John F. Kennedy wrote his Pulitzer Prize–winning tome “Profiles in Courage” in 1956, wherein he discussed eight U.S. senators who took brave stands despite political risks. They believed it was the right thing to do.
If the book is ever updated, it’s unlikely former President Joe Biden would be included. He recently told his former chief of staff, Ron Klain, that he has made his decision on endorsing a candidate in one of the most pivotal election battles in the nation — the gubernatorial race in the union’s most populous state, California.
His answer? Nobody.
This was our commander-in-chief barely 16 months ago, yet now he doesn’t have the — cough — guts to make a call. We could call his chapter “Profiles in the Lack of a Backbone.”
I’m no fan of former California attorney general Xavier Becerra, who has seen a bump in the polls lately but also an increase in attacks from his rivals. If I were him, though, I’d be pretty ticked off about now:
As Xavier Becerra campaigns for California governor on his long record of government service, Democratic insiders have wondered if he will receive a late campaign endorsement from his last boss, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
The answer appears to be no.
Mr. Biden recently told Ron Klain, Mr. Biden’s former chief of staff, that he would not make an endorsement in the race, Mr. Klain said. But that is not meant as a slight against Mr. Becerra.
“He told me that he is a big fan of Xavier, he likes Xavier, appreciates the job he did, but that there are other people in the race who he also has a relationship with,” Mr. Klain said in an interview this week. “He’s just going to stay neutral.”
It seems kind of like the old line, “I love you so much that I think I should continue to see other women — I don’t want to limit you.”
But on second thought, maybe Becerra will secretly be pleased:
Biden, who likely has no idea where he is, brings out his creepy whisper to give Kamala his full endorsement as a continuation of his failed term pic.twitter.com/FHwzQ9QbOf
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) October 26, 2024
Xavier Becerra Praised Scientology on Video—Then Used Government Power Against Catholic Groups
Many polls have Becerra running close with zany Dem billionaire and advocate of violence Tom Steyer, but for the first time in many years, there are actually two Republicans who have a chance: businessman and former Fox News host Steve Hilton and Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.
Becerra has only risen to the top of the Democrat field because his competitors are all second-teamers: the toxic Katie Porter, the mild-mannered-but-uninteresting mayor of San Jose, Matt Mahan — who boasts about how his city is doing well on the homelessness and crime issues without mentioning that his city’s housing is among the most expensive in the world — Steyer, and a few other also-rans.
Here is proof that Becerra cares more about giving free healthcare to illegal aliens than he cares about the rest of us who will pay for it. https://t.co/CN06foMljX
— Carol G (@CG6342875542484) May 24, 2026
Like Biden, former VP Kamala Harris and current Gov. Gavin Newsom have also refused to show that they have an interest in who runs their state come January 2027. You could call this “letting the voters decide” or “declining to pick sides” — or you could call it what it is: weakness. They’re too scared to alienate anyone because they don’t actually have real convictions, so they just choose to stay silent.
Compare this to our current president, Donald Trump, who was also recently faced with a tough choice: Republican Sen. John Cornyn or Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for Senate. They both had pros and cons, and Trump could have endorsed either or stayed on the sidelines. But he took the more difficult road and settled on his pick: Paxton. Whether you agree with his call is not the point; it’s that he had the leadership to make it — not cower in his office and wait to see which way the winds blew.
Joe Biden stepped back into the political arena for one day and performed like he regularly did during his one disastrous term: he faceplanted. To paraphrase something my mom used to tell me, “If you don’t have something useful to say, don’t say anything at all.”
Editor’s Note: Team Trump has been thinking outside the box, and it’s refreshing after four years of Biden malaise.
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