Biden at the 75th Anniversary of the founding of NATO, our great alliance of democraces across the Atlantic, delivers a powerful message. I am solidly behind President Biden as the leader who has the greatest vision of America’s role at home and in the world. Let him lead: elect him to a second term to finish his vision of a free world and more just America, ready and able to help stem climate impacts and secure America’s and the world’s futures.
Biden’s Record: A Great President
The most consequential investment in renewable energy and justice for Energy Transistion required to secure American families and the world community during climate change. It is underway and already transforming communities across America while employing Americans in great jobs at unprecented rates. States, red and blue, are benefitting economically.
A record of high jobs creation, low unemployment and business growth. Support of workers’ rights, wages and benefits, and support of unions. Inflation is low and steady.
Legislation to reduce college debt, improve health care, support families and children through reduction of poverty; calling out companies that drain wealth from families through high interest rates and inflated costs of products and services. Reduction of the high cost of pharmaceuticals, and allowances for Medicare to negotiate the cost of life-saving drugs for all Americans.
Standing for the rights of LGBTQ and Transgender individuals to the protections of the Constitution as citizens with equal rights to the bounties of citizenship and the community of a freedom-loving people.
Maintaining the separation of church and state as a fundamental tenet of the U.S. Constitution since its founding.
Unwavering support for women’s reproductive rights and healthcare. This is one of the most important protections of women’s rights now struck down by a partisan Supreme Court. Biden promises to sign reproductive rights into law when reelected for a second term. This is about health and freedom of choice.
Assertive foreign policy with NATO and in new alliances in the Global South and among Pacific allies to protect democracy across the world. Unflinching commitment to support Ukraine in its justified defense against unprovoked aggression by Russia. Biden will continue to support Ukraine to victory with a strong NATO commitment. NATO has grown stronger, adding new countries in Europe during Biden’s term of office. Support for Israel while negotiating for justice for Palestinians in Gaza. We are safer with Biden’s leadership. He has the long vision younger Americans do not possess at this critical time in history. This is the time to support wisdom and experience.
Call me an optimist, but to me Americans “get” all this and will come through to victory against the second internal threat to our democracy in recent history with Trump and the MAGA Republicans. This is not supposition. We experienced four years of Trump in the White House and its termination with an insurrection in the Capitol and assault against the rule of law by convicted criminals. The latter is only the latest odd ball and dangerous internal grab for power and suppression of liberty among our people seen from time to time in America’s history. Recall: the price of freedom is eternal vigilance. Now we are the watchmen and we must not fail Liberty.
America is about the steady and determined growth toward plurality and diversity as promised in our founding documents and principles. We are about the steady march to freedom and liberty for all. We have stumbled in the past and sometimes lost that vision, but in this time, in this place in history the future of life on Earth is at stake. Its too high a danger to fail now.
Susan Feathers 
Love the Liberty Bell with your closing paragraph
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Susan, I agree with most of your comments in supporting Joe Biden. As I have written elsewhere, the trouble is that in the debate Trump looked strong and full of energy, even as he told one lie after the other. Too many voters are low-information people who have little real understanding of the issues. Just take climate change as an example. Few voters–Republicans for sure, but even Democrats–are conversant with the reports by the IPCC. If they were informed about this issue, they would understand that we are altering the climate in disastrous ways that, in some cases, will be irreversible. And that was a good reason to support Biden and fear Trump 2.0. Now, after the debate, that has become a reason to see replacing Biden with a more vigorous candidate to carry forward the many excellent accomplishments of Biden’s first term. I see this as essential to the survival of American democracy, the international order, and a livable planet.
Larry Chamblin
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Thank you, Larry, for a reasoned reply. Many agree with you. I will support whomever the greater wisdom should determine. But I think its risky when the gears of the Administration under Biden are rolling along so well, in particular foreign policy.
Thanks so much! Keep them coming!
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