A few words from Randy Abraham: Now he belongs to the ages
Through his accomplishments and his example, President Joe Biden has already left his mark as one of the greatest American presidents, and he will leave a legacy of service, dedication and sacrifice that will last throughout this nation’s history.
And President Biden will be remembered as a man who stepped into the White House at a time of unprecedented crises:
- The worst pandemic in a century,
- The worst attack on our nation’s capital since 1812, the culmination of the outgoing president’s attempt to overturn an election and overthrow our democracy and illegally hold on to power after losing an election,
- Hundreds of thousands dead from a preventable disease,
- Millions living like shut-ins, many of them losing their jobs and facing eviction and foreclosure, and coping with shortages of everything from medical supplies to toilet paper,
- An enveloping worldwide economic collapse, the worst since the Great Recession, and
- An opposition party standing opposed to his very legitimacy after voting to oppose the certification of the Electoral College vote that declared him President of the United States.
He saved this country from a depression, presided over the creation of 16 million jobs, boosted our energy independence and resilience with unprecedented investments into renewable energy and climate change remedies, expanded the strength and stability of NATO, repaired relations with our allies, and restored our prestige on the world’s stage.
Along the way, he championed America’s unionized ranks, nominated a record number of women and minorities to the judiciary, and appointed a diverse federal workforce that — finally — looks like America.
In 50 years his impact on generations of people will be undeniable: as a gentle, humble, caring, brilliant and determined man of courage and integrity who sought to fulfill the promise of America, widen the circle of opportunity for all people, keep hope alive among the disaffected and downtrodden, inspire others to work for meaningful and lasting change, and truly help form a “more perfect union.”
And in a time of enormous crisis in this nation, and this world, we were extremely fortunate that this man has chosen to put himself in the breach, to stand in the gap, and to be a champion against the spirit of cynicism, hopelessness and despair, and to withstand the pettiness, the unthinking opposition, and the virulent hatred of his detractors and opponents with such grace and good will as he set about to repair a nation whose soul had been broken.
In the coming years, we will see statues erected in his likeness, and streets and government buildings named after him. There will be a Biden Institute established at a prestigious university, endowed Biden Chairs and Fellows, and a generation of leaders prepared and dedicated to furthering his work and advancing on the progress that he made.
We will also remember him like this — as a man of modest background, gentle voice and generous spirit who, despite the immense power and authority of his office and the historic nature of his mission, would be willing to voluntarily put the interests of the nation he loves — and has served for a half-century — over his own ambition, and, in a final act of selfless service and sacrifice, pass the torch to a new generation of leadership that is ready, willing, and able to run with it.
But 50 years of history won’t be as kind to Trump.
My assessment: 50 days after they gratefully dump the final shovelfuls of dirt on the gilded box stuffed with his bloated, stinking, rotting carcass and lowered into the dank ground, he will be renounced and denounced by his former allies and craven minions, accomplices and fellow travelers, ruefully forgotten and scarcely missed.
His name will serve as an insult, and his record a baleful reminder and cautionary tale of unthinking hubris, rancid vulgarity, and rampant and unquenchable greed and corruption.
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