund the police everywhere, and no one will have the spine to push back against this trend for fear of being labeled racist, bigoted, fascist, etc., by dumb, wild-eyed, sanctimonious twats who ought to know better. Trump might try to mount a campaign in 2024, but I don't think he'll have the pull or the power he currently does, and he'll be as old as Joe Biden is now, i.e., 78. Trump might have his marbles, and he might be energetic for a 74-year-old, but time will ravage him. Better to step aside and let the likes of young, bright Candace Owens take a stab at the White House, possibly running alongside Rand Paul or even (what?) Tucker Carlson, assuming Carlson can be persuaded to leave his cushy perch at Fox News. Maybe some of the pundits over at Instapundit might be interested in throwing their hats in the ring. Who knows?
As I've also noted before, Trump—loud, obnoxious, and pugnacious—has often been the author of his own difficulties. Tim Pool and other alt-media commentators have harped on this aspect of Trump's personality, so it's not surprising that karma has come around to bite Trump in the ass. Pool has also remarked that, if Dem-voter turnout got a boost, it wasn't so much because the Dems are in love with Biden as because they so deeply hate Trump. Personally, I find it fishy that a senile old fart who barely campaigned was somehow able to pick up more votes than Barack Obama in certain parts of the country, but whatever. The vote-count issue will resolve itself over the next few weeks, and what will be will be.
So I agree with Mike's general sentiment, even though I might disagree with one or two particulars. Best to get ready to move on, but we do need to see how these legal challenges pan out first. As Mike says, Trump does have a right to challenge the election results. The media were premature in declaring Biden president: an official declaration is imminent.
UPDATE: Here's Tim Pool on what's happening in Michigan. Voters there want Biden out.
Well, as you alluded to in an earlier post, there are just too many red flags to discount vote-counting fraud. Whether the courts will say that's enough remains to be seen, but I too am pessimistic in that regard.
ReplyDeleteSo, I'm prepared for the ass-reaming to coming. I guess on the bright side we'll see more House and Senate seats flip in two years and perhaps in 2024 the sane party will control all three branches.
I also agree with you that Trump was his own worst enemy. Despite some significant accomplishments (pushing back on China was huge) he didn't know when to keep his mouth shut and alienated lots of potential supporters.