God help me, I’m going to criticize Joe Biden again.  Why?  The guy’s gone, and nobody’s looking for him.  But I can’t stop with the former President.  It’s a compulsive disorder or something.

 

Last Sunday, Mr. Biden received a lifetime achievement award from the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston.  Okay, fine. The liberals love Joe.  Why, I’m not sure. As a senator, Biden was a tough guy on crime and opposed busing as a tool for student integration.

 

Kamala Harris took great exception to that, as you may remember.

 

But now, Joe Biden is a liberal icon.

 

Accepting the award, Mr. Biden said this: “I know the idea of America depends on our respect for the institutions that govern and guarantee a free society.  It depends on a presidency with limited powers.”

 

Uh, no, Joe, that’s crazy.

 

The Founders wanted strong, assertive presidents.  Limited powers?  Washington, Lincoln, Jackson, the Roosevelt’s all wielded enormous power.  Even James K. Polk used his authority to expand the nation from coast to coast.  Polk did that by issuing orders.  Congress stood by and watched.

 

So, as I suspected, President Biden has no idea what the Executive Branch is empowered to do, and that is to protect the people and promote prosperity.  The President is supposed to lead on those things, Joe, not stroll around seeking limitations.

 

As I wrote in “Confronting the Presidents,” Joe Biden was the second-worst Chief Executive in American history, and he’s lucky James Buchanan was such a coward.

 

I hope he enjoys the award.  He certainly didn’t earn it.

 

See you this evening for the No Spin News.