When Joe Biden left the Oval Office in January 2025, he apparently let his favorite sheet of music fall from the Resolute Desk and flutter to the floor.
It’s the same music that now is sung by President Donald Trump, titled “Look at my great economy!”
During his term, Biden clamored continuously, and so did his vice-president, Kamala Harris, insisting that the American economy was so good that Democrats should be swept back into office.
It didn’t work.
A soft economy, riddled with growing inflation, caused voters to turn away. They then looked to Donald Trump who made big promises about stopping the Russian/Ukraine War in two days, and turning inflation on its ugly head.
Today, the sheet music from the Oval Office is getting a good play. Trump and his nodding, smiling cabinet members insist that all is good in the financial world. Gasoline prices will start down any day now, and spiraling prices on every retail item on the market are simply reacting to America getting ripped off by Canada, Germany, Italy, China, and of course, the dastardly Democrats.
Trump stated in a boisterous voice on Tuesday, “We’re in a boom economy. Just look at the stock market.”
Darn sheet music. It has a way of making presidents sing fibs.
Lest anyone try to sway you, the level of financial security in this country is slipping into the danger zone with every note performed by the singing presidents.
Truth is, we are facing consequences of a war that the American people (along with key military advisors and even the vice president) never thought was a good idea. We are stuck in a war of words, with the entire Mideast oil supply sitting in 1,550 tanker vessels anchored in the Strait of Hormuz — a place most of us never knew existed until two months ago.
It might be a good time to turn the page on old music; forget about ballrooms, triumphal arches; and names on granite so we can get back to worrying about the American economy, our spiraling national debt and creating jobs for the young people who will follow us.
And, for sure, stop yammering about this great economy.
It is hitting a sour note with all of us.
— Rudy Taylor
Taylor Newspapers,
Independence, Kan.
