Editor, Times-Union:
Many facts are not equal in accuracy. Politicians are good at manipulating facts.
When Biden bragged about creating more jobs than any other president in three years, he forgot about FDR. Due to WW II, FDR is responsible for maybe twice as many jobs being created in the military, in government, and in industry. Like FDR, Biden relied on government hires to lower the unemployment rate otherwise the increase in employment would be lackluster. Then when you consider hundreds of thousands of jobs went to those Biden allowed to invade America, you wonder if he cares all that much about native-born Americans that deserve to be employed.
Biden bragged about decreasing the deficit by over $1 trillion. What he forgets to tell people is that his overspending increased the deficit by so many trillions that cutting back on spending from where it would have been by now is counted as decreasing the deficit. It would be like me going out to buy a Mercedes for $300,000 and buying a used one for $30,000. I could brag about saving $270,000. But I would still spend $30,000 when I could have spent half that amount for a used Chevy.
Biden bragged that the immigration bill he wanted passed was the toughest bill on record. But he doesn't want to tell people it would allow more people to invade America than what invaded while Trump was President. According to the Constitution, he swore to defend this nation from invaders and all threats both domestic and foreign. He has failed. He should be impeached for allowing the invasion and for allowing China to send materials to kill Americans to Mexico to be distributed here. The body count is larger than that of major wars. Supposedly we have had a war on drugs for decades. Maybe Biden wants to fly the white flag of surrender.
Democrats want to call provable facts as lies if they don't want to believe them. The bank records, shell companies, testimony of witnesses, and even Biden's bragging about getting a prosecutor fired in Ukraine who would have gone after Hunter should be enough to convince even Democrats that Biden should be impeached. They still think the January 6 riot that Trump wanted to prevent by bringing in the National Guard to defend the Capitol but Pelosi forbid was as bad as the Civil War while rioters in '20 that killed people and destroyed government buildings were peaceful. Yet those rioters are out on the streets while patriotic Americans are behind bars.
Expect facts to always be manipulated if the twisting of the truth benefits one side or another. Yes, the right also manipulates facts if they think they can get away with it. But the left complains if their mangled "facts" aren't considered the truth.
Rick Badman
Warsaw, via email