By Don  C. Reed

Dear Mr  President:

For millions of Americans,  you  will always be: “Uncle Joe”. You have earned that title; for  half a century of active duty, you  were always there  for us

Shakespeare asked whether it is nobler to “endure the  slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take  arms against a sea of troubles– and  by opposing, end them.” There was never any question as to how you would respond.

Whether it was  pollution, or prescription drugs—or the price of shrimp—you would study the problem, come up with a possible solution, and then fight to make it real.

Future presidents  will study how you got things done; whether that meant re-building bridges and highways, in an infrastructure bill which no previous  Administration  had been able to pass- but  which you  made happen.

When pollution’s  deadly toxins entered our water supply, and billions were needed to protect the environment, you  somehow  raised  the funding.

To a country in trouble, like Ukraine, you were the most  reliable of partners.  Others might abandon their commitments, but your word was always good, and lives were saved because of it.

You  loved being  President,  and you were good at it:  the best.

But then, having climbed  to the very peak of accomplishments, achieving the  Presidency- a new crisis arose.  To help your  country in our  hour of greatest need, you had to set aside the chance for another  term as President. How many Presidents could have done that?  Certainly not your predecessor! Former President  Trump lost the election by 7 million votes,  but  still was not apparently capable of abiding by the  Constitution, and the clearly-expressed will of the  people.

But you did what was best  for the country. Not only did you relinquish another chance at power,  but you underlined the process of Presidential succession,  enthusiastically endorsing vice-President   Harris, so clearly the right person for the job.

You set a noble example in a selfish  world.

America thanks you, Uncle Joe.

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