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Newsmax writer, Eric Mack, yesterday pointedly summarized the event that will change the dynamic of both this November’s midterm elections and the presidential election in 2024. “President Trump's historic endorsement streak of success continues unabated," former White House Political Director Brian Jack told Bedard. "He's 55-0 in midterm primaries — undeniable proof that his endorsement is the most powerful endorsement in politics."

In what most likely is an attempt to get out ahead of how an energized Trump might employ his growing power, yesterday Biden said; “This MAGA crowd is really the most extreme political organization that's existed in recent American history," in remarks at the White House.

From Biden’s perspective, wherein the nation’s currently being driven by the tenets of the far left, the MAGA crowd probably is “the most extreme political organization that's existed in recent American history." An indication of that extremity can be seen in repetition of a reader comment from yesterday’s posting: 

“legacy wrote: “Written November 2020: Gasoline is currently $1.70-2.10 per gallon. Interest rates are 2.65% for a 30 year mortgage.  Our GDP growth for the 3rd quarter was 33%. Inflation is below 2%. We had the best economy ever until COVID, and it is recovering well. We have not had any new wars or conflicts in the last 4 years. North Korea has been under control and has not been testing any missiles. ISIS has not been heard from for over 3 years. The housing market is the strongest in over 20 years. Homes have appreciated at an unbelievable rate and sell within hours of going on the market, with multiple offers. "Minority groups led the way in poverty alleviation. Compared to the overall poverty rate reduction of 1.3 percentage points, black poverty fell by 2.0 percentage points, Hispanic poverty fell by 1.8 percentage points, and Asian poverty fell by 2.8 percentage points.”

While the MAGA results are what they are, successfully proven by implementation, Biden’s comparative results are factual as well, summarized this way: “It’s worth reflecting for a moment about how we got here. Our Democratic colleagues have had a long list of excuses and folks to blame,” said Sen. Pat Toomey, Penn. “First, of course, it was all transitory. Remember that? ‘Nothing to see here.’ Then it was supply chains. Then it was greedy corporations. I suppose they were generous corporations prior to the inflation and then they became greedy for some reason. Of course, Republicans, generally. Vladimir Putin has been on the list at times. It’s all nonsense.”

“Over and over, Republicans have been pointing to Biden’s energy policies from his first days in office, along with his massive spending bills, as the culprits of the record prices. Toomey said the policies constrained the supply of goods and services while the spending increased demand — and the “combination of less supply and more demand is always guaranteed to elevate prices.”

Biden’s comeback is to rail against the Rick Scott plan, which truly is “as extreme as most MAGA things are. It will actually raise taxes on 75 million American families, over 95% of whom make less than $100,000 a year. Among the hardest hit, working families, kids. “Under this new plan, while big corporations and billionaires will pay nothing more. The working class folks will pay a hell of a lot more.”

Biden went on, “This extreme Republican agenda calls for Congress — I’m not making this up, either, you have to think about this — requires a vote if it were to pass every five years. Congress would have to vote to reinstate or eliminate Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. Social security is something seniors have paid in for their whole life. And it has to be reauthorized every five years.”

Unfortunately for Biden, “Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell quickly rebuked Scott’s plan just like Biden did, firmly stating the plan is not McConnell’s — or the GOP’s — vision.

“Let me tell you what would not be a part of our agenda. We will not have as part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half the American people, and sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years,” McConnell said just days after Scott released his plan, which appeared to shock McConnell. “That will not be part of the Republican Senate majority agenda. We will focus on what the American people are concerned about: inflation, energy, defense, the border and crime.”

So, “[w]hile Biden appears to be running against a plan that likely has no chance of being implemented, Republicans have only broadly outlined their priorities if they win majorities in the Senate or the House after midterm elections. McConnell argues the time to announce a plan is after Republicans take power.

“Republicans, including Scott, said Wednesday the way to ease inflation now is to embrace energy independence in the U.S. by cutting red tape for producers and expand trade to lower costs.” All of which brings Biden back to a position with which he’s completely familiar, running against a fiction with a fiction, the story of his life.

 That’s it for today folks.

 Adios