When I heard the news last night that Joe Biden had pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, I was of truly mixed emotions. I said to myself, "Self...he said he wasn't going to do that! What is he thinking??" Then I promptly went to sleep, because let's face it. No one is going to lose any sleep over what Hunter Biden is doing right at this moment as a free man. I'm sure it's nothing horrible or suspicious.
Joe Biden outlined his reasons for changing his mind on this, and I don't disagree with him. Donald Trump has promised to do whatever it is he has to do to go after his political enemies, and Joe Biden is one of them. It seems that Joe Biden himself is pretty clean, or has at least covered his tracks a heckuva a lot better than Trump has. Joe Biden's biggest weakness is his affection for his family, and yeah...Trump WILL go after Hunter Biden and do his absolute worst to the guy, even after he was in prison serving the sentence he was given, just to get under Joe Biden's skin. Hunter would never get out of prison. The extreme right wing crazies would just keep after him, month after month after month. I cannot bring myself to blame Joe Biden for what he's done when I think about the probability that this is what's going to happen.
And today, I hear about how wrong Biden was for doing it, and how he's damaged the Democratic Party by doing so, after saying that he would not pardon his son. They say that in doing so, Biden has just proven how unreliable and unlawful Biden is, and how he's taken our justice system and used it to his own ends. Hunter WAS guilty, after all. He admitted it. Hunter should have to serve his time. This stuff is what I'm hearing from mainstream media, no less. Well media, guess what. I don't blame Biden, and neither should you. You know what's REALLY coming. Have you forgotten that? I doubt it. Our morals and principles are all gone anyway, just as soon as that man takes office again on the 20th.
Trump responded "What about the Jan 6th insurrectionists and their pardons?" Well, Donnie, I really think that's different. You used those folks to try to overthrow a duly elected government and there is a price to be paid for treason...that they were lucky to not be charged with. And you're going to pardon those treasonous fools just as soon as you get into office anyway, so why should Biden do it. At least we can get another two months worth of real justice for what those people did before we all pretend that it never happened in the first place.
So, this latest topic of conversation about Hunter? We need to just drop it, honestly. I'm glad that Joe Biden had the ability to help his son when his son needed help. The guy paid all the excess fines and tried to do the right things to get them taken care of. I can respect that. I can also respect the fact that Joe Biden doesn't want to leave any door open for Trump to attack him through while Biden is powerless. I sure don't want to be involved in this. I don't want to be a part of this game. Leave it alone...
