The Frankish Reich Posted March 3 Posted March 3 23 minutes ago, Big Blitz said: Agreed. Extremely weak response. Impeachment or not, I can't believe that Biden hasn't fired him. 1
Doc Posted March 3 Posted March 3 48 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said: Agreed. Extremely weak response. Impeachment or not, I can't believe that Biden hasn't fired him. They pride themselves on not having much turnover of their incompetent staff.
sherpa Posted March 3 Posted March 3 2 hours ago, The Frankish Reich said: Agreed. Extremely weak response. Impeachment or not, I can't believe that Biden hasn't fired him. Totally speculative on my part, but I wonder nonetheless. As someone who seems to lean left, but not outrageously, have you any view on the Biden appointments? The confirmation hearings are horrible. Totally incompetent individuals being exposed in hearings as having no idea what they are talking about, let alone qualified for various positions. Does this concern any Biden supporter?
The Frankish Reich Posted March 4 Posted March 4 (edited) 18 hours ago, sherpa said: As someone who seems to lean left, but not outrageously, have you any view on the Biden appointments? A good question: how do we evaluate a presidential appointee? - is he/she a good soldier in trying to advance the President's agenda? If so, then Mayorkas is the ideal company man. He's not out there on a limb trying to execute his own policy initiatives. The Biden agenda has been to avoid using things like detention to "punish" illegal immigrants, and that is exactly what Mayorkas has done. - is he/she a creative problem solver when faced with new problems? Here, Mayorkas is a total failure. He (along with the White House) seemed to have no understanding that lenient treatment of illegal immigrants creates a feedback loop that encourages more illegal immigration. This should have been obvious from the start, and if not then, well certainly by the post-COVID wave. We'd like our appointees to be more than just yes men. A yes man is what he is. For that, he gets an F grade. So my grades on the key appointees, with these two factors in mind? First, the big ones: AG, State, Treasury, Defense: - Garland: B-. Plus: eliminated the utter chaos of the Trump Admin (Acting Actings, etc.). Minus: showed a lack of political skill in handling sensitive prosecutions. - Blinken: B. Plus: superb old-fashioned diplomatic work in bringing the EU/NATO together in support of Ukraine, including pulling in NATO agnostics like Sweden. Minus: continued to advance some iffy Israel/Middle East policies. In hindsight, the Trump Admin's "Abraham Accords" caused more harm than good, disrupting a delicate balance. Biden and Trump continued on that route, which has generally been considered to be a key motivating factor for the horrible Hamas attacks and ensuing war. A strategic reevaluation was in order; it never happened. - Yellen: B. Yes, went along with the ill-advised final Biden stimulus. But not surprisingly, after that, she worked well with the Fed's efforts to rein in inflation and restore some sense of normality to monetary policy. If we continue on the soft landing path, she will deserve a good measure of credit. - Austin: B. Again, fine work on keeping the western world together on Russia/Ukraine. Obviously his failure to disclose his health issues call into question whether he remains the right man for the job. Others have, as usual, been on the sidelines. There's really nothing much to say about them other than they've largely avoided scandal, which isn't nothing ... Edited March 4 by The Frankish Reich 1
Doc Posted March 6 Posted March 6 Joke's actions caused this but he can't reverse things on his own because it gives Trump a win. Pathetic. 1
Doc Posted March 7 Posted March 7 (edited) 20 hours ago, BillsFanNC said: Maybe they're in Al Capone's vault? Edited March 8 by Doc 2
BillStime Posted March 7 Posted March 7 On 3/4/2024 at 2:27 PM, B-Man said: Democrat priorities. The victims of the Sandy Hook massacre would like a law to prevent similar tragedies. GQP priorities.
The Frankish Reich Posted March 8 Posted March 8 19 hours ago, Doc said: Maybe their in Al Capone's vault? I watched that live. One of the most unintentionally hilarious moments in TV history. 1
BillsFanNC Posted March 8 Author Posted March 8 🎯 Biden characterized a brown "migrant" as illegal. Therefore Joe Biden is racist, right Roundy? 2 1
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