Staff Reports
Another day, another Biden adviser catching the train to Harrisville. In a charming sequel that even Hollywood would struggle to script, Gene Sperling, a senior economic adviser, has decided to leave the White House and hop on the presidential campaign bandwagon of Vice President Kamala Harris. Apparently, the allure of her campaign is irresistible, even if she hasn’t yet figured out which direction her campaign should take.
Sperling’s departure marks the second top advisory exit in just two weeks. This exodus begs the question of how many more advisers are itching to escape the White House circus and join what some might call the Kamala Showcase. Once a stronghold of Biden’s economic team, Sperling is now declaring his loyalty to Harris, a move he is surely hoping will do more for his resume than the current administration has done for inflation.
Gene Sperling, Biden's top economic adviser, to leave White House for Harris campaign https://t.co/hegUthUAtO
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) August 5, 2024
Having worked alongside Harris during her tenure as California’s attorney general, Sperling shares a history with the Vice President that dates back to the Obama years. The dynamic duo has teamed up on economic policies, with Sperling apparently using his experience from the Clinton and Obama administrations. If this were a sports team, one might say he knows how to play both offense and defense—if only the Biden administration had a game plan to actually win.
President Biden, in his infinite wisdom, praised Sperling for helping to deliver economic relief that apparently got nearly 40 million families some child tax credits and kept 8 million renters from living in tents. It seems that the administration’s attempts to alleviate economic woes have mostly resulted in soaring prices for everyday goods, leaving families wondering if they were truly blessed or just part of a government experiment gone wrong.
Critics from the opposing bench have plenty to say about Sperling’s tenure, primarily zeroing in on how his “successes” have contributed to the inflation crisis gripping the country. While Sperling was busy managing a $1.9 trillion pandemic spending bonanza, many voters are left grappling with rising prices that have turned their weekly grocery runs into a high-stakes poker game. Who will leave with a full cart and who will be forced to choose between eggs and milk?
As the job market faces troubling signs and fears of recession loom large, one has to wonder if this mysterious departure of advisors means something bigger is at play. Aside from a potential Harris campaign pitched as a remedy for economic woes, it raises some eyebrows about the stability of the Biden administration’s game plan. As the ship begins to see advisors bailing out like rats, it only reinforces the idea that democratic leadership at the top is more like steerage than anything remotely resembling a smooth sailing mission.
