More and more Democrats are expressing dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden. It was particularly evident on the weekend of July 9 \u2013 10 when thousands of protesters gathered outside the White House to express their frustration that Biden was not doing more to protect abortion rights. The protesters seemed absolutely unaware of what Biden had done the day before through executive action to protect reproductive rights, as accurately described in \u201cThe Week<\/a>:\u201d<\/p>\n

President Biden on Friday signed an executive order aimed at protecting access to abortion and other reproductive health care services now that Roe v. Wade<\/em> has been overturned. Per the administration’s fact sheet, the order “builds on the actions” the White House has already taken by protecting access to abortion and contraception; guarding patient privacy; promoting safety and security for patients, providers, and clinics; and coordinating federal efforts to safeguard reproductive rights. In more specific terms, the order directs Health and Human Services to expand access to abortion pills, fortify birth control coverage under Obamacare, and organize free legal services for those that have been criminally charged for seeking out or providing an abortion. [CBS News<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>The Week<\/em><\/a>]<\/p>\n

Within an hour of the Supreme Court overruling Roe v. Wade<\/em><\/a> with the Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u2019s Health Organization<\/em><\/a> case, Biden expressed his outrage and his commitment to Congress codifying Roe. He has done all that could be expected of a reasonable person to find ways to minimize the impact of the Dobbs decision and to advance reproductive rights. What is it about what Biden has done that his protesters do not understand?<\/p>\n

Biden has also done virtually everything that a reasonable person could do to control inflation. It is a global problem, not something that can solely be solved by the United States or any other individual country.<\/p>\n

He just completed a trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia. Once again, progressives are giving him considerable criticism. When in Saudi Arabia, he did not shake hands with heir to the throne, but rather had a fist-bump with Mohammed Bin Salman. This had to be difficult for Biden to do, because he has repeatedly stated that MBS is responsible for the torture and mutilation of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.<\/p>\n

So, why did Biden do this? Because oil prices in the United States have been soaring until the past several weeks. While Biden and many others know that in time more oil will be drilled, pumped and refined the U.S. to bring supplies to a level where prices will go down, most people cannot be the patient. The best source of additional oil at the present time is from the OPEC countries of which Saudi Arabia is a leader. So, Biden has to hold his nose and \u201cbeg\u201d for OPEC to immediately increase supplies.<\/p>\n

He did not do it in the most elegant way, but he did it as anyone would when it becomes essential.<\/p>\n

Biden is doing so many of the things that Americans want, but he is getting little credit. More an more we are hearing that Biden is too old to be president; that he is a \u201cdoddering old man.\u201d He may be older than most of us, he may not be the steadiest person on his feet, but he is mentally as sharp as he has ever been. He is probably smarter than ever because he is outstanding at learning from his past mistakes.<\/p>\n

Maybe we want a younger person to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2024. But for now, Biden is our president and he\u2019s a damn good one. If Joe Manchin won\u2019t give him a break, the kind that would send his popularity soaring, then let\u2019s have the rest of us provide him with the support that he needs and has earned. It\u2019s time to say \u2018yes\u2019 to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Maybe we want a younger person to be the Democratic nominee for president in 2024. But for now, Biden is our president and he\u2019s a damn good one. Let\u2019s provide him with the support that he needs and has earned. It\u2019s time to say \u2018yes\u2019 to him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42042,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3618,3625,3602,3621,1575],"tags":[3680,2291,2481],"yoast_head":"\n