Gearing up for a farewell to Joe Biden
We are informed that Joe Biden is too senile to run for reelection, but also more than capable of serving as Commander in Chief of the $1 trillion/year U.S. military (so he’ll do that job for another half year). We’ll soon be reminded, no doubt, by government-sponsored media (NPR) and government-affiliated media (most of the rest) of Joe Biden’s tremendous achievements between 2021 and 2024. Perhaps we could also fit in a brief moment of thanks to the person who made Joe Biden’s magnificent largesse, such as student loan forgiveness, possible: the taxpayer. This humble soul, attired in threadbare garments, is featured in an 1877 oil painting, The Tax Payer, by Hugo Oehmichen. Note the comparatively rich outfit worn by the government employee:
I was fortunate to see this work of art yesterday at a “museum of work”, the Grohmann Museum, within the Milwaukee School of Engineering. (Google has a version that might be better for zooming in.)
A biography of the artist from the Royal Collection Trust:
Hugo Oehmichen (1843-1932) studied under Julius Hubner and Adolf Ehrhardt at the Academy in Dresden, from 1858 to 1864. In 1866 and 1867 he visited Italy, and in 1869 he visited Düsseldorf, the banks of the Rhine and Moselle, Westphalia, Hesse and Swabia, returning with numerous studies. These travels in small-town Germany, and home life with his children, inspired many of the genre scenes for which he is best known. From 1862 he exhibited at the Academy in Dresden, and he also exhibited in Berlin, London and Antwerp.
Readers: Which progressive hero (or heroine) will Democrat elites select next to stave off the end of our democracy? How long will it take peasants to respond to the updated propaganda and transfer their enthusiasm to the new candidate for whom none of them previously voted (at least not for this role)?
Personally, I would like to see a Kamala Harris and Hunter Biden combo. Speaking of Hunter, the museum holds one of his works:
Title: Hosing Down the Coke.
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