Is anyone keeping a list? A list of all the “surprises” that Joe Biden has encountered during his residency at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave? Seems like there’s been an absolute avalanche of things that just caught the guy flat-footed. Every time you turn around there’s yet another “where’d that come” from moment.
The complete and historical failure of the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Who knew? Who could’ve have predicted that total boondoggle? Everyone. Everyone who’s ever watched a war movie, played a video game or accidentally read a brief article on warfare. Don’t close your airbase. Don’t advertise your plans to the enemy. Don’t leave billions in equipment behind. This all came as a “surprise” to Joe.
How about the border? Who could have possibly predicted that when you stop enforcing existing laws there would be a gigantic surge in people crossing into the country illegally? Not Joe. Dude never saw it coming. Everyone else did. But not Joe. That one came outta nowhere for him.
Transitory inflation that’s not transitory. This one is gonna hurt for a while. Everyone is feeling this one. Everything is more expensive. Who could’ve guessed that flooding the country with cash would cause real and lasting inflation? Who? Was your answer everybody? Close. Everybody except the Biden peeps. That was another freak occurrence for the guy.
Omicron! As I type this, Joe and gang are scrambling to find more tests to detect the new omicron variant. Wanna know why? They never saw it coming. Who knew viruses could mutate? Shock! What strange unforeseen set of circumstances. This has got to be a first!
The list goes on and on. Gas prices. Who knew that being less energy independent would lead to an increase in gas prices? It’s almost funny. Almost. Until you start adding up all the “surprises.” Then it becomes ridiculous. And a bit scary. If you had a relative that continuously fucked up this badly and blamed it on “never saw it coming” you wouldn’t let them manage a Little Caesar’s let alone a country. Human beings in the real world just aren’t able to fuck up this regularly without consequences.
But not Joe. We’re supposed to believe he’s just befuddled that these things keep happening. And nobody is to blame. It’s just a series of freak circumstances. Huh. You buying that? You buying the series of surprises excuse? Yeah. Me neither. No one is this “surprised.” The only alternative is this: It’s not an accident. Joe isn’t surprised and it’s all on purpose. Kind of a lose-lose scenario, huh? It’s either incompetence or a horrible plan to wreck the country. Either way you slice it, it’s no bueno.
