Today’s Wheeling Intelligencer editorial praises the American economy and its low unemployment rate which is currently 3.9%. It then contrasts this rate with 2020:

Three years ago, during the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic, our nation’s unemployment rate was 6.9%. Just six months earlier at the beginning of COVID-19, it was 14.7%.

The editorial goes on to tell us that we do face challenges. . . .

But none of these challenges would be any easier if millions more Americans were also unemployed.

If you think that the current president’s name would appear somewhere in this 256-word editorial, you would be wrong. Sorry, Joe Biden -- the Ogden newspaper editorial page manual states that Democratic presidents should always be scorned rather than praised. Look, for example, at the editorial cartoon by Gary Varvel that appears adjacent to the editorial:

That's more like it! Just a thought – rather than symbolizing Biden's accomplishments, the fallen Christmas tree could just as easily say something about the state that provided the tree:

The Capitol Christmas tree is lit! There was a lot of West Virginia spirit in the air this evening and I look forward to admiring this gorgeous tree throughout the Christmas season. I hope everyone enjoys the experience of wonder provided by this tremendous tree. pic.twitter.com/eoMutI7cs6

— Rep. Alex Mooney (@RepAlexMooney) November 28, 2023

Just kidding.