Presidential Pardons are a Perk of the Office. I Mever Much Cared for Them.

In an ideal world where justice is meted out evenly and without prejudice, Joseph Biden should not be pardoning anyone, including his son.

But when the highest court in the land has given the president carte blanch to break the law or bend it to his whims (remember sending Navy Seals to kill a political opponent?), then Biden did the only thing he could.

For Donald Trump is a vengeful wretch whose personal political platform for the next four years centers on getting even with all those who kept him out of the White House, especially those who prosecuted him for the crimes he committed: illegally attempting to negate an election and fomenting a riot to overthrow his own government—a riot during which many died. Many others suffered painful injuries, both physical and emotional. And the duped and misled now fill our prisons and leave a trail of broken families behind them.

But now, because of a lackluster justice department led by sluggards like Merrick Garland, Trump is allowed to roam free as if he weren't a criminal. He's also free to exact revenge on all those who treated him like the criminal he is. High up on that list is the Biden family, for Joe made the mistake of giving Trump a good beatdown in 2020, and Trump has not forgotten. (I haven't forgotten Hunter and the illegally purchased gun, but I do find it amusing that the party that is intoxicated and impassioned by the prospect of more gun ownership wants to set a limit on just one of them.

So yes, the pardon of Hunter Biden will not be remembered as Joe's finest hour, but if he can save his family from an ongoing nightmare at the hands of someone who never has a "finest hour," I'm okay with it. Most of us never-MAGAts will not celebrate significant victories for a while, but if we can create little annoyances along the way, it will suffice.