You don't hear anything about Joe Biden these days. Which is fine by me. No. 46 has been replaced by No. 47, who's moving so fast in so many directions it's impossible to keep track.
How refreshing is that!
The skeleton known as Joe Biden moved on to the most closely-guarded beach chair anywhere in the world.
But, alas, for Americans who feel the need to buy food to eat, his dim-witted legacy lives on. The damages on most of the population live on like zombie taxes from the wild, multi-trillion-dollar spending he authorized to please the rich progressives of his Democrat Party who enjoy spending other people's money.
The rate of inflation that spendathon ignited was nine percent at one point, the worst in 40 years since 1980, when another Democrat president was invited to vacate the White House without a second term.
Although it climbed slightly back up to three percent in January, the rate of annual inflation has dwindled, due in part to the Federal Reserve clamping down on the surplus money supply by hiking interest rates beyond the ability of millions to buy or build their own homes.
When JB was elected in 2020, the average price of a gallon of gas was $2.20. By the time he entered office and began suffocating U.S. energy independence, it was $2.42. A year later, it reached $3.41 on the way to $5 a gallon and worse in some areas.
The price of getting around in the more than 283 million U.S. vehicles eased some. But by the time the Bidens vacated the White House, the per-gallon cost was still a third higher than when they moved in.
Sadly, much the same happened to the foods Americans need to buy to exist. Those jumped by some 20 percent or even more under Bidenflation. But guess what? Food prices have not moderated. Some have even gone higher. Which explains the surge in popularity of generic products, among other things.
Joe Biden often said the economy was going great. It wasn't, and neither was he. The White House handlers were trying to hide both facts.
The costs of his policies continue to corrode the finances of American families. Household debt, we have just learned, has exploded into the trillions. The old guy is drawing a $200,000 presidential pension now. The rest of us are on our own.
That's the subject of this week's audio commentary. Don't forget to share your insights and opinions in the Comments below.
The most recent audio commentary looked at the poor Democrat soul just elected to head the Democratic National Committee. His job will be to rebuild the party that had its knees taken out in the Nov. 5 reelection of Donald Trump.
Ken Martin will do it eventually, but time is growing short until next year's decisive midterm elections. If Republicans can increase or hold their slight congressional majorities — no easy task — Trump will be able to enact his full agenda. Otherwise, gridlock again.
Judging by the rhetoric at the Democrat Party's get-together last week, the rebuild will not be an easy one. They're still clinging to the conviction that racism and misogyny were responsible for the defeat of Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. That and, of course, the refusal of stubborn Americans to believe the Biden-Harris claims that the economy was really going great.
There is no conceivable way to link here to all the great posts of my RedState colleagues on the blizzard of activity and actions taken by the new presidential administration just in these first few weeks.
Just go here and click on virtually any of the posts on Trump and Elon Musk and the DOGE cost-cutting chainsaw.
