I think Biden is pretty much getting things right so far. As to this messaging thing, maybe or maybe not. I know enough to know what I don't know. And that is what's going on behind the scenes out of the range of the public's eyes and ears. Wouldn't be the first time a president or his administration took a public position on something k…
I think Biden is pretty much getting things right so far. As to this messaging thing, maybe or maybe not. I know enough to know what I don't know. And that is what's going on behind the scenes out of the range of the public's eyes and ears. Wouldn't be the first time a president or his administration took a public position on something knowing full well they may have to abandon it. And whatever message Biden may be sending to Russia in public, there may be a very different one being sent in other ways behind the scenes. Or there may not. But the public didn't know what was done behind closed doors to resolve the Cuban missile crisis until long after the fact. Of course, this is not that in some very significant ways, but still...
What I would like to hear Biden talking about in public is the fact that there will be a cost for all of this that we, as a country, must bear whether we like it or not. We can argue all we want about whose fault it is that we find ourselves in the position that we do. There's plenty of blame to go around. But that won't accomplish anything other than making some egos feel better. We are where we are at the moment, and we must pay the price, whatever it turns out to be. Or the price to be paid later will be much steeper.
At the risk of sounding like an endless echo...Freedom isn't free. And another payment on the account is now due. Actually, it is past due. And as the leader of this country, Biden should be making that clear to all of those here - myself included - who have taken the possession of this precious and invaluable treasure for granted for far too long. As the tag line from a very old advertising campaign said..."You can pay me now, or you can pay me later", the inference being that paying later would be much more expensive.
We need to be prepared to pay up. And Biden should be making that point at every opportunity.
I think Biden is pretty much getting things right so far. As to this messaging thing, maybe or maybe not. I know enough to know what I don't know. And that is what's going on behind the scenes out of the range of the public's eyes and ears. Wouldn't be the first time a president or his administration took a public position on something knowing full well they may have to abandon it. And whatever message Biden may be sending to Russia in public, there may be a very different one being sent in other ways behind the scenes. Or there may not. But the public didn't know what was done behind closed doors to resolve the Cuban missile crisis until long after the fact. Of course, this is not that in some very significant ways, but still...
What I would like to hear Biden talking about in public is the fact that there will be a cost for all of this that we, as a country, must bear whether we like it or not. We can argue all we want about whose fault it is that we find ourselves in the position that we do. There's plenty of blame to go around. But that won't accomplish anything other than making some egos feel better. We are where we are at the moment, and we must pay the price, whatever it turns out to be. Or the price to be paid later will be much steeper.
At the risk of sounding like an endless echo...Freedom isn't free. And another payment on the account is now due. Actually, it is past due. And as the leader of this country, Biden should be making that clear to all of those here - myself included - who have taken the possession of this precious and invaluable treasure for granted for far too long. As the tag line from a very old advertising campaign said..."You can pay me now, or you can pay me later", the inference being that paying later would be much more expensive.
We need to be prepared to pay up. And Biden should be making that point at every opportunity.
My dad used to say "Buy the best and cry once." The same is true for preserving peace by going to war..... now...or later...