Michael Ramirez: Titanic Policies 02-12-23
From America's Premier Editorial Cartoonist
As President Biden celebrated his "achievements" in the State of the Union Speech and promised to stay the course, 62% of Americans say Biden has done little or nothing, and 50% believe they were better off a year ago. —Michael
Biden's State of the Union Was a Bad Bet —Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal
Biden's Fantasyland —The Editors, National Review
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More of Today’s Hand-Selected News and Opinion:
Remembering Mr. Lincoln —Scott Johnson, Power Line
'King of Late Night' Greg Gutfeld Gets a Super Bowl Ad —Bob Hoge, RedState
Ex-Twitter Executive Makes Chilling Admission Jonathan Turley, JonathanTurley.org
How Buying a House Became so Unaffordable —Kite & Key Media
New York Times Warns Free Speech Threatens Democracy —Jacob Sullum, Reason
Democrats Are Done With Free Speech —Ben Domenech, The Spectator World
DEI Cult —Christopher Rufo, City Journal
‘Detransitioners’ Are Being Abandoned By Medical Professionals Who Devastated Their Bodies And Minds —Kelsey Bolar, The Federalist
On the Lighter Side:
Rolling Down the River with Huckleberry Finn —Scott Johnson, Power Line
To Cover Rising Costs, Hunter Now Charging 15% For The Big Guy —Babylon Bee
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FROM MICHAEL:
Thanks for subscribing! When there are big events like the Super Bowl, I normally try to carry that theme into the cartoon. Unfortunately, I had an eye exam on Friday. They dilate your eyes and put this goopy anesthetic gel in them so everything is cloudy and bright for half a day. So, I went with my Monday cartoon instead of a Super Bowl-themed cartoon for today… which is fine because it also corresponded with the… 25th anniversary of the movie Titanic.
uh… yay…
Now, I am one of the very few people, it seems, who didn’t particularly like the Titanic.
The movie was longer and more painful than the actual time it took for the real ship to sink. The Titanic sank in 2 hours and 40 minutes. The movie was an excruciating 3 hours and 15 minutes.
But that was still much less time and far less painful than President Biden’s State of the Union Speech. It may have only been an hour and 13 minutes (and, clearly, a violation of Article 3 of the Geneva Convention) but it seemed like a lifetime.
Unfortunately, the boorish behavior of some Republicans only made it seem longer…. if that was possible.
There is not enough space here to correct all the lies, half-truths, out of context falsehoods and embellishments in Biden’s speech, but some Republicans, with their juvenile antics and clownish behavior, managed to, once again, succeed in taking the focus off of Biden’s misappropriation of the facts and credit, and the titanic scale of disasters from his policies, and put the focus squarely on their lack of dignity and decorum.
Elephants may never forget, but some in this class of Republicans, never seem to learn anything or lose an opportunity to snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory.
The President’s subsequent speeches covered the same trail of deception with phony pictures, positive platitudes and fairy tales. In just a few years, the President has managed to take us from low prices, low energy costs, low interest rates and energy independence to historically high levels of inflation, higher borrowing costs, massive government subsidization, stratospheric cost of living increases, and dependence on tyrants and despots for energy. The massive growth of government and government spending and regulations, and anti-free market and short-sighted liberal policies are responsible for a colossal $31.4 trillion national debt and the fragile economic state we are currently in.
Most Americans disapprove of Biden’s policies and his presidency. Even most of the Democrats would chose someone other than Biden to run in 2024. They can see the icebergs clearly ahead.
Biden’s response… Stay the course.
With the anniversary of the movie Titanic, the image of a celebration on the bow of a ship destined for disaster seemed like the perfect metaphor.
Have a happy Super Bowl Sunday. (SIDEBAR: I used to be a Pro football fan, but sadly, I remain a Miami Dolphins fan and they haven’t played professional football in a long time.)
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