I didn't say COVID hasn't affected the economy I said Biden's economic disaster isn't because of COVID.
Printing $14 trillion and handing it out was a policy decision.
Declaring war on energy was a policy decision.
Causing a war in Ukraine was a policy decision.
The economy is reopening after COVID. The primary covid related impacts on the economy are POSITIVE which is why you keep beating the idiotic "GDP growth" drum.
the inflation is the only serious problem in the US economy and that is 80% because of covid. otherwise, it's a boom by just about every measure.
You calling the US economy a disaster is just stupid. We're in like the top 99% of US economic times. Jobs for everyone, stunning growth, falling deficits, rising wages.
But the inflation is bad. Most of that is covid and war related. The entire developed world is suffering from inflation, which tells you it is not Joe's fault. 80% anyway.
Can you agree with that? Of course you cannot, because you are a hack.
Inflation is because of Covid? What a joke. Inflation was at close to 1.5% when Biden became president. It was always very low under Trump even with Covid. Come on do better than this! When Biden took office it was about 1.5%. It has gone up to 8.5% since Biden became president. Look at the second chart here:
For the Biden supporters - Legit question here - How do you feel about his ongoing cognitive decline? From the recent Easter footage and the 'phantom' handshake and confusion around the stage it seems like he's completely lost it.
I don't think I'm exactly what you had in mind, because I'm more of a "rally 'round the flag" supporter than anything...but Biden has never been good at speaking in public. He earned a reputation while campaigning as a "gaffe machine" and was notable for saying things that should have come back to bite him (ex. "Roe v. Wade goes too far") even when his detractors would admit there was no question he had his wits about him.Jim.
Answer: it's easy to make a public figure look stupid. Even easier if spending 8 years with Obama didn't give that public figure any of his running partner's warmth or charm. Same argument was used against Reagan...and, for that matter, FDR. Biden's going to finish his term, and the haters gonna hate. If that hatred coalesced around a skill he isn't going to develop, that makes it easier to justify the hatred. Eisenhower let people think he was stupid while he was creating the CIA and gifting us with the warning about the "military-industrial complex." Biden probably isn't losing it. He's just got weaknesses as a leader, like every single President ever.
For the Biden supporters - Legit question here - How do you feel about his ongoing cognitive decline? From the recent Easter footage and the 'phantom' handshake and confusion around the stage it seems like he's completely lost it.
Legit answer. There is no evidence of cognitive decline.
If you take heavily edited clips of Biden you can make it look like he has a problem.
If you actually watch him in action, such as the two hour press conference he gave a few weeks ago, you will see that Biden is not only quite sharp, but he has the stamina to conduct the longest press conference in US history.
Legit answer. There is no evidence of cognitive decline.
If you take heavily edited clips of Biden you can make it look like he has a problem.
If you actually watch him in action, such as the two hour press conference he gave a few weeks ago, you will see that Biden is not only quite sharp, but he has the stamina to conduct the longest press conference in US history.
How do you reconcile the phantom handshake and the confusion on stage though? Is that not evidence?
When your conclusion is set in stone the evidence is irrelevant. No rational person can look at Biden speak in even 2020 versus today and not notice a decline.
How do you reconcile the phantom handshake and the confusion on stage though? Is that not evidence?
When your conclusion is set in stone the evidence is irrelevant. No rational person can look at Biden speak in even 2020 versus today and not notice a decline.
That's what I'm trying so hard to understand. When the first lady has to tell the president to WAVE...it's like come on guys...this is elder abuse here.
This feels weird, because Scott Adams doesn't need defending....and still, I think this is important: he isn't a conservative. He defines himself as "to the left of Bernie."
And I take him at his word. If I had to find a public figure he is most closely aligned with, it would be Elon Musk. He's a "free speech absolutist." (Who was demonitized from YouTube for calling Nancy Pelosi a bad word.)
Anyway...this is a Joe Biden thread, right? Here's what he said about Joe Biden: "I've never met an actual Joe Biden supporter. Have you?"
Thought-provoking question. Personally, I'm a much bigger fan of Joe Biden during his "most eligible bachelor" Senate days. Especially because he didn't fade into oblivion after facing personal tragedy.
Current Biden seems dedicated to projecting a grandfatherly image, and a woke one, at that. I don't have a clear sense of what you think of the man, but many are skeptical. I hope you can see why.
What do you think of the man? Are there particular policies you support? Any you have misgivings about? While you are at it, how do you feel about Kamala?
For transparency's sake, I think Americans should get behind the President, no matter who, as the country succeeds when the President does. But Uncle Jo is having a hard time bridging what I see as a massive gap between the moderates in his party and the loudest voices. I think the former outnumber the latter by a factor of more than two-to-one. To wit: "The Squad" consists of exactly six people. (It's arguably one or two that matter.) The "Freedom Caucus," which is still around, has over forty members.
