When President Joe Biden first got diagnosed with COVID on July 21, I, like so many, thought, He just fell off his bike? How much worse can it get for this guy?I felt sick for Biden getting sick, in the literal sense because I went through 10 days of hell with COVID the week before he got sick.
And beyond the physical, Biden seemed awash in failure and fatigue. Besides Republicans' full-throated attempt to paint him as feeble, Biden has had to wrestle with COVID, monkeypox, inflation, high gas prices, Russia, Ukraine, climate change–related fires and floods, indignant Republicans, obstinate Democrats (two come to mind), declining poll numbers, increasing interest rates, primary wins of election deniers, libelous rumors etc., etc., etc.
The losses, the stumbles, the humiliations just kept piling up on President Joe.If a president ever needed to resign, surely, we’d all understand if Joe wanted to pack it all up and head for a more relaxing life as a retiree in Rehoboth Beach.And just when we thought Mitch McConnell was the real leader of the Senate, seemingly batting away Democratic legislation like a tennis pro, Chuck Schumer steps up to the net, smashes every volley, and comes in with a six-to-love set, winning the match for Democrats.The wins since Biden’s been sick have been almost miraculous.