
<p>Biden has a propensity to state a goal – and then impose policies that will not only not achieve it but will have a reverse effect. ; ;</p>



<p>He has done it with border security. ; Even as Vice President Harris admonished South Americans to NOT travel to the border in an attempt to enter America, the Biden administration was holding up carrots – assuring them of admission and benefits once they arrived.</p>



<p>He has done it with the Afghanistan withdrawal. ; His action to end the War in Afghanistan provided NONE of the benefits he promised – not even an assurance that the newly empowered terrorists will not carry on their war against the United States.</p>



<p>And now he has done it with the Covid-19 Pandemic.</p>



<p>Biden said he would have 100 million folks fully vaccinated in his first 100 days in office. ; In that case, he was simply putting his name of the previously announced Trump goal of 100 million vaccinated in the first 90 days of 2021. ; There was nothing Biden could do in such a short time to actually impact on those first 100 days. ; He was just stealing credit – lying to the public.</p>



<p>He did say he would have 70 percent of Americans vaccinated by the Fourth of July. ; In that time frame, he could have implemented policies to meet that goal. ; At one point, the Biden administration claimed they would come very close to the 70 percent goal – something in the range of 65 to 68 percent. ; But that was a lie, too. ; As of today –more than two months after the Fourth, the fully vaccinated population is hovering around 50 percent. ; It goes up to 64 percent if you include those with one dose.</p>



<p>It is obvious that those who reject the vaccine are not some small groups of right-wingers – as Biden and the Democrats would like America to believe. ; After all, everything wrong in America – in the eyes of Biden and the left – is due to redneck Republicans.</p>



<p>Like all fake political narratives, this one does not pass muster. ; To sell their narrative, they point to red states – without noting that among the lowest vaccinated ethnic groups are African Americans. ; And they represent a large portion of the population in several southern red states, such as Mississippi.</p>



<p>Biden has moved from using the bully pulpit to convince the unvaccinated to roll up their sleeves to a more aggressive enforcement. ; He has mandated that all federal employees – including the military and government contractors – to be vaccinated as a condition of employment. ; The members of Congress are exempt, however – as usual. ; ;</p>



<p>Biden has now added businesses with more than 100 employees.</p>



<p>This is where it gets dicey. ; As the boss of the federal bureaucracy, Biden has the power to impose workplace regulations –as any private sector can impose such regulations. ; Individually, they can require every employee to be vaccinated.</p>



<p>But the question is: Does the FEDERAL government have the power to impose such regulations on private business. ; There are arguments to be made on both sides – and we will not really have an answer until the issue arrives on the docket of the Supreme Court.</p>



<p>Those arguing in favor of the Biden order say that it is not different than the federal Occupation Safety and Health Act (OSHA) regulating workplace safety. ; They also note that many states fighting the Biden vaccine order have mandatory vaccine requirements for school kids.</p>



<p>Those requirements were imposed by the states or the local school districts – and they have not been seriously challenged in many years. ; But whether the federal government can usurp that power from the states or local school boards is a whole ‘nuther question.</p>



<p>Out of frustration, Biden imposed his harsh regulation with even harsher rhetoric. ; If you summarize his intensely negative description of the unvaccinated, you might be inclined to see them as “enemies of the state.”</p>



<p>That approach has both anti-vaxxers and those trying to sell vaccinations upset. ; Folks in the medical profession have said that Biden’s rhetoric, alone, is hardening the unvaccinated. ; It goes along with that old adage that “you do not catch flies with vinegar.”</p>



<p>As a long-time big-government liberal, Biden does not understand personal freedom. ; He believes in a big powerful government. ; It is the duty of we the people to simply obey.</p>



<p>But that is not how most Americans respond. ; MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough calls it “hyper-individualism.” ; That is to stand in opposition to the “rugged individualism” that was conceived in the Constitution – and that for 237 years has made America the greatest Republic in the history of the world.</p>



<p>It will be interesting to see if Biden’s my-way-or-the-highway approach to governance will be successful in winning passage of his incredibly dangerous big-effing-deal &#8212; $3.9 trillion big – social welfare package will work. ; Or will he find that his excesses and missteps will doom yet another Biden goal? ; We can only hope so.</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Why the Biden vaccination mandate is not working
