Biden hasn’t prepared us for possible pain

No U.S. military will fight in Ukraine, but we will fight at home.

It will not be a missile attack — not even the overreaching Vladimir Putin is that nuts. More likely he will launch a cyber attack against our infrastructure.

The power grid is — astonishingly — vulnerable. So is air traffic control, bridges, dams, power plants, even more. 

Imagine the chaos if we lose electricity for 12 hours, or more.

The stock market can crater, harming investments. Expect skyrocketing gas prices, and prices spiking at the supermarket.

A piece in the Administration-friendly Washington Posts says President Joe Biden has not sufficiently prepared Americans for what might happen yet.

Only 26% of Americans, according to a AP-NORC poll, want the U.S. to take a “major role” in the largest war in Europe since World War II. 52% want a minor role, and 20% want no role at all.

Approval of Biden’s handling of Russia has dropped to 43% from 49% last June.

 “I will not pretend that this will be painless,” Biden said a few weeks back.

He ought to be saying more about the home front before the bad things happen and he seems to be running after the parade instead of leading it.

Biden apparently didn’t empty his six-shooter with sanctions. More sanctions could come, but when, and how heavy?

If sanctions don’t change Putin’s behavior, and Americans are suffering at home, Biden is in deeper trouble than he is now.

If average Americans are being hurt in the pocketbook, I would suggest another bailout. 

If the U.S. had a trillion to send to workers idled by COVID, why not now?  Also reverse his foolish decision on the Keystone pipeline and reboot domestic drilling.

That could toughen Americans’ willingness to slog through the mess.