President Joe Biden

**misskit** · 24-10-2021, 11:50 PM

President Tammy Duckworth has a nice ring.

**beachbound** · 25-10-2021, 06:49 AM

^
Her military background would certainly give her a leg up on anyone running against her.

**Buckaroo Banzai** · 25-10-2021, 09:22 AM

Originally Posted by beachbound

^
Her military background would certainly give her a leg up on anyone running against her.

Pun intended?

It would be very unusual for the DNC Not to run Harris. She is paying her dues.
If indeed they don't, a deal will be made with her for some other internationally responsible condition to pad her resume, for a 2028 run.
Perhaps secretary of State. Much in the way a deal was made With Hillary Clinton to support Obama .

**misskit** · 25-10-2021, 08:18 PM

^^ Har har. She’s a kick-ass woman!

**Samuel** · 25-10-2021, 08:22 PM

Not likely — though, it the dems ran Tulsi Gabbard in 2024 against the republicans, she'd pick up a lot of the libertarian independent vote.

**HermantheGerman** · 26-10-2021, 11:55 AM

"He's got neither the competence nor the guts"...

Biden's comments about Taiwan shows that he has lost his marbles completely. Sorry Snubby, but Sleepy Joe won't make it. The Republicans don't even have to rip him apart because he is falling apart.

Will someone be so kind and put this guy in a retirement home... have some mercy.

**HermantheGerman** · 26-10-2021, 12:05 PM

Originally Posted by S Landreth

U.S. leadership approval rebounds from Trump low

To rebound from Trump's low can't be that hard.

But let's be fair, the world press is just "now" starting to report about the incompetence of Biden. I guess they gave him some time after those cruel laughable Trump years.

The Biden's and Trump's should be exempted from politics . That could make America Great Again.

**happynz** · 26-10-2021, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Samuel

if the dems ran Tulsi Gabbard in 2024 against the republicans

"If cowshit were butter, then why milk the cow?"

The preposterous notion that Gabbard could win the Democratic nomination for president is laughable. She saw the writing on the wall and was going to be primaried and likely lose in her home district in Hawai'i. As a fall back she has decided to appeal to the Q loons and Fox News crowd to keep her income rolling in.

**tomcat** · 28-10-2021, 07:20 AM

Many folks here are frustrated by the Democrats as they try to push through the Biden agenda but seem stymied at every turn. I have found that it’s best to think of things this way: We don’t really have 50 Democrats. We have 48 Democrats and 2 Corporatists. That means the actual current Senate make up is 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 2 Corporatists.

The Corporatists, Sens. Manchin and Sinema, answer to the fossil fuel industry and to big pharma. That’s why we can’t get their agreement on clean energy proposals for climate change and Medicare negotiation on prescription drug prices.

What we can get their agreement on is an expansion of the social safety net, which ultimately is good for business, too. Workers will be better off with subsidized child care, elder care, pre-K subsidies, and child tax credits for poor families. We should come into the modern age with things like this. And we need to do something about climate change to meet our global commitments, though we can argue about how best to get there.

If you think of the Senate this way, it is something of a miracle that we are close to pushing through Biden’s agenda, which is the largest expansion of this social safety net since the Great Depression years. Even at half the originally hoped-for price tag, it is transformative for working families, for children, for our elderly. To get this, Democrats needed to bargain and negotiate with the two corporatists, who are looking out for big business interests and their rich pals who fund their campaigns and lifestyles.

The two aren’t as bad as the GOP. They vote with the Dems on most social issues and have allowed Biden to appoint his cabinet and progressive judges to the federal bench. Without their support, we’d be nowhere.

When the Build Back Better and infrastructure bills pass—and I still believe there is a good chance of them both passing—we should take it as a win. And we should stop blaming Democrats that there are corporatists in Democrats’ vests in the Senate. We should remember that the true enemy are the 50 GOP Senators who are doing nothing to help the average American family. And we should sing Nancy Pelosi’s and Chuck Schumer’s and Joe Biden’s praises loudly rather than gripe about what they could not accomplish. Because what they are accomplishing with these bills is truly, truly remarkable under these near impossible circumstances and odds.

-Jay Kuo (Twitter post)

**panama hat** · 28-10-2021, 09:26 AM

Originally Posted by tomcat

We don’t really have 50 Democrats. We have 48 Democrats and 2 Corporatists. That means the actual current Senate make up is 50 Republicans, 48 Democrats, and 2 Corporatists.

. . . Bernie and Angus who also don't just tow the line

**bsnub** · 28-10-2021, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by panama hat

. . . Bernie and Angus who also don't just tow the line

No way you could call them Corporatists though.

