A report card on the Biden administration

It's complicated, but the logjam in the Senate is probably over, and things can get done, assuming the failed Senate impeachment trial doesn't last very long.

NBC News reports, "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., signaled late Monday night that he was open to a power-sharing agreement with Democrats that did not include a written commitment to keeping the filibuster.

"McConnell had said he wanted Democrats to promise to preserve the 60-vote threshold to pass nearly every piece of legislation — a rule known as the filibuster — in exchange for the transfer of control of the Senate's committees."

With cooperation of two Senate Democrats and President Biden, McConnell has dropped that demand.

 

NBC News reports, "The House delivered its article of impeachment against former President Donald Trump to the Senate on Monday, kicking off preparations for the coming trial."

"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., told MSNBC's Rachel Maddow in an interview airing Monday evening that Trump must be held accountable for encouraging the rioters, which Schumer said was "the most despicable thing any president has ever done.'"

Nothing from Schumer or Pelosi about the overwhelming consensus that trial will end with Trump's exoneration, and he proclaiming it loudly to everyone who will listen.

In the first weeks of the Biden administration, the Democrats are about to awaken an obnoxious jerk who has been asleep for three months, afraid to show his face to the public. No more, thanks to the Democrats.

Little wonder why they and other Democrats do not want to talk about that.

 

I hope you are right. For now I can only wonder who is in charge in the White House.

 

The GOP is destroying itself!

As a Reagan Republican and a former member of the GOP -- now a conservative Independent forced out by Trump's idiocy -- I am sorry to see that happening. But it is.

The pro-Trump state Republican Party in Oregon declared the Jan. 6 assault on our capital a "false flag" event.

The Post reports, "The state party released a resolution passed by its executive committee that says the supposedly fake operation was meant to undermine Trump and give more power to President Biden, citing websites by John Solomon and the Trump-friendly Epoch Times."

“The violence at the Capitol was a ‘false flag’ operation designed to discredit President Trump, his supporters, and all conservative Republicans; this provided the sham motivation to impeach President Trump in order to advance the Democratic goal of seizing total power,” the resolution says.

“We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.”

“When you catch somebody in a fraud, you are allowed to go by very different rules."

“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”

"Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy. And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We are going to try — give our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help, we’re try — going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”
**************************************************************************************************************************President Donald J. Trump

ABC News reports, "Department of Justice officials said they are looking at felony sedition charges for people who stormed the Capitol."

"We're looking at significant felony cases tied to sedition and conspiracy," acting United States Attorney for the District of Columbia Michael Sherwin told reporters.

"Nearly every Senate Republican declared Tuesday that putting a former president on trial for impeachment is unconstitutional, indicating that the House’s case against Donald Trump is almost certain to fail," Politico writes, meaning the impeachment trial of Donald J. Trump is DOA, which comes as no shock to anyone.

So, the people who actively took part in the attack on our capital will be charged with sedition and conspiracy.

The person who ordered the attack as shown above -- our President at the time -- will be exonerated by Republicans in the Senate.

The day of reckoning will come in 2022, 2024, and several elections in the future when Americans will have their say on the matter. Since 2016, the GOP has lost the House, the Senate, and the Oval Office with more to come.

 

Biden took the bull by the horns today and spoke to Trump's friend, Vladimir Putin.

USA Today, "President Joe Biden held his first phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin since being sworn into office last week – a conversation that comes amid heightened U.S.-Russia tensions and after Putin initially refused to recognize Biden's election win."

During their phone call, Biden and Putin discussed their shared goal of renewing an expiring U.S.-Russia nuclear arms control agreement. but Biden promised to take tougher stance against the Russian dictator than did Trump who had a problem facing up to Putin. Biden was not afraid to address areas of contention with Putin such as:

• The sweeping SolarWinds cyberattack that breached several U.S. government agencies and private firms.

• The Kremlin's effort to interfere in U.S. elections, including its dissemination of disinformation about Biden and his son Hunter in the 2020 race;

• Reports that Russia offered bounties to militant extremists in Afghanistan to kill American soldiers; and

• Allegations that Putin ordered the poisoning of an opponent, Alexei Navalny, who was recently arrested in Russia after recovering from the attempted assassination.

This according to USA Today.

Biden's intention was "to make clear that the United States will act firmly in defense of our national interests in response to malign actions by Russia,” White House spokeswoman Jen Psaki said.

 

Why are you wondering?

 

Because Biden acts like he is taking orders from others. He may not be but it looks like it to me.

 

It’s a bit early for a report card, but not starting his term with a childish lie about his inauguration crowd size is already a better start I guess

 

He is taking advice from others; something our previous President would not do. He has the final say, and everything he is doing is consistent with his agenda.

Don't condemn a man based solely on speculation ("He may not be"). Base your judgement on a man based on what he is doing and saying.

 

Biden showed his years of Senate experience by winning a Senate fight without saying a word

NBC News reports, "Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., signaled late Monday night that he was open to a power-sharing agreement with Democrats that did not include a written commitment to keeping the filibuster.

"After two Democratic senators, Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, voiced support for the longstanding rule, McConnell signaled a willingness to move forward."

 

So far Biden gets an F.

 

It doesn't look like his agenda. It looks more like the agenda of his handlers.

No. I ignore what politicians say and judge them solely on what they do.

 

“We’re going to walk down to the Capitol, and we’re going to cheer on our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we’re probably not going to be cheering so much for some of them, because you’ll never take back our country with weakness. You have to show strength, and you have to be strong.”

