Opinion

Joe Biden has been saying all kinds of positive things about the pullout from Afghanistan. One of the more noteable statements is that all our European allies have supported our move wholeheartedly. The national press, of course, has said little or nothing to contradict this. That is unfortunate because Europeans are spitting angry at us for what he's done.

The Texas House approved an elections bill Friday along party lines with 21 Democrats declining to participate. The bill, slightly different from previously passed Senate legislation, now heads a conference committee that will negotiate a final version.

According to a recent poll, if the presidential election were held today, 37 percent of voters would vote for Joe Biden. Some 42 percent would vote for Trump, and the rest would vote for an assortment of candidates not previously on the ballot. Support for Biden by Democrats has even slipped by five percent (although it still stands at 85 percent). Support for Biden by independents has virtually gone into the tank. Republicans, of course, can't stand the man. Biden's overall approval numbers have also dipped to the low point in his presidency and stand at 41 percent and falling. These figures do not include public reaction to the most recent deaths in Afghanistan.