Yesterday, the Biden administration looked it was in serious trouble. The approval ratings tanked, few people think the country is headed in the right direction, COVID fatigue is spreading faster than the virus and even the MSM is trashing them. But overnight several things happened that make this worse, much worse.
Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN after relationship with colleague (msn.com)
Jeff Zucker suddenly and unexpectedly resigned from CNN. The reason was that he had an undisclosed affair with a co-worker. But the real story here is that if this was not demanded by the Board of Directors, they certainly knew of this and approved of it. I worked for several publicly held corporations and when the Board of Directors does something like this, significant change is on the way.
Democratic Senator Ben Ray Lujan’s office announced that he had a stroke and was undergoing surgery. While he may make a full recovery, as of right now, he is unable to perform the duties of his office. This means, that for now, Republicans have control of the Senate.
This is so obvious that even MSN noticed.
What’s going on across the border? The Canadian trucker protests explained. (msn.com)
This strike matters more than you think. The following article from History Matters explains how Truman responded to the railroad workers strike. He went to congress and asked for authority to deny seniority rights to striker and to draft strikers into the Armed Forces. Then, and only then, was the strike settled.
“Word Has Just Been Received”: Truman Speaks on the Railroad Strike (gmu.edu)
Here is what Truman, a pro-labor Democrat, said about the situation:
“However, what we are dealing with here is not labor as a whole. We are dealing with a handful of men who are striking against their own government and against every one of their fellow citizens, and against themselves. We are dealing with a handful of men who have it within their power to cripple to entire economy of the nation.
I request temporary legislation to take care of this immediate crisis. I request permanent legislation leading to the formulation of a long-range labor policy designed to prevent the recurrence of such crises and generally to reduce the stoppages of work in all industries for the future.”
There is more, but this is more than enough. This is impossible to predict because even though of us who never thought Joe Biden to be remotely capable of being a good President, did not imagine this getting this bad, this soon and this obviously.
They aren’t fooling anyone anymore and many are forced, for the first time ever, to look in a mirror and see themselves as others see them. It has to be a frightening view. All this happened in just hours, there is more to come, and drastic action is required. Action, that at least for now, requires the support of a United States Senate where, at least temporarily, Republicans are in control. The world changed, perhaps permanently, while you were sleeping.
TDM