“When you catch somebody in a fraud, you are allowed to go by very different rules."

“We fight like hell and if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”

"Now it is up to Congress to confront this egregious assault on our democracy. And after this, we’re going to walk down, and I’ll be there with you. We are going to try — give our Republicans, the weak ones, because the strong ones don’t need any of our help, we’re try — going to try and give them the kind of pride and boldness that they need to take back our country.”
**************************************************************************************************************************President Donald J. Trump
The AP reports, "The Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated by anti-government sentiment after President Joe Biden’s election, suggesting the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol may embolden extremists and set the stage for additional attacks."

 

You are speculating again. Biden is doing exactly what he wants to do, and you don't know anything different.

If you disagree with that statement, substantiate what you said. Merely saying it is meaningless.

 

NPR reports, "At the first briefing by the Biden administration's COVID-19 response team on Wednesday, the message was clear: Science and scientists will lead the response. And the team has inherited a fractured and lagging strategy.

"The briefing was led by Jeffrey Zients, a businessman who was a top economic adviser in the Obama administration. Asked how the Defense Production Act might be used to produce more vaccine doses faster, Zients said nothing has been ruled out."

The briefing was extremely informative because scientists and medical experts did all the talking, not a politician.

There was no intelligence challenged President around pimping for hydroxychloroquine or recommending that the ill be injected with Lysol.

 

Biden is focusing his attention on the $1.9 trillion covid relief package, climate change, as well as other matters.

Pelosi and House Democrats are focused on the Senate impeachment trial which is doomed to fail.

The failed Senate trial will cause unintended consequences. First, we will be hearing from Trump again as he loudly declares his innocence on every major network willing to listen. To our everlasting regret, that will be all of them. After all, it will be news.

Second, and far worse, the Senate exoneration of Trump who incited an insurrection against our capital will embolden every future President. The precedent is a dagger at the heart of our democracy. The President can do anything he wants as long as the Senate is controlled by his party, controlled to the extent that the 67 vote bar is too high to reach!

But wait, there is a possible solution to all this. Trump is spanked. The Republicans escape from a serious dilemma, and the Democrats can save face. The only requirement: Are the politicians smart enough to pull this off?

Let's let Axios explain it:

Sens. Tim Kaine and Susan Collins are privately pitching their colleagues on a bipartisan resolution censuring former President Trump, three sources familiar with the discussions tell Axios.

Why it matters: Senators are looking for a way to condemn Trump on the record as it becomes increasingly unlikely Democrats will obtain the 17 Republican votes needed to gain a conviction in his second impeachment.

What we're hearing: Some Democrats are interested only if at least 10 GOP senators publicly commit to a censure, thus ensuring the 60-vote margin needed to pass major legislation in the chamber.

It's still unclear whether a resolution would be in lieu of or come after a trial.

The bipartisan discussions among senators grew more earnest after 45 Republicans voted today in favor of a motion to dismiss the trial because Trump is now out of office.

The vote was a clear indication he won't be convicted.

 

~ Biden will be a great president - but not for the USA .

 

I expressed an opinion. I don't need to substantiate an opinion. Neither do you have to substantiate yours.

 

Many are bewildered by the fear Republican lawmakers have for Trump's followers. Much of the confusion arises because Trump was an idiot who directed an insurrection in our capital, was impeached twice, and left Washington in disgrace. He has been a recluse for 3 1/2 months.

How can Trump be a political force to be reckoned with? That makes no sense.

One becomes even more confused when noting -- with the exception of Jordan and Gaetz -- Republican lawmakers are virtually silent on what Trump has done and said, and they are scared to death of confronting the events that took place on Jan. 6.

It gets even more confusing when one takes into account the reaction of Trump's fans on this thread and others like it. They are incapable of defending Trump. They are even incapable of defending themselves.

This is all very strange. Perhaps someone can explain the strange phenomenon. Why does Trump get so much support on the grassroots level? Is it because of ignorance? Is this an intelligence issue?

 

I expected this to be a FACTUAL thread about Biden's policy choices so far but it looks like more clickbait to see more trump bashing. Political based threads should have some info about POLICY

YOU FAIL!

 

Be that as it may, and I often express an opinion. The difference is, as can be seen, I base my opinion on facts.

One can express an opinion without facts to support it, but those opinions are virtually meaningless.

As can be seen.

 

Trump's fans continue to make accusations they cannot substantiate. Instead, they give us cartoons.

This fan just proved that again.

 

Cut me some slack. The thread was started a week ago. An impeachment trial doomed to fail is putting a serious hurt on the Biden agenda. Wait until the trial and its ramifications are over and there will be more on Biden's agenda.

Right now I am trying to get through the stupidity of Democrats who wish to impede a Democratic President with a foolish trial that will only help Trump and his agenda as well as future Presidents who chose to commit sedition when their party controls the Senate.

 

So the fact that the 'storming' of the Capitol was planned weeks in advance of Trump's speech has no effect on your narrative, we can safely ignore anything you have posted.

That no one is reporting the number of BLM & ANTIFA terrorists who were apprehended, we can safely assume that few rally attendees entered the Capitol and those who did were encouraged by terrorists and mistakenly got sucked in.

Since we constantly hear about the white supremacists at the Trump rally and we never see a picture of this white supremacist ANTIFA Democrat, we can safely ignore anything your media reports.

 

~ That ... as can be seen , is a matter of opinion .