{"id":12917,"date":"2024-07-11T15:21:22","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/?p=12917"},"modified":"2024-07-11T15:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T15:21:22","slug":"an-accomplished-president-must-be-wise-enough-to-move-on-for-the-good-of-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.thetruthtoledo.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/11\/an-accomplished-president-must-be-wise-enough-to-move-on-for-the-good-of-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"An Accomplished President Must be Wise Enough to Move on for the Good of the Country"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Michael A. Grant, J.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I have admired Joe Biden since 1988. I did not think the plagiarism charge should have caused him to abort his presidential aspirations back then.\u00a0I was ecstatic when the seasoned, scrappy senator from Scranton joined – and added heft – to Barack Obama\u2019s run for the White House. And lastly, I proudly voted for Joe Biden for president in 2020.<\/p>\n

As president, Biden compiled an enviable track record.<\/p>\n

His list of accomplishments is well-documented:\u00a0Infrastructure, a bold climate initiative, a herculean effort to lift millions of Americans\u2019 student loan debts, greatly reducing the cost of life-saving insulin, protecting millions from the scourge of COVID, getting relief checks in the hands of millions of struggling Americans during the pandemic, signing several bi-partisan bills into law and much more. Biden could end his presidency with his head held high knowing that he served his country honorably.\u00a0But the time to end his occupancy in the White house may soon come upon him.<\/p>\n

The Book of Ecclesiastes should guide his next steps: \u201cFor everything there is a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.\u201d\u00a0Knowing when to exit will determine how history will record the character of this remarkable public servant.<\/p>\n

I assume that the Democratic Party elites, the president\u2019s inner-circle and, most assuredly, his family will advise him to continue his campaign.\u00a0But these enablers are deluding themselves and misleading the voters. The president\u2019s debate performance was not just an isolated incident.\u00a0The CNN-sponsored event unearthed – in a dramatic fashion – what many of us have believed for some time.<\/p>\n

Our president is experiencing diminished capacity.\u00a0It has been reported that he got sleepy during the debate.\u00a0The issue is not whether the president is beginning to exhibit signs of cognitive decline, the issue is how could the enlightened members of our party put him through four more years of a grueling schedule that will begin at age 82 and end at age 86?<\/p>\n

If, however, President Biden decides to stay in the race, I will support him because Donald Trump\u2019s mental stability and poor judgement are also being seriously discussed.\u00a0The former president has already shown us that he is one of the most ruthless, vindictive, egomaniacal, dishonest and bigoted persons on the national stage today.\u00a0He is a walking nightmare.\u00a0Trump fuels hatred and pits Americans against each other.\u00a0A skilled demagogue, he has risen to power \u2013 like Adolph Hitler \u2013 stirring up the worst impulses and fears in many of his mindless followers.<\/p>\n

This commentary should in no way be construed to suggest that American voters will be forced to choose between the lesser of two evils.\u00a0There is no comparison:\u00a0Joe Biden is a decent human being; Donald Trump is evil incarnate. When I saw him peddling the Bible, I was reminded of one of my dear grandmother\u2019s favorite poems: \u201cThe devil won the robe of Christ\u201d by Joyce Kilmer.\u00a0My grandmother was an authentic Christian and by her fruit, we all knew it.<\/p>\n

So where do we go from here?\u00a0If President Biden voluntarily steps aside, the Democratic party could enjoy an old fashion brokered convention.\u00a0I am confident that by re-opening the nominating process, a younger, more promising candidate will emerge.<\/p>\n

If the Democratic Party is wise enough and nimble enough, a vetted politician with the right credentials could capture the imagination of the country in a short span of time and lead Democrats up and down the ticket to victory in November.\u00a0The new standard bearer could then serve as a granite wall against the pernicious designs of the Heritage Foundation\u2019s Project 2025, an insidious plot to turn the federal bureaucracy into a vehicle for autocratic (fascist) rule, something that would, no doubt, cause the founding fathers to turn over in their graves.<\/p>\n

President Biden, lead us to victory by empowering the next generation to step up and save our Constitutional democracy. A grateful nation will honor your self-sacrifice as a true servant leader.<\/p>\n

Michael Grant, J.D. is president-emeritus of the National Bankers Association and a former assistant professor of political science at Morgan State university.<\/em><\/p>\n

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