Time to Unify Against Our Common Enemy

A reminder of why Barack Obama was such a great, inspirational communicator who could get right to the point and clearly make his case. Below is an excerpt from his recent endorsement of Joe Biden's presidential candidacy (from Slate):

Because one thing everybody has learned by now is that the Republicans occupying the White House and running the U.S. Senate are not interested in progress. They’re interested in power. They’ve shown themselves willing to kick millions off their health insurance and eliminate preexisting condition protections for millions more, even in the middle of this public health crisis, even as they’re willing to spend a trillion dollars on tax cuts for the wealthy. They’ve given polluters unlimited power to poison our air and our water and denied the science of climate change just as they denied the science of pandemics. Repeatedly, they’ve disregarded American principles of rule of law and voting rights and transparency—basic norms that previous administrations observed regardless of party. Principles that are the bedrock of our democracy. 

So our country’s future hangs on this election. And it won’t be easy. The other side has a massive war chest. The other side has a propaganda network with little regard for the truth. On the other hand, pandemics have a way of cutting through a lot of noise and spin to remind us of what is real and what is important. This crisis has reminded us that government matters. It’s reminded us that good government matters. That facts and science matter. That the rule of law matters. That having leaders who are informed and honest and seek to bring people together rather than drive them apart—those kind of leaders matter.

Below is the full video of President Obama's endorsement.

GOP's Worst Nightmare

After years of portraying themselves as the party of the alpha male and the Dems as effete, whimpy wonks, the GOP clearly feels stymied.

For what they now face in the White House is a youthful, vigorous and energetic black male, who is not only smart but incredibly athletic as well, with street cred who is comfortable in basketball pickup games.

Driving the point home is the swift, decisive action that brought a close to the Somali pirate hostage situation. Regardless of whether the President deserves "credit" for the outcome, for now he is inexorably tied to the daring action of the Navy SEALS and U.S. military who took their action with his executive decision and under his watch.

And as the usual whiny, crybaby reaction of many in the GOP show, they can't even show class in the happy outcome and are positively flummoxed on how to deal with this president.