Biden’s Pardon of Hunter: Embracing the “Ick” For a Ferocious Democratic Fight
“Pardon” – it’s such a dainty word, isn’t it? Hardly the language you’d use for all-out political warfare, more suited for jaywalking than crimes against democracy. “Pardon me” chirped as someone bumps into you while wrestling an oversized bag into an overhead bin. It’s a ‘let’s all be polite’ word. Maybe a ‘nice-to-meetcha-I-won’t-light-the-post-office-on-fire’ type of pardon. But when it comes to the pardon of Hunter Biden, the term takes on a bolder, almost feral shade of meaning.
I get it. There’s a touch of nausea to seeing clips of Biden promising he wouldn’t pardon his son. He broke that promise, and rightfully, Americans are asking questions. However, “Ick” doesn’t mean ineffective – it can be a catalyst for something much fiercer.
Republicans are doing what they do best: hypocritical hand-wringing. We get it. The Old Boy Networks are quick to romanticize chaos when PattyCake’s involved but tremble at the thought of a similar situation by someone they giggle at for names like “Sleepy Joe” on social media to avoid actually understanding complex issues – or worse, stumbles over words like “truly” and “literally”. They feigned outrage, and know as well as we do that drips like ice on fire.
The pardon of Hunter Biden shines a light on something familiar but also necessary.
The same crowd that shrieked about the front-row seats Conservative-turned-Democrat Trump and his henchmen left the nation handed the Republican Party a new section heading under “strategies against Biden.” It’s vintage Trump. Trump lives in a perpetual state of this, “You have licked the red off my candy and now you must die,” and perhaps sitting across from scissors while facing the prospect of State jail for a generation. They tried to “break Hunter” and get at his pops.
But Hunter might be a loser. We all have those relatives we
Let’s be clear, Biden’s “F*** around and find out” approach to this pardon isn’t about forgiveness. It’s a power move. For months, he played the blushing “President Pretends to Not Notice Slightly Problematic Son
We’re done being Charlie Brown to Lucy’s football pull away. Tossing the ball, Hurricane Hunter? We’ve moved on, and frankly, are having trouble remembering why we started caring about this whole sitcom scenario. The best gift under the tree this season isn’t nestled in wrapping paper, but this: a shiny new backbone for the Democrats. It’s about damn time.
Too many get caught in the fog, lost in the obligations of Holocaust Day to remember why liberal policy works.
Look, it’s time. Time to stop
Embrace the “ick.” Wear it like a tracksuit, tattered and comfortable but packed with a single tear of a burnt rump roast cooking, the aroma. Time to understand, not just intellectualize, what’s going on – which means choosing to see beyond the issue with election worker, Kansas. Let’s ditch the “earnest” and score some points. The fools, bless their sun-addled little souls, welcome to be charitable, it for all engines, without a single, “economical or null?”
We’ve got a lot to learn.
What are the potential risks and rewards for the Democrats in using the pardon of Hunter Biden to highlight Republican hypocrisy?
## Interview with Professor Alice Miller on the Political Fallout of Hunter Biden’s Pardon
**Host:** Welcome back to the show, Professor Miller. The pardon of Hunter Biden has certainly stirred the pot. Your recent article argues that while this move is met with disapproval by many, it reveals a crucial strategic play by the Democrats. Can you elaborate?
**Professor Miller:** Absolutely. The word “pardon” carries a certain lightness to it, but in this context, it’s a loaded term. Yes, there’s an “ick” factor – President Biden denying he’d do this and then doing it creates a sense of disillusionment, especially for those who feel he’s prioritizing personal loyalty over principles.
**Host:** Precisely. So how is this “ick” factor, this uncomfortable feeling, a strategic tool for the Democrats?
**Professor Miller:** It forces a conversation. It puts the Republican Party on the defensive, highlighting their own history with pardons, their hypocrisy when it comes to presidential power, and their selective outrage. They’re quick to cry foul when it’s a Democratic president, but where was this outcry when Trump pardoned convicted criminals like Roger Stone and Paul Manafort?
**Host:** You’re suggesting this is a kind of political jujitsu. Utilizing the Republicans’ own rhetoric against them?
**Professor Miller:** Exactly. This pardon, while ethically complex, offers a platform to expose the glaring double standards and focus attention on issues like accountability, justice, and the use of presidential power. It’s risky, but it forces a confrontation on terms that are ultimately beneficial to the Democrats in the long run.
**Host:** A bold move, to say the least. Professor Miller, thank you for your insightful analysis.
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