Another Open Letter to Joe Biden

Dear President Joe Biden,

I’ve written to you in the past in this form of an open letter. (Promise Me, Joe) and I am compelled to write once more.

The time has come for a new generation to rise to the occasion. You have said this yourself as I will remind you in this piece. Now is the time to put those words into actions.

Now is the time, Mr. President, now is the time.

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, a time to reap that which is planted;

Pete Seeger, Turn, Turn, Turn! (or Ecclesiastes 3-1 if you prefer)

But first, let me say this.

Thank you. Thank you for restoring sensibilities in government. Thank you for rebuilding America’s standing in the world. Thank you for leading the world coalition supporting the Ukraine.

Thank you for leading the country out of the disaster of the pandemic. And thank you for putting an end to our presence in Afghanistan. Anyone who understands the reality of that commitment knows it was the right thing to do no matter how ugly it may have appeared.

Thank you for what you have done for this country. I only wish your opportunity had come sooner.

But there is what we want and what we have and that reality is what we deal with.

I heard you speak once after the release of your book, Promise Me, Dad. One thing you said, that brought to mind the Camelot of the Kennedy years, was it is time for a new generation to assume the mantle. 

You were right.

Yet when circumstances arose, with no one stepping up, you did. Again.

You were there in our time of desperate need for a return to stability. And while the danger has not fully passed, time has.

Now is the moment for you to make your mark as one of our greatest Presidents. One who rose to the occasion as history demanded then recognized the limitations of that commitment.

Go out, find that new blood, and push them to meet destiny as you have.

Turn your words into more than a speech. Encourage this new generation, following your example, to set a new course with a new leader at the helm.

Don’t let the country merely vote against the disaster from our past, give them a choice with a limitless future.

Do this, and there is no doubt that future historians will mark this moment as another example of true American courage.

Sincerely,

Joe Broadmeadow