Biden’s Ridiculous Line in the Sand

One of the dangers when someone begins his first executive job at age 78 is that he may struggle to develop good managerial judgment. The danger is compounded when he spent a career as a legislator and may not comprehend that political posturing is not the solution to every problem. American voters may also be thinking that in hindsight filling the world’s most important management position with a rookie wasn’t optimal. Let’s hope that our now 80-year-old president has benefited from a couple years of seasoning. But it’s hard to be optimistic while watching him draw an arbitrary and unreasonable line in the sand over federal borrowing authority.

By all accounts the president is still clinging to his monthslong refusal to negotiate over the debt limit even as he prepares to welcome congressional leaders to the White House on Tuesday afternoon.