It may not be a bad idea.
Economic collapse is all but inevitable now.
Being in charge when it happens means being blamed.
If you are in charge when it happens you have to do something about it.
The only real actions you can take to combat rampant inflation are painful to the poor and middle class.
On the other hand we know that any actions the Democrats would take are counter productive would only exacerbate and prolong the economic down turn.
Darned if do. Darned if you don’t.
“Being in charge when it happens means being blamed.”
Exactly,
I am 40 years tired of presidents blaming their predecessor fo the problems but trying to take credit for things that go well.
A president *owns* everything that comes after they take their hand off that bible. As with a CEO of a corporation- the buck stops with YOU as soon as you take the title, if you don’t like it then don’t take the job.
Only the most ignorant and insane partisans cut any current president any slack for anything short of an actual, declared war.
The buck stops in the oval office, and at the Speaker’s desk, Democrat or Republican.
Unless the nukes are actually on the way before the swearing in, the person and party in charge owns it; I don’t care if they are full-on MAGA or full-on commie, don’t take the gig and then come whining about what you stepped in to.