NYT did a long dive into Hunter Biden and didn't find anything new. Which should be a relief to all Americans.
Findings:
Hunter was an alcoholic drug addict
Hunter did not pay his taxes on time
Hunter bought a gun and said he was not using drugs at the time. Probably a lie.
Hunter sought out board seats , equity stakes and salary in UKR and Chinese companies using his connection to Joe Biden as bait.
Hunter had his biz partners shake hands with Joe from time to time but no biz was discussed at those times.
That's about it. And we already knew all this.
A fed prosecutor is looking into Hunter and focusing on the gun and tax issues. But no one is ever prosecuted for lying on a gun form unless the gun was used in a crime. It wasn't. And the taxes were eventually paid, and normally there is no criminal prosecution if taxes are paid, even if late.
Of course, over months and months of future GOP investigations, they'll find more. Hunter was an unethical addict - those people commit crimes. But so far there is nothing on Joe.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg's tenure has been rocked by multiple crises throughout his tenure, leading to criticism that he has failed to address the issues.
I wonder why Pete has become a magnet of hate from the right wing? Hmmm.. I just can't figure it out. What must it be about him that the right particularly dislikes even before these transportation situations that have nothing to do with him? Hmm. It's a mystery I guess.
BTW, Right winger Alex Jones has some thoughts...
He explains yesterday that the globalists began their enslavement of the human race by inventing the calculator. Interesting..
Where can I sign up to join such a brilliant school of thought that is leading the right wing these days?
President Biden: Pete, what the F happened? Your job is to ensure the functionality of the FAA. What !the F happened?!?
Mayor Pete: I don't know sir.
President Biden: What the F do you mean you don't know. It has been a day since the Sh&t hit the fan!
Mayor Pete: I don't know sir. I have been in meetings all day making sure everyone in the FAA uses the proper pronouns and gender-neutral terms.
Quick, name Trump’s transportation secretary, Obama’s, Bush’s or Clinton’s. The fact that everyone knows who Biden’s transportation secretary is means they are not doing their job right. Who was Trump’s border czar?
You are right, Transportation is hardly a high profile position with much media focus.
The reason he is widely known is because he has been a target on Fox News long before any of these recent transportation issues. If you need any help figuring out why he is disliked by Tucker, Hannity and Ingrahm then you aren't being honest with yourself and have no credibility. He fits right into their playbook for agitprop and stirring up the Christofascist base. He checks a big, big box. Can you figure out what it is?
President Biden: Pete, what the F happened? Your job is to ensure the functionality of the FAA. What !the F happened?!?
Mayor Pete: I don't know sir.
President Biden: What the F do you mean you don't know. It has been a day since the Sh&t hit the fan!
Mayor Pete: I don't know sir. I have been in meetings all day making sure everyone in the FAA uses the proper pronouns and gender-neutral terms.
Quick, name Trump’s transportation secretary, Obama’s, Bush’s or Clinton’s. The fact that everyone knows who Biden’s transportation secretary is means they are not doing their job right. Who was Trump’s border czar?
Biden's Border Czar (Harris) could be considered in absentia.
The GOP wants the IRS to get you your refunds even slower. Thanks Kevin!
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service will begin the 2023 tax season bogged down in 10 million unprocessed tax returns from prior years and struggling to answer taxpayer phone calls, putting the embattled tax agency in a fraught position as Republicans try to gut its funding. The tax collector’s struggles were outlined on Wednesday in the National Taxpayer Advocate’s annual report to Congress, which detailed how years of cuts to the I.R.S.’s budget has crippled its capacity to enforce the tax code and serve taxpayers.
You think they wanted to expand the IRS to help get refunds out?
Why, yes. Believe it or not, some folks actually want to help their fellow Americans.
There are probably more in his car. If this diaper wearing jack*ss got 1/10th the scrutiny Trump does he would already be getting railed in the prison shower.
This is getting kinda scary. CNN and CBS won't let this go.
I can't believe after all the things the administration has tried to hide, THIS is the thing the media is finally going to call him out on?
He must either want to get out of the spotlight, or his handlers have determined he has become so unfit to lead he is going to become a major liability.
What must it be about him that the right particularly dislikes even before these transportation situations that have nothing to do with him? Hmm. It's a mystery I guess.
Obviously his sexual preference is an issue for many and I get your point but to say these "transportation situations" (as though clogged ports and air travel shutdowns are "situations") have nothing to do with him is ludicrous. They are the very core of his responsibilities as SecTran. If your argument is that he didn't cause the problems or that he inherited a broken system, that may or may not be a valid point but his handling of those problems has been less than ideal. And I say that as someone who liked Buttigieg and thought that, with some federal government "seasoning", he would make a good Presidential candidate down the road. (Pun intended)
you are so hardcore lefty that you have to be a m'aga in order to defeat the regular lefties.
I see you ignored the reasons I listed why the Dems are right wing.
Still waiting on the $15 min wage they promised, college debt relief
I think you have a very personal definition of what is 'left' and what is 'right.' Your definition is so idiosyncratic and non-traditional that it doesn't mean anything to anyone but you.
In traditional politics, you are a right-leaning libertarian.
What must it be about him that the right particularly dislikes even before these transportation situations that have nothing to do with him? Hmm. It's a mystery I guess.
Obviously his sexual preference is an issue for many and I get your point but to say these "transportation situations" (as though clogged ports and air travel shutdowns are "situations") have nothing to do with him is ludicrous. They are the very core of his responsibilities as SecTran. If your argument is that he didn't cause the problems or that he inherited a broken system, that may or may not be a valid point but his handling of those problems has been less than ideal. And I say that as someone who liked Buttigieg and thought that, with some federal government "seasoning", he would make a good Presidential candidate down the road. (Pun intended)
1) His sexual preference is the ONLY issue for the right. No one gives a SH!T about the Transportation Secretary as long as that person does heterosexual sex, preferably within a marriage (but they don't care as long as it's Trump...he can f*ck anyone he wants regardless of whether he is married or not).
2) The issue with planes yesterday had NOTHING to do with Buttigieg. Up to him to investigate and delegate people to come up with a solution so that an IT person can't cause that same problem again, but to blame him for that situation is insane.
3) Nothing Buttigieg has done should make you decide not to like him. He is still SUPER smart, calm, cool, and collected, and he would make a great President some day. I'm not sure though that Americans as a whole would vote him in. In the last election, Klobuchar was my top choice, but Buttigieg would have been if he had more experience. I would definitely support him down the line...but again, I'm not sure he could get elected or even get the Democratic nomination (even as progressive as we are as a party). I hope I'm wrong there.
