Joe Gets His Second Wind While Trump Takes Over The Family.

The State of the Union was great: for the second year in a row, we got to see feisty Joe take on all comers. Biden got as good as he gave in some instances, while gave as good as he got in others. So, the political resurrection plan is underway, but it almost will take one of God's miracles to win. When you're sitting at 38% approval in the latest polls, you need lightning to strike thrice in the same place to win in a general election. At least they're pulling out all the stops and, if necessary, will go down fighting. In a general, anything can happen, so don't count Biden out just yet, even if it's almost a given that he'll likely lose to Trump.

Meanwhile, on the Republican side, MAGA is now firmly in control, having taken over the RNC and turned it into just another branch of TheFamilyTM. It's indirect nepotism as Lara assumes the levers of power. Hum, have we ever seen this before? Nope. I don't think so. Imagine if Trump wins in November. Suddenly, the party will become just another offshoot of The White House. Trump will call all the shots across all races -- Lara will more than likely defer to his wishes about who gets funding and more importantly, who doesn't -- you know, Orbán-style politics.

Trump has proven of late to be no friend of your average liberal democracy. I mean, the flashing warning signs are everywhere, but MAGA doesn't care. If he gets in again, the question then becomes will he ever get out, short of an armed forces coup? Do I think Trump will do whatever he can to stay in power beyond 2028? You bet I do. But again, MAGA doesn't care. Not a single thought that such an eventuality would probably spark a second civil war. Nah, not important.

It's all about TheFamilyTM getting back power and keeping it forever. That's the playbook. And it's fucking working, with inflation still higher than the official cooked figures would have us believe. Ditto on the economy and unemployment. People don't feel it when it comes to BidenEconomicsTM because, in reality, the economic relief is simply not there on the ground, where it counts, in each individual household. That's why Joe is losing and still likely to lose in November. Inflation continues to slowly strangle the Biden presidency.

Most people vote their pocketbook first, last and always. Joe needs to remember that even after finding his second wind.