I'm much less of a provisional fan of Kamala. Biden made her the "Border Czar," and yet when she took the reins of that job, she didn't visit the border for a long, long time. When asked about it, she said, "Well, I haven't been to Europe, either!" I don't want a Vice-President who is less well-travelled than I am.
But I don't hate either one. In America, we get the leadership we deserve.
eh, I don't care very much about Adams. Armchair philosopher who throws a ton of ideas against the wall. Some are crazy some are interesting. I'm not too interested in sorting through the mess.
What do I think of Biden? He's...ok. The good is that he hires really good people, his admin is clean as a whistle, he is not a radical, he is dependable, he uses government to help the people. He is a classic modern dem who thinks the right policies can and do help people in need. He's an institutionalist.
Polcies I support: brilliant with the Ukraine sitch. Did not dominate and alienate...he has let NATO work as a unit and let other leaders have days in the sun. Brilliant operation.
The child credit was great, until the Rs killed it
All the aid to country was good - we are growing way, way, way, faster than our peers party because of that. Jobs for everyone is a great accomplishment.
but a lot of his accomplishments are technocratic that I don't really understand. this twitter account keeps a list of accomplishments on its pinned post. It's a very long list that no voters care about but has helped the nation.
The bad is that he is not a leader of men. He has no charisma, which is bad in a president. Biden inspires nobody, while Obama and Trump inspired billions of people. He makes gaffes, his speech defects make him seem old....and he is old. We need 50-65 year old presidents not 80-year-olders.
I think he's doing fine pushing away the Squad. They hate him quite a bit, which tells you something.
I have no real opinion about Kamala.
Really like your answer, because you nailed something important when you called Biden an "institutionalist." I see a key difference between the right and left: righties want freedom *from* government, lefties want freedom *through* it. No value judgments here...both approaches are valid.
Don't forget to go for your run today! This crap weather should be gone in a few days. Then Spring will officially be here.
For the Biden supporters - Legit question here - How do you feel about his ongoing cognitive decline? From the recent Easter footage and the 'phantom' handshake and confusion around the stage it seems like he's completely lost it.
Legit answer. There is no evidence of cognitive decline.
If you take heavily edited clips of Biden you can make it look like he has a problem.
If you actually watch him in action, such as the two hour press conference he gave a few weeks ago, you will see that Biden is not only quite sharp, but he has the stamina to conduct the longest press conference in US history.
Most voters believe that President Joe Biden’s mental abilities have declined since he took office, and two-thirds agree with GOP members of Congress who have urged the president to take a cognitive test and release the resul...
A large majority of Americans and even 49% of Democrats don't think Biden will even finish his term. No serious person is still denying the man has serious cognitive decline issues.
eh, I don't care very much about Adams. Armchair philosopher who throws a ton of ideas against the wall. Some are crazy some are interesting. I'm not too interested in sorting through the mess.
What do I think of Biden? He's...ok. The good is that he hires really good people, his admin is clean as a whistle, he is not a radical, he is dependable, he uses government to help the people. He is a classic modern dem who thinks the right policies can and do help people in need. He's an institutionalist.
Polcies I support: brilliant with the Ukraine sitch. Did not dominate and alienate...he has let NATO work as a unit and let other leaders have days in the sun. Brilliant operation.
The child credit was great, until the Rs killed it
All the aid to country was good - we are growing way, way, way, faster than our peers party because of that. Jobs for everyone is a great accomplishment.
but a lot of his accomplishments are technocratic that I don't really understand. this twitter account keeps a list of accomplishments on its pinned post. It's a very long list that no voters care about but has helped the nation.
The bad is that he is not a leader of men. He has no charisma, which is bad in a president. Biden inspires nobody, while Obama and Trump inspired billions of people. He makes gaffes, his speech defects make him seem old....and he is old. We need 50-65 year old presidents not 80-year-olders.
I think he's doing fine pushing away the Squad. They hate him quite a bit, which tells you something.
I have no real opinion about Kamala.
Really like your answer, because you nailed something important when you called Biden an "institutionalist." I see a key difference between the right and left: righties want freedom *from* government, lefties want freedom *through* it. No value judgments here...both approaches are valid.
Don't forget to go for your run today! This crap weather should be gone in a few days. Then Spring will officially be here.
A large majority of Americans and even 49% of Democrats don't think Biden will even finish his term. No serious person is still denying the man has serious cognitive decline issues.
No serious person who knows anything about cognitive decline thinks Biden has a problem.
Watch a video of Biden speaking in 2020 next to a video of him today. The decline is striking.
He's always been stupid but he's sliding off the cliff now.
Watch the video I posted below. He spent almost two hours answering question after question from reporters. It was the longest press conference in US history. This was only a few weeks ago.
Legit answer. There is no evidence of cognitive decline.
