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On this Friday, lots of angst among left-wing Americans as the person they loathe the most once again inserts himself into the history books. And when disappointment rises, so does

the blame game. The Democrats lost to Donald Trump because Joe Biden is the second worst president ever.

The foppish James Buchanan leads the league, but Biden tried very hard to overtake him.

Most incompetent presidents inherited problems. Herbert Hoover comes to mind.

Clueless old herb did little to help destitute Americans ruined by the Great Depression.

Hoover didn't cause the economic collapse. He simply failed to mitigate it.

Buchanan inherited a rebellious South in 1856 and did nothing to tamp things down.

As he walked out of the White House, he might have said,

hey, Abe Lincoln, let me introduce you to the Civil War.

President Biden ignited inflation, opened the southern border to all,

foolishly withdrew from Afghanistan, on and on.

As Barack Obama once said, quote,

don't underestimate Joe's ability to F things up.

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