I voted against Joe Biden for President, but as best I can tell, there is no conclusive evidence that indicates he did not win the race fair and square. Of course, as I write this blog post, there is still a flurry of legal activity by President Trump’s team to prove wide-spread election fraud, and time will tell if there is any actual evidence to support their position.

In the meantime, from the evidence I’ve been able to uncover, all of the accusations and legal challenges about material fraud of the election results across our great country are baseless.

So, as I was taught by my mother and father, I extend congratulations to the winning team and accept the reality that Joe Biden is the President-elect and Kamala Harris is the Vice President-elect of the US.

Being a politically independent centrist myself, I’m not thrilled that Joe and Kamala won.

Counter to what I think is best for our country, Joe and Kamala at times in the Democrat primary and US general election have both strongly supported extreme left positions on important issues such as abortion, Covid19, racism, prison reform, judicial reform, police reform, socialized medicine, climate change (GND), energy, China, Iran, Israel, Russia, North Korea, immigration, regressive taxes on US citizens and businesses, and debilitating regulations on US businesses to name a few.

Of course, all of these are very important issues that affect all the people of the US. These issues are and always will be in need of detailed attention and reasonable reforms as required. But extreme measures of reform, whether to the left or to the right, in my opinion are uncalled for and detrimental to the health and welfare of the citizens of the US.

On another note, I am very pleased that the US has now elected a woman who is a person of color to the position of Vice President. This is a big step toward a woman being elected President of the US in the future.

Notwithstanding biological sex or color, I’m always for choosing the best person for the Presidency in any one single election. I believe this VP choice to be a significant step toward women being viewed in future elections as serious contenders in the mix of “best people” for the job.

On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden will become the President of the United States of America. Of course, that means he will be my President, and I’ll pray regularly that he is successful in doing good things for the USA and all the people living within the borders of the USA and other peace seeking countries of the world.

My main reason for voting against Joe Biden was I didn’t think he had the stamina/strength, or desire in certain cases (i.e., he agreed), to resist the policy platform being forged by the extreme left progressive caucus of the Democrat party.

In the past, I have admired him for his Democrat centrist position during the several decades he spent in the US Senate. However, in the past decade he has moved to the left of that position and in my opinion, often touches on the extreme.

I’m hopeful that he will return to that more centrist way of governing now that the extremely contentious Democrat party primary and the US General Election are over.

Virtually all politicians say and do things in election campaigns they know they cannot deliver nor would they necessarily want to deliver. For them, it is all about getting elected and they leave it to the voters to discern what is truth and reality and what is not.

Several months ago, Robert Redford in a public appeal to USA citizens to vote for Joe Biden, did not convince me that Joe has the energy and stamina to resist the extreme pressure he will get from the progressive caucus of the US Congress. About 20% of the members of the US Senate and House belong to this caucus, and their unified voice is very energetic, persistent, loud, and dismissive of opposition voices. I believe the extreme left policies they espouse will be harmful to the USA values and its world allies.

However, now that we have President-elect Joe Biden, I do think by moving to the center for governance there is a chance for him to play a major role in unifying the people of our country, conservative and liberal.

Former President Bill Clinton is a perfect role model for Joe to follow to the center-governance position.

If soon to be President Joe Biden doesn’t move to the center, I have no doubt it will be four more contentious years like we’ve had for the past four. The voting numbers in this recent election clearly show the people of this great nation currently are split right down the middle. How long that can last without a BIG CLEAR BREAK forming is anybody’s guess.

One of my favorite verses is appropriate here for soon to be President Joe Biden:

but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31, The Holy Bible

I do believe Joe Biden is a person of faith, so I’m confident he understands the depth of meaning this Bible verse has for him.

Godspeed, Joe Biden!

We the citizens of the US, conservative and liberal, will be paying close attention to your Presidential actions for the upcoming term and offering our constructive accolades and criticism as earned by you and your cabinet.

Joe, don’t you just love a democratic republic? Actually, I know you do, since you have dedicated your life to this country.

No matter what our disagreements may be politically, economically, socially, and religiously; thank you for your willingness to spend your entire adult life in service to our great country, The United States of America.