If you take heavily edited clips of Biden you can make it look like he has a problem.
If you actually watch him in action, such as the two hour press conference he gave a few weeks ago, you will see that Biden is not only quite sharp, but he has the stamina to conduct the longest press conference in US history.
How do you reconcile the phantom handshake and the confusion on stage though? Is that not evidence?
No. It's not evidence. Look at his eyes. He is looking at the front row of people. He was gesturing to someone in the crowd. He may have intended to shake hands with people in the front row then changed his mind. But you are so desperate to feed your narrative that you see what you want to see.
Just watch the press conference below. Then tell me if Biden actually has a problem. What's amazing to me is that in that whole long press conference they couldn't find a single clip that makes Biden look bad.
"The President: Well, she’s going to go through some things. I will have Mr. Giuliani give you a call and I am also going to have Attorney General Barr call and we will get to the bottom of it."
100% threatening mob crap coming from the President of the United States regarding a U.S. career diplomat and ambassador.
Quite simply, you despise us non-Trumpers because we see your stupidity, and it hurts your feelings. We despise you because not only are you WILLING to have that man as your president, but you vehemently defend him beyond all reason. And in doing so, help possibly destroy this country. Real patriots.
Biden is actively destroying the country. Even if 100% of what you accuse Trump of is true. Biden is WORSE. Biden is corrupt. Biden's policies are a disaster for the country.
Biden's approval rating is at 33%. Trump's lowest point was 34%. Inflation is only going higher. The coming food crisis from Ukraine isn't even here yet. Biden's war on oil is going to make gas prices sky rocket this summer.
Biden is going to make Jimmy Carter look like George Washington by the time he's done.
Sure, anyone can say that up is down and black is white and Biden is more corrupt than Trump. But the simple fact is that you don't have anything that Biden has ever done or said that is within a million miles of, "I would like you to do us a favor though....", and "Find me 11,000 votes." And few dozen/hundred other things....
And by the way, noted that you have no explanation/defense for the GA 11,000 votes "request."
Watch a video of Biden speaking in 2020 next to a video of him today. The decline is striking.
He's always been stupid but he's sliding off the cliff now.
Watch the video I posted below. He spent almost two hours answering question after question from reporters. It was the longest press conference in US history. This was only a few weeks ago.
Fat Hurts insisted that BLM had no co-founders. We showed him 150 news organizations (most were liberal) mentioning the "BLM co-founders" and even now he insists that there were no BLM co-founders. Fat Hurts doesn't care too much about facts. Good luck changing his mind.
Really like your answer, because you nailed something important when you called Biden an "institutionalist." I see a key difference between the right and left: righties want freedom *from* government, lefties want freedom *through* it. No value judgments here...both approaches are valid.
Don't forget to go for your run today! This crap weather should be gone in a few days. Then Spring will officially be here.
Freedom through government is an oxymoron.
not in the slightest true. See UK and France, circa 1946.
Anyway, you should start bad-mouthing the Repubs - the R 'conservative' governor of FL is threatening Twitter, a private corporation, with legal action unless they buckle under to the iron fist of government.
Geez you don’t seem to understand checks and balances. The president has the power to veto legislation and though he cannot propose legislation himself, members of Congress can do it for him. You’re claiming that Joe Biden had nothing to do with the terrible policies I spoke of, yet when talking about Trumps policies you said “About his actual policies, I don't give a sh**. Since he's clearly horrendous, many of them certainly sucked.”
Really like your answer, because you nailed something important when you called Biden an "institutionalist." I see a key difference between the right and left: righties want freedom *from* government, lefties want freedom *through* it. No value judgments here...both approaches are valid.
Don't forget to go for your run today! This crap weather should be gone in a few days. Then Spring will officially be here.
Freedom through government is an oxymoron.
Hey, while I've got you on the line, wanted to give you my patented "Libertarian test" because it's obvious that you read a lot about politics, and I'm not sure how you would respond:
In 2001, a German computer programmer named Armin Miewes posted an ad on the website Cannibal Cafe that read: ""looking for a normally-built 18- to 25-year-old to be slaughtered and then consumed." He received many responses (!) but quickly narrowed it down to a man who clearly was not joking. I'll let you guess the rest, as the outcome is truly disgusting to most well-adjusted people. He will be spending the rest of his days on earth in a jail cell. Does he belong there?
Asking because I think it's an interesting way to probe how people view freedom from government, especially with regards to its limits.
not in the slightest true. See UK and France, circa 1946.
Anyway, you should start bad-mouthing the Repubs - the R 'conservative' governor of FL is threatening Twitter, a private corporation, with legal action unless they buckle under to the iron fist of government.
Oh please, Twitter is openly an arm of the Democratic party. Monopolies are bad for everyone. Even more so when they are champions for idiotic ideologies.