**happynz** · 28-10-2021, 10:36 AM

Toe the line. Idiomatic expression that comes from when racers stand poised at the line waiting for the starting pistol to be fired.

**panama hat** · 28-10-2021, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by bsnub

No way you could call them Corporatists though.

True . . . yet they're not shoe-ins (please let that be correct or . . . )

Originally Posted by panama hat

tow

Originally Posted by happynz

Toe

Oops.

Thank you

**Hugh Cow** · 31-10-2021, 08:04 AM

Nice to see Joe throw Australia under the bus to save a little face with France. That bloke needs to grow some balls. Then to add insult to injury wax lyrical about America having no greater friend than France. He might have got Macron back on side but lost a lot from a country who has always backed up their supposed mate.
At least we know where we stand now with slippery Joe.

**aging one** · 31-10-2021, 08:06 AM

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Nice to see Joe throw Australia under the bus to save a little face with France. That bloke needs to grow some balls. Then to add insult to injury wax lyrical about America having no greater friend than France. He might have got Macron back on side but lost a lot from a country who has always backed up their supposed mate.
At least we know where we stand now with slippery Joe.

How about a little context as to what he did Hugh?

**russellsimpson** · 31-10-2021, 08:17 AM

Is anybody actually buying the line that "he thought others were informed when they were not" to wiggle his way out of this 'French situation'. First asking us to believe he was mis-informed about the situation in Afghanistan and now this.

Joe is in a very tough situation. I fear it is going to be a very long three years. I'm not sure the nation can weather this storm. We have never needed strong leadership more and this man simply can't provide it. Jill is going to have to sit her husband down and explain that there is no shame in stepping aside.

Bring on the reds guys.

**aging one** · 31-10-2021, 08:46 AM

Originally Posted by russellsimpson

We have never needed strong leadership more

We? Now you are American after all your anti American statements? Do agree that one term is enough.

**Buckaroo Banzai** · 31-10-2021, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by tomcat

The Corporatists, Sens. Manchin and Sinema, answer to the fossil fuel industry and to big pharma.

I disagree with that,
The problem is the two party system that does not allow for coalitions and compromise. Money and corporate control play a big part on the decision making of most if not all elected officials in goverment, but Manchin and Sinema have the additional consideration of coming from conservative districts . If they are to be reelected and the democrat's maintain the balance they have. they have to consider that.
I am sure strategy conversations concerning that , were had.
To dance you have to be invited to the dance, otherwise you'll be doing the two step in a corner all by yourself.

**harrybarracuda** · 31-10-2021, 11:21 AM

Originally Posted by Hugh Cow

Nice to see Joe throw Australia under the bus to save a little face with France. That bloke needs to grow some balls. Then to add insult to injury wax lyrical about America having no greater friend than France. He might have got Macron back on side but lost a lot from a country who has always backed up their supposed mate.
At least we know where we stand now with slippery Joe.

How did he throw Australia under a bus?

All he did was give Macron a pat on the head and a "there there there". Not even an apology.

**beachbound** · 31-10-2021, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by russellsimpleton

I fear it is going to be a very long three years.

I'm not sure the nation can weather this storm.

We have never needed strong leadership more and this man simply can't provide it.

Jill is going to have to sit her husband down and explain that there is no shame in stepping aside.

The mods really need to consider adding a third reputation option.
One for sympathy.

**harrybarracuda** · 31-10-2021, 12:11 PM

Originally Posted by beachbound

The mods really need to consider adding a third reputation option.
One for sympathy.

Or perhaps just incessantly getting things wrong.

**Little Chuchok** · 31-10-2021, 12:44 PM

Originally Posted by happynz

"If cowshit were butter, then why milk the cow?"

The preposterous notion that Gabbard could win the Democratic nomination for president is laughable. She saw the writing on the wall and was going to be primaried and likely lose in her home district in Hawai'i. As a fall back she has decided to appeal to the Q loons and Fox News crowd to keep her income rolling in.

She would surely be better than Mr Alzheimer or his 2IC. regardless of weather she would have made it or not.

I've not seen her on fox news, but that is probably because I don't watch it.

**beachbound** · 31-10-2021, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

regardless of weather she would have made it

I really don’t think the weather has anything to do with it.

**aging one** · 31-10-2021, 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Little Chuchok

She would surely be better than Mr Alzheimer or his 2IC. regardless of weather she would have made it or not.

I've not seen her on fox news, but that is probably because I don't watch it.

Please do a little research. Not even 5 minutes. Thanks.

**RPETER65** · 01-11-2021, 07:01 AM

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