From WSJopinion: Biden’s State of the Union speech was an overdue act of transparency. When Biden finally announces his re-election bid, he will be running as a democratic socialist, writes DanHenninger.
Feb. 8, 2023 6:19 pm ET
President Biden’s State of the Union speech was an overdue act of transparency. When Mr. Biden finally announces his re-election bid, he will be running as a democratic socialist. That is the clear takeaway from the more than 70 minutes Mr. Biden spent describing his plans to push federal spending and mandates into every nook of American life.
What a welcome departure this is from the misrepresentation Rep. Jim Clyburn perpetrated on voters to get Mr. Biden elected as a centrist in 2020. Recall how the South Carolina congressman endorsed Mr. Biden before his state’s primary, explicitly warning on ABC’s “This Week” against the insurgent campaign of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders: “I do believe it will be an extra burden for us to have to carry. This is South Carolina, and South Carolinians are pretty leery about that title ‘socialist.
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