Malarkey

How do you recognize malarkey, to use Joe Biden's term, when you see it? It smells. And this excerpt from Foreign Policy sent out to draw in subscribers stinks.

The next administration will take the reins of American foreign policy in a world that is more complex than at any point in our modern history, including the twilight of the Cold War and the years that followed the 9/11 attacks. But it is also the case that despite the proliferation of threats and challenges—some old, some new—by almost any measure, we are stronger and more secure today than when President Barack Obama and I took office in January 2009. Because of our investments at home and engagement overseas, the United States is primed to remain the world’s preeminent power for decades to come. In more than 40 years of public service, I have never been more optimistic about America’s future—if only we continue to lead.

THE FOUNDATIONS OF POWER

From the outset, our administration has been guided by the belief that the foundations of U.S. global leadership reside first and foremost in our dynamic economy, peerless military, and universal values. We have built on these core strengths by expanding and modernizing the United States’ unrivaled network of alliances and partnerships and embedding them within a wider international order of rules and institutions.

Having inherited a deep economic recession, our administration first sought to steer an economy in collapse through an arduous recovery. In doing so, we have reestablished our standing as the world’s strongest and most innovative major economy, undergirded by the rule of law, the finest research universities, and an unparalleled culture of entrepreneur­ship. Smart investments coupled with American ingenuity have also made the United States the epicenter of a global energy revolution, both in renewables and in fossil fuels.

Starting with "...we are stronger and more secure today than when President Barack Obama and I took office...." there are so many lies in here stinks is too soft a term. If we're so much safer and more secure, sir, why have retail guns sales in America sky rocketed? 

Poor Joe Biden. He loves fossil fuels but only when they serve his purpose. The rule of law has been a joke in this administration. In fact, they've done as much as they could to undermine it. The international rules and institutions he mentions are blatant misrepresentations. Poor Joe, he should be ashamed of himself. The United States, sir, is less well thought of around the world today than anytime in modern history. That's just one of this administration's legacies. Poor Joe. It's a peerless military his administration promised to bring home before they took office eight years ago.

If only we continue to lead, are you, sir, talking foreign policy?  There is an old saying: Never try to out malarkey an old malarkier.