ANALYSIS: Biden's prescription Tuesday night was to go smaller—not so much in terms of rhetoric, but in terms of achievable goals.
President Joe Biden spoke to the American people Tuesday night as Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine and inflation soars at home.-- with far fewer guests though far more masks -- to declare that the nation was"ready for takeoff."
Biden's prescription Tuesday night was to go smaller -- not so much in terms of rhetoric, but in terms of achievable goals. Bold proposals for trillions in new spending were replaced by new inflation-controlling proposals, somewhat vague goals included in a"unity agenda for the nation" plus the promise that measures already passed will deliver bigger results.
"The American Rescue Plan helped working people -- and left no one behind," Biden said, drawing broad applause from Democrats and a few jeers from Republicans in the House chamber."And it worked. It created jobs. Lots of jobs." The major planks of Biden's"unity agenda" outlined Tuesday night are arguably as popular as they will be difficult to achieve. Ending the opioid crisis, supporting veterans, ending cancer"as we know it," tackling mental health among children in particular -- all are noble goals that aren't the kinds of things that ever get completely done.
For their part, Republicans are leaving little mystery about how they plan to attack Biden and his fellow Democrats -- or how much they look forward to the midterm elections that are just eight months away.Sen. Joe Manchin, left, Sen. Roger Wicker, right, and Sen. John Barrasso, listen as President Joe Biden delivers his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., March 1, 2022.
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