Are you a caring person? Someone who has empathy for the suffering of others? How about a righteous dude or dudette? A human being who is angered by injustice and apathy?

Those are the qualities a politician needs if problem-solving is going to take place. Empathy and anger combined.

President Biden possesses neither, so there's no problem-solving whatsoever. The border remains open; fentanyl flows in, and babies die.

Joe is silent and does nothing but help the Mexican drug and people smugglers.

Real wages for American workers are falling. Buying the necessities of life is straining budgets. Joe Biden inherited an economy where inflation was running just over one percent. Now it's six times that.

Joe blames Donald Trump.

The former president is not an emphatic guy either. But he does demonstrate righteous anger, something that eludes Biden. Trump takes everything personally, so he wanted White House success more than anything. On the border and with the economy, Donald Trump achieved far more than his successor.

America is a place where selfishness and stupidity are currently running wild. Only empathy and courage can get us out of this mess.

What are the odds of that happening?

Enjoy the weekend. New column Sunday.