Thread: President Joe Biden

Originally Posted by aging one

I bet most are more than happy on his departure.

Of that there is no doubt.

Originally Posted by aging one

These are government jobs that most have held more than one presidency. A few might go back to Bush I would think, maybe even Clinton.

I think the orange moron drove many of the tenured decent career folks out. Word has it that Biden is rehiring them.

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

The article does state that Trump inherited that coke button from Obama .
The button was already in the White House when Trump began his tenure .
It was Obamas button

The call button had been spotted before during Barack Obama's administration, but never on the Oval Office desk.

Distorting the facts ...

The call button had been spotted before during Barack Obama's administration, but never on the Oval Office desk.

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

The article does state that Trump inherited that coke button from Obama .
The button was already in the White House when Trump began his tenure .
It was Obamas button

That is the joke of it all. It was the button to activate a call to Moscow in the event of nuclear strike. But was stripped of Trump by all concerned including the military and joints chiefs of staff. To Trumps delight a Diet Coke delivery button was on his desk inauguration day. He was happy.

Originally Posted by aging one

That is the joke of it all. It was the button to activate a call to Moscow in the event of nuclear strike. But was stripped of Trump by all concerned including the military and joints chiefs of staff. To Trumps delight a Diet Coke delivery button was on his desk inauguration day. He was happy.

PLEASE tell me that's true.

Jobless claims remained at historic highs last week, as Biden inherits the worst job market of any modern president

Another 900,000 people filed new unemployment claims last week, President Donald Trump's last in office, a snapshot of the significant labor market challenges facing President Joe Biden.


An additional 423,000 people in 47 states filed new claims for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, the program created to help gig and self-employed workers.


Altogether, nearly 16 million people were claiming benefits as of Jan. 2, the last week available for that measurement. That number is expected to increase in the coming weeks as people who were dropped from the unemployment rolls after their benefits expired file new claims to take advantage of the extension passed by Congress at the last minute in December.


The number of new unemployment claims filed each week has remained above the pre-pandemic record of 695,000 since coronavirus cases starting rising in March. Jobless claims have also risen in recent weeks.


Economists have cautioned about reading too deeply into the weekly fluctuations of the statistic, noting that issues with data processing and duplicate claims have at times inflated the numbers.


Still, the benchmark paints a dire portrait. Weekly jobless claims are now near what they were at the beginning of September. It's the 44th straight week that initial claims remain higher than the worst week of the Great Recession.




Biden inherits one of the worst job markets of any modern president, with the country's unemployment rate at 6.7 percent and nearly 10 million fewer people with jobs than at the beginning of last year, as the pandemic has wreaked havoc on industries like tourism, hospitality and food service.


Biden is calling for a $1.9 trillion stimulus measure that would extend unemployment payments and benefits beyond March, give out $1,400 checks and provide hundreds of millions of dollars to small businesses as well as state and local governments that are struggling.


https://www.chron.com/business/artic...a-15887144.php

Originally Posted by Paleo Robbie

That isnt true, it was never a button to activate a call to Moscow .
It was always a button to call for refreshments for himself and his guests .

No, you are wrong. (prove otherwise)

When we post pictures of trump, can we please pictulate his face, and refer to him as individual one
Just looking at him turns my stomach.

Joe has invoked the Defence Production Act to make sure there is enough medical equipment manufactured to treat and vaccinate against the virus.

Something that fucking orange wanker should have done almost a year ago.

And then some falsely claimed that the soldiers turned their backs on Biden's motorcade in protest that they were vetted, showing the video...

No, US soldiers did not turn their backs on Biden's motorcade in protest

No, US soldiers did not turn their backs on Biden's motorcade in protest

President Biden has a moon rock on display in the Oval Office.

https://twitter.com/TheRealBuzz/stat...25216292728832

^disguised kebab?

No, US soldiers did not turn their backs on Biden's motorcade in protest

No, they did not feel ...

Gov. Abbott calls Texas National Guard home from D.C. after members are sent to a parking garage to rest
The National Guard says the garages had heat and restrooms, but some guard members feel ‘incredibly betrayed.’[
Gov. Abbott calls Texas National Guard home from D.C. after members are sent to a parking garage to rest

Originally Posted by Klondyke

No, they did not feel ...
Gov. Abbott calls Texas National Guard home from D.C. after members are sent to a parking garage to rest
The National Guard says the garages had heat and restrooms, but some guard members feel ‘incredibly betrayed.’[
Gov. Abbott calls Texas National Guard home from D.C. after members are sent to a parking garage to rest

A mistake was made and immediately corrected. But of course you dont report that part. You really are a red herring pot stirring fukwit.

Originally Posted by aging one

A mistake was made and immediately corrected.

