Two DWT essays, here and here.
People remembering how bad Trump was need to look back further to how devestating the two Bush II terms were - Iraq and the subprime crash, after which Obama/Biden bailed out Wall Street and let foreclosure suffering go unaltered.
In that broad a look-back, never mind Gipper mischief, Biden looks better than much of Obama policy despite CHANGE and HOPE sloganeering - some of the best propaganda big lies we've had in recent decades - yet there is the nagging thought he is cynically using Joe Manchin as a limitation scarecrow - bogyman. "If not for that other Joe . . ." will ring insincere if used too much by President about a Senator.
But I digress. Have a look at the two DWT links.