The Memo: Biden’s big problem is reacting, not directing 

President Biden is facing a host of problems, but one overarching difficulty is undercutting his standing and could crater his party’s chances in November‘s midterm elections.,Biden seems caught in the posture of reacting to events rather than directing them. He increasingly seems to be appealing forlornly for action rather than making things happen. For a commander in chief, it’s a perilous position. The pattern is replicated in one way or another on virtually every