Biden*'s new clothes
POSTED BY: 1KIKI
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 26, 2023 17:57
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Biden* fills out State Department team with Obama* veterans
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-biden-cabinet-antony
-blinken-foreign-policy-e7026ce218735c9faec9c7349aefb51e
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This is the agenda Democrats should pursue under Biden's leadership
Opinion by Bernie Sanders
The headlines dominating the news understandably deal with the outrageous behavior of President Donald Trump and the attempted coup he inspired at our nation's Capitol.
Yes, it was important for the House of Representatives to impeach Trump. Yes, the Senate must convict him. No president, now or in the future, can lead an insurrection against the United States government and get away with it.
But as enormously important as that is, we must not lose sight of the pain and anxiety of millions of working families all over this country, as they suffer through the worst public health and economic crises in the modern history of our country. In fact, many working families are facing more economic desperation today than any time since the Great Depression.As a result of the pandemic, tens of millions of our fellow citizens have lost their jobs and incomes. Hunger is at its highest level in decades, and 40 million could be on the brink of eviction when the federal moratorium expires at the end of January. While more than 24 million people in our country have tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, tens of millions of Americans are uninsured or under-insured.
Amid so much economic suffering and despair, when many Americans have lost faith in their government -- and when millions are prepared to accept lies about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election -- it is imperative that Democrats pass a bold and aggressive economic agenda within the first 100 days of Joe Biden's presidency. Now is not the time to think small. It is the time to think big and to restore faith among working families -- Black, White, Latino, Asian American and Native American -- that in a democratic society, government can respond to their needs.
Failure to adequately respond to the economic desperation in America today will undermine the Biden administration and likely lead Democrats to lose their thin majorities in the US House of Representatives and US Senate in 2022. Democrats suffered significant loses in 1994, two years after President Bill Clinton's victory -- and, in 2010, two years after President Barack Obama's victory.
We must not repeat those mistakes.
The danger we face would not be in going too big or spending too much but in going too small and leaving the needs of the American people behind. If Republicans would like to work with us, we should welcome them. But their support is not necessary. In 2010, Sen. Mitch McConnell was willing to sabotage the economy to advantage Republicans, doing everything he could to make Obama a "one-term president."
We cannot let him play the same games again.
The Senate's 60-vote threshold to pass major legislation has become an excuse for inaction. But let's be clear: We have the tools to overcome these procedural hurdles. As incoming Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, I will use a process known as budget reconciliation that will allow us to pass comprehensive legislation with only 51 votes.
This is not a radical idea.
When the Republicans controlled the Senate during the George W. Bush and Trump presidencies, they used reconciliation to pass trillions of dollars in tax breaks for the wealthiest people and most profitable corporations. They also used reconciliation to try and repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017. Today, Democrats must use this same process to lift Americans out of poverty, increase wages and create good-paying jobs.
First, we must increase the direct payments passed by Congress in December from $600 to $2,000 for every working-class adult and their children. On this issue, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, incoming Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, several Republicans in the House and the Senate and undoubtedly millions of struggling Americans -- who wanted more stimulus in December --would agree.
But given the enormous crises facing the country, that is not enough. Through reconciliation, we must
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Biden*'s solicitor general will play critical role in early efforts to undo Trump policies
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/solicitor-general-biden/in
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Biden plans for tougher stance on Russia
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/biden-russia-nuclear-
treaty-extension/2021/01/21/4667a11e-5b40-11eb-aaad.html
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https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/alien-biden-immigration-la
w/index.html
Biden's proposed bill, if passed, would remove the word "alien" from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term "noncitizen."
But nobody is concerned about LEGAL RESIDENT non-citizens, Joe*. Those LEGAL RESIDENT non-citizens followed the rules, and met the requirements, and are welcome aboard! They're concerned about the people who broke the law and live in the US without any legal right to do so.
But THANKS! for giving us a show of 3-card monte.
And THANKS! to the m$m for conflating one category with the other.
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Quote:There's plenty of dissembling, hair-splitting, and deception on both sides.
Why Big Oil Isn’t Worried About Biden’s Executive Orders
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Why-Big-Oil-Isnt-Worried-Ab
out-Bidens-Executive-Orders.html
He promised “no new fracking” ... Last week the administration also issued Secretarial Order No. 3395, which implemented a 60-day suspension of new oil and gas leasing and drilling permits for federal land and water. ... This week President Biden followed that action up with Executive Order on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The biggest takeaway from this order was an indefinite “pause on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands” until a comprehensive review on the climate change impacts can be completed."
The author starts out by talking about oil and gas drilling generically, but then laser-focuses on fracking.
But then Joe* has layers of good-sounding, well-publicized fluff, along with hidden and not-so-hidden realities that negate the PR.
Joe* can do zero about EXISTING leases in whatever form they take - whether it's conventional drilling or fracking, oil or gas. And considering there are thousands of existing, unexercised leases, not having new leases is moot. There are plenty of existing, unexercised leases for years to come, maybe even decades. So while Joe*'s campaign promises and executive orders sound promising, because they're focused on NEW leases, in reality, they're meaningless.
Then there's Joe*'s blunt statement, which clearly points to the real limitations of his campaign rhetoric:
Quote:And among the limitations on banning or even limiting fracking meaningfully, besides existing leases, is the fact that most drilling is on PRIVATE land. And Joe* can't touch them by Executive Order.
“Let me be clear, and I know this always comes up, we’re not going to ban fracking.”
But even THEN, Joe* doesn't ban fracking on Federal land either, where he DOES have some power. He merely PAUSES it
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on new oil and natural gas leases on public lands” until a comprehensive review on the climate change impacts can be completed.
Joe* and oil and gas leases? A non-starter. Joe* and fracking? Joe* already wrote that off in terms of Executive Orders.
For fracking to be BANNED - everywhere - Congress would have to pass a law. Is Joe* going to propose it to Congress? Is he going to campaign for it? In other words, is Joe* the democrat* who's going to FINALLY address climate change? Well, he's already promised he's "not going to ban fracking".
Or then, is he merely Joe*, wearing his New Clothes™ all over town?
And when Biden* fails to keep his promises - or even promote them - I'll be happy to laugh at his skinny saggy ass parading all over town in his New Clothes™.
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Originally posted by 1KIKI:
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/01/21/politics/alien-biden-immigration-la
w/index.html
Biden's proposed bill, if passed, would remove the word "alien" from US immigration laws, replacing it with the term "noncitizen."
But nobody is concerned about LEGAL RESIDENT non-citizens, Joe*. Those LEGAL RESIDENT non-citizens followed the rules, and met the requirements, and are welcome aboard! They're concerned about the people who broke the law and live in the US without any legal right to do so.
But THANKS! for giving us a show of 3-card monte.
And THANKS! to the m$m for conflating one category with the other.
That's their fucking bread and butter.
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A government is a body of people usually, notably, governed by Mark Zuckerborg and Slack Dorsey.
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You could have a dog in a dress and he’d still be la less embarrassing president than Trump
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Originally posted by Magonsdaughter:
You could have a dog in a dress and he’d still be la less embarrassing president than Trump
Obviously not a fan of Sky News.
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What a piece of shit.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/02/12/biden_to_begin_a
llowing_migrants_waiting_in_mexico_to_enter_us_145238.html
Democrats are going to lose their asses in 2022.
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