My predictions concerning the 2024 presidential election were a bit off. I could parse my post and point out where I was correct – or partially correct – while glossing over where I was wrong. But I won’t. I’m bad at predicting the future and don’t deny it.
I’m much better at predicting the past so here goes:
Joe Biden was a f***ing embarrassment for the US. It is shameful that his inner circle propped him up so he could serve his full term as president despite his obvious diminished cognitive abilities, his inability to communicate effectively, his physical decline and his inability to perform even basic duties.
As I wrote before, I was never a fan of Biden going back as far as the 1980s when he first ran for the democratic nomination. I’ve viewed him as a liar, a political hack, a plagiarist and, as far as I can tell, kind of stupid.
Biden’s term as President did nothing to change my mind about any of this.
Now Trump, the asshole, is back.
Except this time, Trump is convinced he is King. He’s got blanket immunity for whatever he want to do. He’s got a Supreme Court that sides with him on nearly ever issue. He’s gotten away with fraud, malfeasance, reprehensible business practices and blatant pay-for-play political corruption. He believes he can do anything he wants (from my perspective, that seems to be true).
Despite my absolute loathing of Trump, I hope he does a great job as President this time around.
I will make only two predictions about the next four years under Trump.
- I’ll continue to be embarrassed.
- I’ll be disappointed.
I am confident in both of these.