ivwshane
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The truth is the President is not really supposed to do much. His powers are supposed to be very limited. Go read the Constitution, it gives the President very limited powers to actually do anything. For the most part he can't even decide on his own staff without Congress' approval. He is mostly an administrator of the programs Congress sets.
The only real power he has is as the head of the military (and even in that role he is supposed to ask Congress for permission to do just about anything) and at that he seems to be doing something the last 4 Presidents failed at.
Overall, I think people have too high expectations on what a President is supposed to do. They are not kings.
The power of the president lies in their ability to talk to people, be it the American people, congress, or foreign governments and Biden has been doing a pretty job. If we get an infrastructure bill passed, that will be a pretty good milestone. I’m also looking at our withdrawal from Afghanistan as well as protesting voting rights and immigration. It’s slow going and he seems to be talking a lot behind closed doors so we’ll have to see what he accomplishes but as effective has pointed out, he’s light years ahead of trump. That’s a low bar for sure but it’s one he’s easily cleared and that alone is worth something.