The interwebs are abuzz today about a new White House policy. They have directed that instead of using just the “Biden Administration” in official communications, it will now be the “Biden-Harris Administration.” This is definitely a signal that Joe is being moved towards the pasture. This has been the intent all along, it was just the timeline that was in question. If Biden could have been propped up for two years, then Harris could have run two more times for the presidency. If she serves two years or more, then she can only run once.

This may be a ploy though. Harris could basically take over as the front person, while Joe stays on the couch under a warm blankie for two years. She could be president in all but name, Joe would just have to put his “X” on official documents. There is precedent for this. During the Woodrow Wilson days, his wife basically ran the show while the entire inner circle ran interference. Very much like they are doing now.

We shouldn’t get our hopes up about  any big changes when the official move happens though. Jen Psaki was put on the spot yesterday during her press briefing and was made to admit that Joe regularly talks with Obama about policy.

“They consult and talk about a range of issues and I would expect that continues through the course of President Biden’s presidency,” Psaki said. “That can be done over the phone it turns out, and I think if President Obama had been here, you would all know.”

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Psaki added that given Obama’s work on the Affordable Care Act, which Biden has committed to strengthening and expanding, that is one issue they will talk about.

She pointed questions as to what else Obama would specifically be involved in to his team.

This is the first time I have heard about Obama being directly involved in the sausage making. It has been obvious from the beginning though. A lot of the team that Biden has brought in are retreads from the Obama days. If Joe really wanted to make his own mark he would have chosen his own team instead of the recycling plant it is now.

This is definitely going to be interesting. Harris is very unpopular with the country. She bowed out of the presidential race before there was a single primary because of her lack of support. And instead of answering questions on the fly from reporters, she tends to cackle annoyingly and demure. Having her as the face of the country is not going to be much of an improvement from what we have now. They might as well just create a Harris mask for Obama and let him stand in front of the cameras.