Mr. Biden speaking from the Oval Office, addressed the nation about the Wars in Israel and Ukraine. He spoke in lofty terms about America’s role in the world, saying in part, “… We’re facing an inflection point in history…” and told us he will spend our money taking on Hamas and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Mr. Biden plans on asking Congress for another $60B in Ukraine and $10B for Israel, with smaller sums for Taiwan and the US border. Those are political sweeteners. Ya gotta spread it around to get it done in DC.
But are these the priorities of the American people?
A recent poll from Reuters News Service says 19% of Americans rate the economy as their greatest concern. Second was illegal immigration, and third was crime. That sentiment of priorities is echoed in polling from outlets like Statista and Pew Research Center.
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An AP poll released this week says nearly 70% of Americans think Mr. Biden has engaged in criminality or unethical behavior connected to his family’s foreign business deals.
A CBS poll shows 57% of Americans think Mr. Biden is going too easy on China. China is one of the countries where he and his family maintained relations, resulting in lucrative contracts. 50% think Mr. Biden is making the US weaker in the world. And 31% approve of his foreign policy agenda.
My nickel’s worth says we have to lockdown the southern border. Our open border is having a cascading effects throughout the country, from crushing our communities with drugs and fentanyl deaths, saddling our cities with profound economic burdens to take care of illegals, and giving an open door to untold numbers of unvetted, uninvited foreigners, with record numbers on our terror watch list.
We need to focus on re-establishing law and order in America. The goal is to allow families and kids to flourish in a safe environment. We must create that same safe environment for private industry and manufacturers to both flourish and rebuild business operations previously shipped offshore.
China is America’s gravest threat, hands down. Nothing and no one else comes close. Not climate, not Russia and Putin, not Hamas; China is our greatest threat. The US military, law enforcement, and intelligence communities have confirmed this… repeatedly. The economy has been screaming about it. The vast majority of available American resources should be used to counter China.
That’s because the good news is there are some smart solutions to the China problem, though they are not easy. But the two that are in our most immediate control that would solve most of our problem would include revoking all US visas held by Chinese citizens and sending them all back home. And forcing Chinese investors to divest their holdings, most especially those land purchases in this country.
There will be times when it’s important to give foreign aid or to refocus our military spending. When we do, the guiding principle should be to support the people and countries that will prevent a global fight with the Communist Party of China or shore up our defenses.
There might be smart exceptions to that. Israel is an example. That’s where Presidential discernment comes into play. But those are my suggestions to you. Lockdown the southern border, re-establish law and order, and take on the Chinese.
What’s clear is that poll after poll shows Mr. Biden’s message fell on deaf ears. We have different priorities than he does. We’re not interested in his message, nor are we listening to the messenger. It’s time for change… because he’s killing our security, our prosperity, and our hope.
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