Our President Under Fire

 

These past few weeks have been very trying times for President Joe Biden. 

  Grave issues facing our country seem to have piled up to weigh heavily on the moral and leadership responsibilities that our POTUS faces.

  Our exit from Afghanistan has been replete with images of thousands at the airport clamoring to  secure a seat on one of the Air Force C-17 transport planes. Though over 100, 000  people have been carried to safety, hundreds of American citizens and friendly allies have been left behind. 

 And who will be able to forget the 13 U.S. marines and scores of Afghanis who gave their lives in the suicide attack at the airport?

Back home forest fires are out of control in the California's Dixie and the Caldor fires,the latter now threatening thousands of acres near Lake Tahoe. 

Hurricane Ida has just struck the east coast with a vengeance leaving millions without power, homes and streets flooded and dumping over 8 inches of rain in some metropolitan areas.

The delta variation of the corona virus is taking a strong toll of those in states where citizens refuse to take the vaccine such as Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. As of today, only 57% or about 189.9 million people have been fully vaccinated. To achieve herd immunity a majority of the remaining 43% unvaccinated people need to receive the two jabs. 

Finally, though the house  has passed the 3 billion dollar infrastructure bill; the senate is the big hurdle where the bill faces a filibuster. 

There are many who believe that Biden is simply incapable of dealing with so many burdens at one time and I can understand their point of view. He does, at times, show the effects of stress.

In my opinion, he is up to the task of leading America today and into the future. 

On the home front, if President Biden can turn the corner on controlling  the pandemic and secure passage of the infrastructure bill (which includes measures to stem climate change), he will show he has the fortitude and courage to lead America forward. 

He has 49 years of solid experience in national politics and has built a solid reputation for compromise and  working across the aisles to get important legislative programs passed. 

May he continue to lead America forward and God give him the strength, wisdom and purpose to continue his mission of securing life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for all.