Neocon Joe is already mobilizing troops to Iraq and Syria.  Do you all remember when the anti war left was a thing?  There were a flash in the pan moments when they came out of hiding after the deaths of Baghdadi/Soleimani and when Bolton became the national security advisor, but other than that, I can't remember seeing the anti war left in the last 12 years.  

Bush has to be wondering why he is the only one labeled as a war criminal. 

https://myfox28columbus.com/news/nation-world/biden-takes-on-big-oil-temporarily-suspends-fossil-fuel-drilling-on-federal-lands?fbclid=IwAR2W7ESiHDJFJw3AcWVw45Q5sIDf399vZZQIn1joq5qBS1QlkKQsZyS6Wg0

It’s not rocket science what the multiple attacks on Big oil (in just three days!)will do to gas prices. 

posted by queencitybuckeye

I have no doubt that discrimination exists. I also have no doubt that the solution is not creating legally mandated biases in the opposite direction. Better solution? I'll freely admit I have few if any.

Exactly

posted by like_that

Neocon Joe is already mobilizing troops to Iraq and Syria.  Do you all remember when the anti war left was a thing?  There were a flash in the pan moments when they came out of hiding after the deaths of Baghdadi/Soleimani and when Bolton became the national security advisor, but other than that, I can't remember seeing the anti war left in the last 12 years.  

Bush has to be wondering why he is the only one labeled as a war criminal. 

What, a week in office and he's (Biden) doing his best to piss off Canada, Mexico, Russia, China (who he's in bed with) and also heard North Korea has restarted their nuclear program. Not saying N. Korea completely shut down the nuke program but we really didn't hear anything about it on Trump's watch.

I predicted before this election that if Biden were elected, with how inept he is, we will see another 9/11-like attack on American soil on his watch.

I also believe that a lot of these things he's signing are ideas of the dolt/giggling school girl VP he brought in with him.

posted by BR1986FB

What, a week in office and he's (Biden) doing his best to piss off Canada, Mexico, Russia, China (who he's in bed with) and also heard North Korea has restarted their nuclear program. Not saying N. Korea completely shut down the nuke program but we really didn't hear anything about it on Trump's watch.

I predicted before this election that if Biden were elected, with how inept he is, we will see another 9/11-like attack on American soil on his watch.

I also believe that a lot of these things he's signing are ideas of the dolt/giggling school girl VP he brought in with him.

Great to see you giving the new administration a chance with an open mind.  You sound like you have Biden Derangement Syndrome.  

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Great to see you giving the new administration a chance with an open mind.  You sound like you have Biden Derangement Syndrome.  

Oh, you mean like the libs did when Trump came into office? Funny how we're the ones who are supposed to sit back, be "good little children" and have an "open mind" when it's obvious his tenure has been a clusterfuck right out of the gate.

You thought the election was "stolen" right?

I'm shocked you feel this way on day 5 of the Biden presidency. 

posted by BR1986FB

What, a week in office and he's (Biden) doing his best to piss off Canada, Mexico, Russia, China (who he's in bed with) and also heard North Korea has restarted their nuclear program. Not saying N. Korea completely shut down the nuke program but we really didn't hear anything about it on Trump's watch.

I predicted before this election that if Biden were elected, with how inept he is, we will see another 9/11-like attack on American soil on his watch.

I also believe that a lot of these things he's signing are ideas of the dolt/giggling school girl VP he brought in with him.

As far as I know Canada and Mexico are both pretty damn happy we have Biden and not Trump. The Biden call with both leaders went well from the read outs. (Which Biden releases the transcript of the calls with foreign leaders as opposed to Trump did not as the usual)

Russia: We are starting to renew New START, which Trump almost let expire and really did a shitty job at trying to negotiate an extension. There has also been the Naviainy mess and protests that happened this week. 

North Korea: You just have not been paying attention. The program never stopped...they just did not test any missiles. But, they have not slowed down at all. Trump's policy only prevented missile tests. I'll give him credit for trying something new, but he, like others, could not figure it out. Unclear how Biden will deal with the Norks. 

China. I'm fine with them ticked off, but we need to take a harder line at what they are doing in Hong Kong and Taiwan. 

posted by ptown_trojans_1

As far as I know Canada and Mexico are both pretty damn happy we have Biden and not Trump. The Biden call with both leaders went well from the read outs. (Which Biden releases the transcript of the calls with foreign leaders as opposed to Trump did not as the usual)

Russia: We are starting to renew New START, which Trump almost let expire and really did a shitty job at trying to negotiate an extension. There has also been the Naviainy mess and protests that happened this week. 

North Korea: You just have not been paying attention. The program never stopped...they just did not test any missiles. But, they have not slowed down at all. Trump's policy only prevented missile tests. I'll give him credit for trying something new, but he, like others, could not figure it out. Unclear how Biden will deal with the Norks. 

