(Mark Pellin, Headline USA) Russian bombs were being unleashed with full force on Ukraine at the start of President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address Tuesday night.
An hour later, at the end of Biden’s meandering and often incoherent speech, bombs were still pounding Ukraine and oil had spiked $5 a barrel.
“But I want you to know that we are going to be okay,” Biden said in a strained, eerily whispered croak that was probably meant to project calmed assurance, but came off as creepily desperate. “We’re going to be okay.”
Biden offered little in the way of assurance, instead doubling-down on a slew of failing policies that will continue to produce the same odious outcomes, only with different marketing.
Biden’s go-green, social-justice crusading Build Back Better spending spree is being rebranded as Building a Better America, but it’s bloated price tag will still include all the same partisan, social-equity pet projects.
But it’s Building a Better America, not Build Back Better, which had worn out its welcome.
The whole address, similarly, made it clear that all Biden has to offer as solutions to the problems he’s created is focus-group tested, poll-driven babble, combined with lies, obfuscation and perpetual gaslighting.
After a year spent vilifying police and pushing criminal justice reforms that have led to record-high crime, someone must have told Biden that public safety is a growing concern with voters and he responded dutifully.
Under Biden, 12 cities broke their homicide records last year.
All 12 cities are run by Democrats. pic.twitter.com/XKWW5Vio0b
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2022
“I know what works,” Biden said. “Investing in crime prevention and community police officers who’ll walk the beat, who’ll know the neighborhood, and who can restore trust and safety,” said suddenly pro-cop Biden.
“We should all agree – the answer is not to defund the police,” Biden said with a harumph
“The answer is to fund the police. Fund them. Fund them,” he extolled. “Fund them with resources and training they need to protect our communities.”
Is the entire Democrat Party going to act like they didn’t just defund and demonize the police for the last 2 years? #SOTU
— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) March 2, 2022
Here’s what Democrats actually think of police! pic.twitter.com/kYTwhSLe6p
— NRCC (@NRCC) March 2, 2022
Biden gave it away when he continued to insist that the funding he now thinks is critical for public safety should be used for programs that turn police officers into social workers and ease penalties for criminals, while confiscating legally-owned guns from law-abiding citizens and placing more restrictions on how officers carry out enforcement.
Biden continued the gaslighting when he proclaimed that “we need to secure the border and fix the immigration system.”
The cacophony heard in the background as Biden continued his pro-borders spiel was likely from eyeballs rolling, heads shaking and jaws dropping, as president chameleon slithered between tough talking enforcement and creating a dreamer’s quick path to citizenship.
Biden’s act was received like the marketing sham that it was.
That mention of border and immigration security was lip service. Nothing more. No vision, no strategy. Just a wish list and another hollow push for immigration reform legislation. I think the President may have forgotten he has authority to fix the crisis NOW.
— Chad Wolf (@ChadFWolf) March 2, 2022
FACT: More than 62,000 illegal immigrants were released into the U.S. in January.
In President Trump’s last full month in office, that number was 17.
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2022
When he wasn’t masquerading as a border hawk, Biden was peddling himself as a self-proclaimed capitalist.
No, really, or at least a capitalist who believes the way to beat inflation is with more government spending, more restrictions on private industry, and a minimum wage of at least $15-an-hour.
“Too many families are struggling to keep up with the bills,” Biden said. “Inflation is robbing them of the gains they might otherwise feel. I get it. That’s why my top priority is getting prices under control.”
And how does the capitalist-in-chief plan to do it?
By going green, of course, strong-arming people who can barely afford groceries to buy new electric cars, while promoting policies to ensure energy independence, like scraping the Keystone XL pipeline.
“I have a better plan to fight inflation,” he explained. “Lower your costs, not your wages.”
Why did no one think of lowering your costs before @JoeBiden? It is so simple! MAKE THINGS NOT COST SO MUCH! Everything is solved! I can’t wait to buy gas tomorrow! Joe is going to lower the costs! https://t.co/Qf84Ow9BEv
— Nick Searcy, INTERNATIONAL FILM & TELEVISION STAR (@yesnicksearcy) March 2, 2022
So he’s going to lower inflation by spending more government cash. Makes sense. If you’re insane. https://t.co/NXnOBCjBSY
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) March 1, 2022
A conveniently-timed unmasked Biden said the lessons learned from COVID could be used to bring us together as a nation, after spending the last year enforcing oppressive mandates and promoting the social shaming of anyone who disagreed with what the regime dictated.
“Let’s use this moment to reset,” Biden said.
“Let’s stop seeing each other as enemies, and start seeing each other for who we really are: fellow Americans.”
The rebranding on that front might need more work.
Reminder: Just over two weeks ago Biden insulted people fighting for personal freedom and said that not wearing masks “puts someone else in jeopardy, their health in jeopardy”pic.twitter.com/dk9UOyehNF
— Tommy Pigott (@TommyPigott) March 2, 2022
BIDEN TONIGHT: “Let’s stop seeing each other as enemies”
ALSO BIDEN: You are Jefferson Davis, George Wallace, or Bull Connor if you disagree with me pic.twitter.com/46CV08WCte
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2022
Biden was presented with a chance to use his State of the Union as a way to meaningfully address the crisis unfolding in Ukraine, while bringing together both parties for a common cause.
He started his speech headed in that direction, expressing support for the Ukrainian people and promising assistance short of putting boots on the ground.
And before Biden stumbled down his usual path of lies and misdirection, strewn with slurred words, confused references, mistaken identities and blank stares, he had the chance to change course, to endorse policies that would fix the chaos he has created and to start the country on the road to recovery.
He opted instead to offer platitudes and repackaged policies to a public that has increasingly grown sick of both.
CNN’s David Chalian says the “instant reaction” of Biden’s #SOTU shows that Biden is losing support among all Americans, including Democrats. pic.twitter.com/JxRx1VNjNo
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2022
NBC’s Chuck Todd on Biden’s State of the Union: “I fear this is going to feel like a speech that didn’t age well.” pic.twitter.com/6bDXjQ3SQ2
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 2, 2022
