the associated press reports vaccinations are up. coronavirus deaths are down. the number of people newly applying for unemployment benefits is lower than it's been in more than half a century. and biden has recorded record job creation numbers and has managed to get two major pieces of legislation, the coronavirus relief package and the infrastructure bill passed, with the third leg approved by the house. in a "usa today" column, titled "biden is a boring president, that's okay because he's also a competent leader," "what is important or valuable is not often what makes the best television or produces the most clicks on the internet. sometimes the best work our leaders do is dull or slow or complicated, too nuanced or arcane to produce 64-point headlines or breaking news chyrons. in this, presidents are a lot like airline pilots.