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REED: Blame the boss

| August 18, 2021 1:00 AM

Your Saturday Idaho Hall of Fame story in the Coeur d’Alene Press caught my eye in principally highlighting local product Bruce Reed, Joe Biden’s deputy chief of staff. Folks everywhere are wondering who’s really calling the shots in the office of the president since Mr. Biden himself demonstrates almost daily he no longer has the mental faculties to handle the world’s toughest job. Mr. Reed undoubtedly shoulders a significant degree of that internal White House function every day for his boss.

Obviously, we can thank the back-room shot callers like Bruce for the brilliant decision to assign Kamala Harris to manage the immigration crisis on the Texas border. What kind of special accolade can we expect Bruce Reed to receive when he tells his boss to announce he’s assigning Kamala to manage the collapse in Afghanistan?

BILL EIMERS

St. Maries