Biden's slew of reviews give 'appearance of action' as he punts on major promises

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Biden's slew of reviews give 'appearance of action' as he punts on major promises
by Rob Crilly, White House Correspondent |
 | February 14, 2021 06:00 AM

The Biden White House keeps adding to a long list of often-plodding policy reviews that cover everything from China to Afghanistan to environmental regulation, adding one that revives the Obama administration’s goal of closing the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay.

From a president who frequently cites his long experience in government and foreign affairs, the result is concern among allies that he is dithering in his early weeks in office while critics see him pandering to the Left.

Reviews can be used to manufacture a sense of action where there is none, said Danielle Pletka, a senior fellow at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute, adding: “But it also gets your constituency off your back. It is an appearance of action without doing anything — and it takes the pressure off to be able to be either to go slow or ultimately to change things.”

The long slate of internal studies meant to set the administration's major policy stances raises questions after the 46th president repeatedly boasted during the transition between his election and inauguration about his nearly five decades of Washington experience and that of his nominees and appointees.

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[PeteS in CA]

Aside from some big-ticket symbols - e.g. shutting down the pipeline - Biden is starting to look like a risk-averse, trial-balloon deploying, run-it-up-the-flagpole-to-see-if-anybody-salutes Presidency. That isn't leadership! Biden's MalAdministration also seems to be larded with ignorami who are being rewarded for their support rather than their knowledge/experience in the area for which they are supposed to be providing leadership.