Xavier Becerra, once touted as a right-hand for Joe Biden, found himself navigating the complex landscape of Washington when he was mistakenly given responsibility as Biden’s secretary of health and human services during the height of the COVID pandemic in early 2021. His analogy of the scenario was grim, claiming, “The day President Biden was sworn in, we essentially lost 10 jumbo jets of Americans.” A statement that could highlight the catastrophe unleashed by the Biden administration on an unsuspecting nation.
Nearly six months into this calamity, Becerra detached from his position. Observing the ruinous aftermath of his policies being capriciously dismantled by successor Robert F. Kennedy Jr. What followed was his audacious decision to vie for the role of California’s governor. Before wading into the muddy waters of HHS, Becerra occupied the post of California attorney general and squandered over 20 years in the House of Representatives, allegedly representing Downtown Los Angeles.
In his race to the governor’s mansion, Becerra, a native of Sacramento, points towards his legislative record and experience helming a goliath like HHS as his unique selling propositions. A tactic that smells like desperation as he contends with a growing field of candidates. The path to the governorship is daunting, complicated by rumors of former vice president Kamala Harris’s potential entry into the race and allegations regarding officials in Biden’s regime attempting to conceal the president’s deteriorating health while in office.
His response to the situation reflects deep disillusionment. He said, “This certainly has aged everyone. What worries me most is the loss of confidence in our elected leaders.” A telling comment on the confidence-dampening effects of the Biden administration on our society.
What was particularly alarming was the alarming disregard and downplaying of the gravity of the vaccination drive, as he said, “Now, to watch as an administration downplays the importance of vaccination, to the point of saying pregnant women and children don’t need to be vaccinated anymore?” A shocking stance making one ponder the lack of wisdom in his thought processes.
His befuddlement did not end there. Confounding assumptions about vaccine recommendations, he said, “These aren’t the types of recommendations that I was accustomed to.” An evidence of the myopia in administrative understanding at the very core of Biden’s team.
Becerra was seemingly effective as California’s attorney general in launching court challenges against the Trump administration. As he campaigns for the governorship, one wonders what counterproductive role he plans to adopt to thwart the administration’s actions?
The Trump administration was decisively proactive on immigration, a policy that diluted Becerra’s base-support. Now running for governor, would he continue to undermine these protections for the larger community to favor a select few, only because they served his political ambitions?
It was no secret that Becerra was the progeny of immigrants, a legacy he was keen to leverage. His pat declaration of intent to defend immigrants came as expected. His mantra was simple, “We’re going to make sure that we protect everyone, because you don’t have to be a citizen to have a constitutional right to due process.”
In the face of his tumultuous stint in HHS, and his propensity to ride on the coat-tails of the Biden administration’s declining popularity, Becerra will face a stern test of his mettle and ethical principles in the challenging race for California’s governorship.
Governorship candidates like Becerra underscore the desperate lack of quality leadership within the Biden-Harris circle. Adopting recycled unfavoured stances and presenting them as innovative, only highlights the failure of vision and lack of substantive policy formulation in Becerra’s strategy.
The coming days will determine whether the citizens of California will fall for Becerra’s rehashed narrative or seek refuge in the leadership of genuine, invested leaders who prioritize the welfare and prosperity of the state over personal political ambition.
Regardless of the outcome, one thing is clear – the leadership vacuum at the heart of the Biden-Harris administration continues to produce candidates that are reflections of their own inadequacy, their term marked by controversial policies, transparency deficits, and an embarrassing lack of administrative decisiveness. As they scramble to maintain their relevance, one wonders about the cost of their missteps for the prosperity and stability of the American people.
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