Who’s running the federal government?

That question has been asked frequently as President Joe Biden continues to demonstrate signs of severe physical and mental decline. …

So, who is directing this fundamental transformation of America? Obama, according to Samuels.

Samuels wrote that while the legacy media have generally portrayed Obama as somewhat aloof from the politics of today and uninterested in power, the former president and his most loyal lieutenants are heavily involved in directing the federal government and politics in general.

[Adam and I have discussed this before in our Amiable Skeptics episodes. Not sure if I entirely buy this; for one thing, Obama was much less incompetent. I’d think he’d do better just on that score if he were really running things. The policies speak for themselves, of course. — Ed]