Wondering what headlines such "mistake" would make at a former POTUS? (not only here)

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Wondering what headlines such "mistake" would make at a former POTUS? (not only here)

Wonder what headlines such "mistake" would make at a former KGB operative? ( not only here).

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Wondering ...

You do a lot of that . . . being vodka-pickled most of your life (after 12 anyway) has that effect

Some may get this ...

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Some may get this ...

this one is better...

Originally Posted by Klondyke
Wondering ...

Originally Posted by panama hat

You do a lot of that . . . being vodka-pickled most of your life (after 12 anyway) has that effect

Wondering, whether you have learned - as ein Weltmann - there are also other drinks in the world? But it won't be so witty, would it?
(BTW, without a wondering, isn't the life a bit simple and poor for you? - just curious...)

Originally Posted by David48atTD

Some may get this ...

• Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week

Monday: 'Buy American' day

Biden is expected to sign an executive order that directs agencies to strengthen requirements so that they acquire goods and services from American businesses and workers.

Tuesday: 'Equity' day

Tuesday will see Biden sign a broad range of executive orders related to racial equity.

Wednesday: 'Climate' day

Biden will announce Wednesday plans for a U.S.-hosted leadership summit to take place on Earth Day as one of multiple actions aimed at addressing the climate crisis.

A memo outlining looming orders also signals Biden will sign an executive order that initiates a series of regulatory actions to "combat climate change domestically and elevates climate change as a national security priority," though it does not offer additional specifics.

The omnibus order will also reestablish the Presidential Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, as well as a memorandum urging agencies to make decisions based on available science and evidence.

Biden on his first day in office recommitted the United States to the Paris Climate Agreement and signed an executive order revoking a key permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and halting oil and gas leasing at a wildlife refuge in Alaska.

Thursday: 'Health Care' day

Biden on Thursday will take the highly anticipated action among pro-choice advocates of rescinding the so-called Mexico City policy, which bans the use of U.S. funding for foreign organizations that provide or promote abortions.

Friday: 'Immigration' day

Biden will build on some of the immigration-related actions he took on his first day in office with a few additional executive orders to be signed on Friday.

The president, according to the memo obtained by The Hill, is likely to sign an order related to regional migration and border processing that will rescind Trump administration policies around the asylum system and direct the creation of strategies to address root causes of migration from Central America.

Biden will also sign an order establishing a task force to reunify migrant families separated during the Trump administration. Biden himself faced criticism during the Democratic primaries for the Obama administration's deportation policies, but the Trump administration implemented an official zero tolerance policy that led to the separation of thousands of migrant families.

The president will also sign an order directing an immediate review of the public charge rule "and other actions to remove barriers and restore trust in the legal immigration system, including improving the naturalization process."

A fourth order, establishing principles to guide the implementation of the Refugee Admission Program, is tentatively on the schedule for Friday but could be scrapped or changed, according to the memo.: Here are the executive actions Biden will take this week | TheHill

• Biden - "But after Tuesday's results in Georgia … Bernie and I agreed – in fact, Bernie said we can't put control of the Senate at risk with a special election in Vermont," Biden explained.: Biden Says He Considered Bernie Sanders for Labor Secretary | America 2020 | US News

• Sanders: Senate may use budget reconciliation to pass Biden agenda

Speaking on CNN's "State of the Union," Sanders welcomed the prospect of Republican support for the president's plan for an economic recovery package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic but warned that the GOP had set a precedent with its use of the tactic, which allows senators to approve certain tax and spending bills with a simple majority and sidestep the 60-vote threshold needed for most legislation, while President Trump was in office.

"Now, as you know, reconciliation, which is a Senate rule, was used by the Republicans under Trump to pass massive tax breaks for the rich and corporations. It was used as an attempt to repeal the Affordable Care Act. And what we're saying is 'You used for that. That's fine. We are going to use reconciliation. ... You did it. We're going to do it to protect ordinary people, not the rich and the powerful,'" said the senator.: Sanders: Senate may use budget reconciliation to pass Biden agenda | TheHill

Originally Posted by Klondyke

Wondering

Drunk again or still?

Originally Posted by S Landreth

'You used for that. That's fine. We are going to use reconciliation. ... You did it. We're going to do it

And that is exactly what needs to be done - the Republicans have set so many precedents for bad behaviour, sidestepping norms, flagrant abuse of power . . . they don't have a leg to stand on for the foreseeable future.

First lines of duty - make anyone who doesn't get the required number of votes 'acting' their position and then increase the number of people on the Supreme Court

Sure, stick out the conciliatory hand. But we know what to expect- it has already been signalled. Republican obstructionism. You have an agenda Dems, and you have the Electoral mandate. So drive it through. Let those 'perpetually offended' Right wing assholes (yes, it is not a monopoly of the Left) be offended. Boo fecking Hoo.

Joe (far from sleepy) is sounding pretty good so far. Fingers crossed.