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Many of those on the political right had a field day this last week when President Biden gave a speech where he urged Americans to "lower the temperature" in our political rhetoric and moral disagreements.



No matter how much grace you attempt to extend to Mr. Biden, you simply cannot help but chuckle that someone who has allowed his presidency to routinely descend into the armpit of political rancor and resentment would audaciously attempt to cast himself as the conciliator of goodwill.

While I share the majority viewpoint of my fellow countrymen, that the man who occupies the oval office is most likely unaware of who is using him and how he is being used, the fact remains that the persona of Joe Biden has become synonymous with bitter partisanship.

In that red backdrop speech alone, Biden's speechwriters had the president decry his political opposition with terms like, "odious," "unconscionable," "vicious," and "pernicious," and claimed that those who disagreed with his stance on ballot validation were pushing us to the edge of Civil War.