Joe Biden vs Optimus Prime
Four years ago, when Donald Trump was elected President of the United States, I wrote a WTF piece on this blog about the absurdity.
Now, four years later, I’m glad the Trump era is coming to a close. The Secret Service and US Marshalls may have to drag him out kicking and screaming. That could make for some good reality TV. I would pay to watch that.
Things got interesting on election night. There was a point when it looked like Trump may pull off the upset once again. But then counts for swing states mail-in ballots slowly started to make its way, and from there it was obvious that America does not want someone so Tweet-happy to be the Commander in Chief. It took a few more days to officially declare Joe Biden the winner. Election night became election week.
As of this writing, Trump has not technically conceded. He may just leave the White House without anyone knowing, sometime between now and inauguration of the next President. When Megatron loses a battle and runs (as he so often does in G1), he’s not shy about yelling “retreat”. Trump won’t even give us that satisfaction. He’s just gonna quietly sneak away.
I welcome Joe Biden with open arms. But of course, my top pick for the job is still Optimus Prime.
I like the “Bidenisms”, short quotes of wisdom that Biden would spew out here and there. Joe Biden is funnier than Optimus Prime, I’ll give him that. This country could use more laughs.
But as far as doing the job, can Biden outperform Prime? Let’s compare and see.
| Joe Biden | Optimus Prime | |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | Forms a special task force to deal with COVID-19 with some doctors and scientists that no one has heard of | Appoints Ratchet and Perceptor to work on COVID-19 vaccine |
| Clean Energy | Outlined a 9 step clean energy plan that will cost $400 billion | Convert all energy to energon, make all human equipment energon compatible |
| Education | Promises more resources for schools and educators | The great minds of Cybertron already has much to teach the humans |
| Travel and Commute | Will reverse Trump Travel Ban, and invest in roads, bridges, airports, and transit systems | Will build Space Bridges and Land Bridges all over the Earth |
| Overpopulation | Has a climate plan, which may or may not address overpopulation | Move humans to Cybertron |
| National Security | Has the backing of the US Military | Has the backing of the Autobots |
I don’t know about you, but Optimus gets my vote. Next election I’m gonna write his name in. And if I lived in Vermont (I don’t), that would get reported.
Congratulations to Joe Biden. I look forward to what you will achieve for this nation.
Transform and Roll Out.