“We all know who Donald Trump is. The question we have to answer is who are we.” — Biden at Valley Forge.
In powerful campaign kickoff at start of year of destiny, President brands Trump as holding a dagger to the throat of democracy since January 6 MAGA insurrection, cites George Washington’s ”sacred cause” of independence;
As FDR noted, needy people cannot be free, so content of freedom and democracy is not only political rights, but also return to economic progress after nightmare of plutocratic globalization-as in today’s sustained job creation of 216,000 jobs and full employment jobless rate of 3.7%, continuing longest stretch below 4% since Vietnam war;
Gaza death toll among Palestinians approaches twenty times the victims of October 7 terrorist attacks; US attempt to prevent spread of Gaza war is failing as conflict metastasizes across Middle East; with Netanyahu further weakened by defeat in Supreme Court, opportunity emerges to speed his replacement; Blinken starts mission to Middle East;
To enhance White House performance, time for departure of inept Chief of Staff Zients and AG Garland, who has failed to enforce law vs Congressional insurrectionists;
A mirror for modern squadristi: Shameful track record of ultra-left sectarian fratricide over a century features treachery of German KPD in enabling 1933 Nazi seizure of power;
Best wishes to those marking Epiphany!