How will Joe Biden GOVERN? General Biden Administration F**kery Thread

NkrumahWasRight Is Wrong

Veteran
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
46,320
Reputation
5,864
Daps
93,978
Reppin
Uncertain grounds
All this Democrat v Republican stuff is missing the point honestly, a nation based on obstructionist politics can’t progress. We will be left in the dust by China and other countries. How the fukk can we get out of this mess? I don’t see how. It would take radical institutional change.

just gonna throw some random ideas out there in no order

1. get rid of political parties
2. ranked choice voting
3. benevolent dictator
4.dissolve the stock market
5. find aliens and wage a war against them
6. exile everyone of retirement age to Club Med and force them to divest everything
7. ban for profit media organizations
8. profit
 

Payday23

Superstar
Joined
Nov 20, 2014
Messages
14,968
Reputation
1,556
Daps
55,938
People were screaming and crying because Trump was in office and doing whatever he wanted and we had few legal recourses to stop him. How do y’all not remember this? It was literally six months ago :mindblown: The Republicans will one day win back the White House. And the Senate and the House. It’s not a matter of if but when. So when that day happens do you want some recourse to protect American interests or do you want to erode what little protections we have left to ensure Republicans can’t do absolutely whatever they want?
The Constitution ain't shyt when it does nothing to hold these politicians accountable. What has it done to trump, Cruz, Hawley etc? It's an weak ass and vague system that really doesn't do shyt to limit corruption or hold people accountable.
 

☑︎#VoteDemocrat

The Original
Bushed
WOAT
Supporter
Joined
Dec 9, 2012
Messages
310,140
Reputation
-34,205
Daps
620,153
Reppin
The Deep State
washingtonpost.com
It might not look like it, but Biden is winning
Jennifer Rubin
4-5 minutes
No one should be confused as to the inadequacy of the Republicans’ latest counteroffer on the American Jobs Plan. Sure, it had a top-line number of $928 billion. But as the New York Times explains: “Senate Republicans on Thursday proposed spending less that one seventh of what President Biden has requested in his expansive $1.7 trillion infrastructure initiative, countering with $257 billion in new funding for roads, bridges and other public works.”

President Biden was nevertheless respectful toward Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.), the lead Republican negotiator on the infrastructure bill. White House press secretary Jen Psaki in a written statement used the most mild language imaginable in response. After praising Capito’s work, Psaki explained in a written statement:

[W]e remain concerned that their plan still provides no substantial new funds for critical job-creating needs, such as fixing our veterans’ hospitals, building modern rail systems, repairing our transit systems, removing dangerous lead pipes, and powering America’s leadership in a job-creating clean energy economy, among other things. Lastly, we are concerned that the proposal on how to pay for the plan remains unclear: we are worried that major cuts in COVID relief funds could imperil pending aid to small businesses, restaurants and rural hospitals using this money to get back on their feet after the crush of the pandemic.

Why so gentle when Republicans have done so little? There are a few reasons.

First, Biden and his team truly believe that the process is the point. Cordial dealings — even if unsuccessful — improve his ability to make gains, albeit down the road. Even if the negotiations fail, Capito will be a critical player on jobs, climate change, infrastructure, housing and more.

Second, on the same day that Capito issued the counteroffer, the Senate reached cloture on the Endless Frontier Act, a significant piece of legislation aimed at U.S. competitiveness. White House aides say this bill contains R&D investments for both the National Science Foundation and Energy Department totaling almost $100 billion. (Less than the $180 billion included in the American Jobs Plan, but still significant.)

The Endless Frontier Act also has new investments in manufacturing capacity, including support for regional technology hubs, Manufacturing USA and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership. These total about $14 billion, which is roughly equivalent to what Biden had in the American Jobs Plan for these items.

There is another $52 billion for supply chains, including for semiconductors. Again, this was in Biden’s jobs plan, albeit at a higher amount. In short, Biden does not care where he achieves his goals. It’s all “Build Back Better” to him.

Third, while Republicans object to any tax increase for the rich and corporations, Biden is out selling a populist economic message. “I believe this is our moment to rebuild an economy from the bottom up and the middle out,” he said on Thursday in Cleveland. “Not a trickle-down economy from the very wealthy. That has never benefited people who are at this college or any other place where they’re trying to make a living.” He argued his plans are already working, lifting growth projections and getting people back to work. He even pulled out a list of Republicans who voted against the rescue plan but have been touting its results.

If negotiations on the jobs plan break down because Republicans won’t ask corporations to pay a little more, Biden will certainly be happy to remind voters he got the child tax credit through in the American Rescue Plan, as well as the $1,400 checks to jump-start the economy. He can remind them that he wants items aimed strictly at working- and middle-class Americans — including rural voters — such as free community college and expanded broadband. Even if he “fails” in talks with Republicans (the same people who won’t even authorize a commission to look at Jan. 6), he still wins the political argument.

Biden wants to lower the level of hostility, get whatever he can from wherever he can to fulfill his agenda and make sure everyone knows who is for the little guy. Judging by that standard, he’s making solid progress.
 

wire28

Blade said what up
Supporter
Joined
May 1, 2012
Messages
52,639
Reputation
12,381
Daps
194,860
Reppin
#ByrdGang #TheColi
January 6 commission fails in the Senate 54-35.

Cuck Schumer with another L. :unimpressed:
another biden failure :snoop:

if only (insert politician we refuse to name) was president, then maybe we'd actually get something done :camby:

dems drop the ball, again


edit: schumer up there trying to talk spicy on the GQP now :mjgrin:
 
Top