#46 President Joe Biden

mickeyrat said:

mrussel1 said:

Holy word salad!  Can I buy an paragraph indent?

new android update is fucking up pasting.

trying find where to correct it

OnWis97 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Biden to transfer power to Harris while under anesthesia during colonoscopy (msn.com)

On the other hand....

Trump refused anesthesia for colonoscopy to avoid handing control to Pence, new book claims (yahoo.com)

Can you imagine being THAT power hungry that you'd stay awake for a procedure that everyone else goes under the gas for? Pretty insane even by Trump standards. 

He's a petty child, no doubt.

But does everyone go under for a colonoscopy? I had one when I had some stomach pains and I got to watch the video feed live. Of course I was in my 30s, if that matters.

mrussel1 said:

JB16057 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

mrussel1 said:

Halifax2TheMax said:

Whoa! 7th straight week of jobless claims as last week’s were the lowest since the start of the pandemic. So much losing. Go Brandon go!

And did you see President Biden go faaaaast in that GM electric vehicle that goes 0-60 in 3 seconds? He’s such a weak loser.

FJB.  Everyone knows that diesel is the future.  

Coal fired boiler cars are the future, duh! 

My point is that Biden is driving  and hyping up electric vehicles which most people could never afford. Meanwhile, gas prices are through the roof. Electric vehicles may be the future but most people still rely on gasoline and the rising price of gasoline must be addressed and fixed.

Oil is expensive because OPEC is still not pumping at pre-pandemic levels, let alone enough to meet the high demand from all the pent up projects, construction, goods, etc.  They have started but they are slow playing it.  They know 82 per barrel is unsustainable but they have no interest in getting it to $60 anytime too soon.  There's nothing anyone can do to strong arm the cartel.

Biden has two levers, the strategic reserve and policy.  Tapping the reserve (which evidently they are considering) would provide immediate relief.  But it's not easy decision.  It's rarely done, maybe once or twice in our lifetime.  It's there for disasters and such, or like the energy crisis in the 70's.  We are not at that level.  I don't know that I support that or not right now.

The second option is some policy.  And in the new infrastructure bill, there are several billion allocated to the states to help low income pay energy bills this winter.  Will this help middle class people?  No, probably not directly.  

So this is not an easy problem and there is no easy solution.  The supply chains need to restart in full, but the oil prices have to come down to abate inflation.  it's that simple. 

Ledbetterman10 said:

OnWis97 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Biden to transfer power to Harris while under anesthesia during colonoscopy (msn.com)

On the other hand....

Trump refused anesthesia for colonoscopy to avoid handing control to Pence, new book claims (yahoo.com)

Can you imagine being THAT power hungry that you'd stay awake for a procedure that everyone else goes under the gas for? Pretty insane even by Trump standards. 

He's a petty child, no doubt.

But does everyone go under for a colonoscopy? I had one when I had some stomach pains and I got to watch the video feed live. Of course I was in my 30s, if that matters.

I'm not sure. But the very idea that Trump was afraid to give up "power" for like two days is hilarious. What power? What would Pence do in those two days or so that wouldn't be authorized by Trump? Harris has "presidential power" right now. What does that mean? Is she going to get to sit in the Oval Office chair for a few days? Maybe. Is she going to do anything that Biden wouldn't have instructed her to do? No. 

mrussel1 said:

Holy word salad!  Can I buy an paragraph indent?

JB16057 said:

The Juggler said:

JB16057 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

JB16057 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

JB16057 said:

The Juggler said:

JB16057 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

trump was by far the weakest POS that office has ever seen. calling biden weak when he's getting shit done is laughable. i don't see other world leaders gathering together and laughing at him. or laughing at him at a world conference. gimme a break. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2sdMBh3Np8

There's some proof of world leaders laughing at Biden and his usual gaffes. Gimme a break.

Lol...looks like a group of friends sharing a laugh to me. Here is Trump literally being laughed at on the national stage at the UN
https://youtu.be/-z4y8OJxlK8

I apologize. I thought this thread was about Biden, not Trump.

I'm not the only one that is not happy with Biden. https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/18/politics/biden-approval-rating-low/index.html

You can talk Biden up all day long but the American people aren't happy with him and that is getting worse day by day.

it is about biden, but when you complain about shit about biden but were silent during trump about exact same things (that were actually applicable with trump), pointing out the hypocrisy is not making this about trump, it's pointing out inconsistencies. 

You don't know what you're talking about. Just because I didn't come to a Pearl Jam message board and complain about Trump does not mean that I wasn't bringing up the issues I have with Trump. Trump is gone. It's time to discuss the current president and get over the last one.

things don't magically start from scratch in politics. the old guy is relevant to the new guy. always has been. but i guess it's time to "move on" when you just want to bitch. 

At some point the old is no longer relevant to the new guy but TDS has a grip on too many people. Let it go Elsa

Tell that to the old guy who refuses to admit he lost, continues to do whatever he can to undermine the new guy, and is all but assured to be running again in 2024.

Sorry bud, I know the Trump comparisons are not favorable for you, but they are relevant and will absolutely continue. Get used to it. 

Just as I know the Biden criticism isn't favorable for you but it's going to be a long 3 years. Hopefully they'll go better than the last 9 months but the fact of the matter is that America is not happy with the direction the country is headed. The BBB plan, if passed, is most likely going to increase inflation. Biden told us that the money used in the BBB is free but there are already studies showing that their numbers are incorrect. https://www.crfb.org/blogs/build-back-better-cost-would-double-extensions

Inflation is out of control and spending more money will only do harm. We need to get government spending under control and the BBB plan is not going to do us any favors. Biden should be very worried about spending more money when inflation is at a 40 year high with no end in sight. Biden may not have the direct ability to gas prices but what he does will affect the inflation issue.