China. I'm fine with them ticked off, but we need to take a harder line at what they are doing in Hong Kong and Taiwan. 

Wut?  I thought the EVIL Russians were behind everything?  Why would we "restart" anything

posted by Spock

Wut?  I thought the EVIL Russians were behind everything?  Why would we "restart" anything

Google New START...

I mean unless you are good with zero limitations on Russia's nuclear arms...

posted by BR1986FB

Oh, you mean like the libs did when Trump came into office? Funny how we're the ones who are supposed to sit back, be "good little children" and have an "open mind" when it's obvious his tenure has been a clusterfuck right out of the gate.

During Biden admin: Biden sucks and you guys treated Trump like crap!

During Trump admin: Trump sucks and you guys treated Obama like crap!

During Obama admin: Obama sucks and you guys treated Bush like crap!

During Bush admin: Bush sucks and you guys treated Clinton like crap!

During Clinton admin: Clinton sucks and you guys treated Bush like crap!

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

During Washington admin: Yeah, well  fuck off!

posted by Dr Winston O'Boogie

Great to see you giving the new administration a chance with an open mind.  You sound like you have Biden Derangement Syndrome.  

Hey, that's the most entertaining aspect of poli-talk. Watching people who spent one president's term bitching about how the other side immediately went to "fuck this guy; he sucks!" doing the exact same thing when a guy on the other side wins. Just remember: If it's *you* doing it, it's "speaking truth to power" or "being a real patriot", but if it's *them* doing it, it's "derangement syndrome".

It's probably going to be a miserably long four years for the folks that are already disgusted after just one week.

Every time I hear Biden say "Build Back Better" I realize he's not the guy to re-associate "articulate" with the Office.

posted by gut

Every time I hear Biden say "Build Back Better" I realize he's not the guy to re-associate "articulate" with the Office.

I mean at least he isn't saying erection....instead of insurrection. 

But yeah, Build Back Better is a dumb slogan and just sounds awful each time he says it. 

Schumer actually does get an erection when he sees the opportunity to seize raw political power. 

posted by majorspark

Schumer actually does get an erection when he sees the opportunity to seize raw political power. 

Well, yeah, that goes along with the position. The guy he replaced as Majority Leader also did. And probably the one he replaced and the one he replaced and so on.

Just caught up reading through this thread.

Whole lotta competitive allyship going on.

It was a  heckuva first week in office:  literally destroyed tens of thousands of great jobs with the stroke of pen; pissed off our ally to the north; exported tar sands to China to foment pollution; put a big smile on Putin's face as we punt energy independence; and will permit thousands of illegals and covid carriers to waltz right in and collect benefits.  And this week we get more job destruction with $15 min wage (and tied to future increases in median wage), and the full force of the federal government to inflict as much economic damage upon The People as possible with their marxist agenda packaged as climate change policy. 

What a start.  And Joe has no  idea he  did it. 

posted by CenterBHSFan

Just caught up reading through this thread.

Whole lotta competitive allyship going on.

Which posts specifically?

posted by QuakerOats

What a start.  And Joe has no  idea he  did it.

A lot of useless pandering with toothless EO's is all it was.  Pretty typical, actually.

A bunch of Covid and Climate Change actions that aren't really going to do anything.  Others that are basically symbolic, like I don't think POTUS can actually mandate a $15 per hour national minimum wage.

The pipeline is about the only significant thing he's done so far.

I dunno letting guys play girls sports isn’t great

Today's hit piece is about ramping up obamaKare  again.....doing  everything possible to start reversing the competitive gains we made over the last 4 years.  

Make China  Great Again

40 executive orders already.  That cannot age well in 2022.

58,000 jobs gone in energy industry where some of those guys making $200k a year.

LOL....true story....One of the EO's that gets signed EVERY time the WH changes parties, for like 40 years or more, is something that prevents foreign aid from being used in healthcare facilities that provide abortions.

So every Repub blocks that, and then every Dem reverses the order.  And this would be the 4th or 5th time or whatever this policy has reversed.  And every time it reverses, the butthurt's media talk about how horrible the POTUS is to sign it.

Now, knowing that money is fungible...and knowing that many laws contain loopholes that make this sort of grandstanding possible, intentionally....and because we've never had 60 votes in the Senate to to obviate this particular EO....

Anyway, I learned about this particularly heinous EO 4 years ago when Trump signed it and my liberal friend said "see, it really does matter who POTUS is".  And today there are conservatives saying the same thing.  And they're all idiots, because this has been going on for years and it's purely symbolic.  I looked at my friend, shook my head and laughed, and then spent 15 seconds to google the first result to show him how he got played by the bullshit article he read that morning in HuffPo.