Letter to the editor: Biden has not done a 'very good job'

In his op-ed “I sent $1,000 to the Dean Phillips’ Democratic presidential campaign — here’s why” (Nov. 13, TribLIVE), Bruce Ledewitz stated that “Joe Biden has done a very good job as president.” Where has Ledewitz been for two years?

He says that “Millions of Americans have doubts about Biden, who will be 81 on Nov. 20.” I believe that millions have doubts about Biden because he is mentally challenged, not merely because of his age; you don’t need a doctor to know that it will never get better.

He says “Biden is making good … decisions.” Did he forget Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan? Shutting down the (protected) wrong airport, leaving personnel and all our millions of dollars of equipment behind for our enemy’s use? Or on Day 1, his overturning the previous work to secure our southern border, which has turned into utter chaos across American cities (human trafficking, drugs and the potential of illegal immigrants who may want to cause America harm)? Shutting down oil pipelines (letting them deteriorate in place — what a waste!) and withdrawing drilling permits — after we reached energy independence in 2020 — while he “begged” our “friends“ in Venezuela, Iran and Russia to sell more of their oil while we depleted our oil reserves for political reasons?

He says Biden hasn’t been “effective in defending his record” on inflation. How do you defend the indefensible? When you screw with energy, you screw with the whole economy. When you spend more than you take in — Econ 101 will tell you that it will cause inflation.

William Iski

Penn Township, Westmoreland County