Morning Jolt: Forty Days of Biden: Not so Centrist, Not so Competent

On the menu today: We're past the 40-day mark of the Biden presidency, and already some things are clear. First, as many of us warned, Biden really isn't much of a "centrist," despite what much of the media claimed throughout 2019 and 2020. Second, he and his team are not exactly the wise, experienced, old Washington hands that they like to think of themselves as — remember that passing a COVID-relief bill was supposed to be the easy part of their agenda. Finally, Biden isn't exactly moving with great speed to fill up the lower ranks of the executive branch.

Team Biden: Farther to the Left, and Less Competent, Than Promised

Six weeks into the Biden administration, the bad news is that Joe Biden and his team are way farther to the left than the candidate promised on the campaign trail in 2020. But this is somewhat offset by the fact that he and his team are much less competent than promised.

Let's just quickly review impeachment, which ended two weeks ago and already feels as if it's ancient history. The Biden team didn't really want the Senate to take the time to deal with a doomed effort, ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 02 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY March 02 2021 Forty Days of Biden: Not so Centrist, Not so Competent On the menu today: We're past the 40-day mark of the Biden presidency, and already some things are clear. First, as many of us warned, Biden really isn't much of a "centrist," despite what much of the media claimed throughout 2019 and 2020. Second, he and his team are not exactly the wise, experienced, old Washington hands that they like to think of themselves as — remember that passing a COVID-relief bill was supposed to be the easy part of their agenda. Finally, Biden isn't exactly moving with great speed to fill up the lower ranks of the executive branch. Team Biden: Farther to the Left, and Less Competent, Than Promised Six weeks into the Biden administration, the bad news is that Joe Biden and his team are way farther to the left than the candidate promised on the campaign trail in 2020. But this is somewhat offset by the fact that he and his team are much less competent than promised. Let's just quickly review impeachment, which ended two weeks ago and already feels as if it's ancient history. The Biden team didn't really want the Senate to take the time to deal with a doomed effort, ...   READ MORE

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