A Welcome Surprise – Liberal Media Provide Backbone to Biden Administration

One expects the conservative media to provide staunch support for military efforts directed at Russia (an unpleasant surprise is the apparent partiality of Fox News headliners like Tucker Carlson for Putin’s propaganda).  But the liberal media, with particular reference to the Washington Post, CNN and even-far left MSNBC have been prodding Joe Biden to do more.

Why?

Certainly, the facts that these outlets have reporters and video crews on the ground is part of the reason.  The barbaric conduct of Russia forces cannot be ignored when they are witnessed.  But also a factor is the simple, primal urge to rally round the flag.  The Russians are the bad guys and we side with the Ukrainians.

It's delightful to see a national unity in America which hasn’t been present since 9-ll.  And that feeling includes generally the media too.  (Of course, not everyone agrees.  MSNBC “wokester” Joy Reid posits that race is an explanation to consider.  After all, the Ukrainians are given special sympathy because they are white!)

Despite all the talk of divisiveness and bitter partisanship, we haven’t yet lost our willingness to come together on certain important matters and line up on the correct side.

In an historical sense, that is powerful evidence that America still remains the dominant force on the world’s stage (the ambition of China, notwithstanding) as long as we retain that capacity.

Criticism of President Biden in the Midst of a Foreign Policy Crisis is Out of Line

 

There is little doubt that some responsibility for the Ukrainian War lies at the feet of Joe Biden.  His administration, for instance, allowed the Russian natural gas line to resume completion (which President Trump had thwarted) and halted the shipment of weapons to the besieged country (again reversing the previous policy).  These observations are not meant to suggest that the Russian tyrant did not already have his eyes on Ukraine.  But President Biden’s conduct certainly gave Putin encouragement that his designs would not be seriously impeded.

So Biden screwed up.

That fact, however, does not excuse the criticism he is currently receiving.  Belatedly or not, our president is taking action.  Russia’s leader is taking note of the support in America for the new policies aimed at him.

All Americans should make clear their support for our Commander-in-Chief.  By our conduct, we can dissuade Putin from thinking that divisions here diminish our determination to resist his ambitions for further aggression against the West (and our interests).

Should President Biden be held accountable for his policy failures?

Yes!

But not now.

We must project unity.

So, I’m saying to my fellow conservatives that the times call for support, not plaintive cries of “if only…”.