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| Biden keeps on teaching the same exact master class on how to epically fail as president | |
| 2024-02-25 | |
| [NY Post] Another week, another master class by Joe Biden on how not to succeed as president. And Dr. Jill, Obama, et al Fresh from stabbing Israel in the back and thumbing his nose at the Supreme Court over student loan forgiveness, Biden continued his wobbly ways by mucking up the two-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine. He barely tried to persuade war-weary Americans they should support more aid for our outgunned ally and was perfunctory in outlining the geopolitical impact of a Russian victory. In fact, if Ukraine falls, NATO nations would be next in line and Russian aggression could ignite a nuclear conflict. That very real prospect must be a wake-up call for all of Washington. It’s a measure of Biden’s mental and physical limitations that his handlers apparently decided he couldn’t carry off a prime-time address or a press conference to argue why the war still matters. He also missed an opportunity to work with congressional Republicans to get that aid for Ukraine and close the southern border, a double play that would have been both good policy and good politics. But Biden did none of those things. As Casey Stengel asked about his hapless New York Mets, "Can’t anybody here play this game?" The anniversary of the invasion came soon after the murder of dissident Alexei Navalny. It gave the world fresh evidence of Vladimir Putin’s brutality, and a more nimble president would have used the moment to explain why Putin’s plan for a Greater Russia must be stopped. Biden met with Navalny’s widow and daughter, but his limited effort at public persuasion was a dud. In a lifeless and brief speech to governors gathered in the White House, he announced 500 new sanctions against Russians, a move that nobody claimed would change the course of the war. It was quantity over quality. If any of the new sanctions were significant, why weren’t they deployed earlier? Unfortunately, the president’s main effort went to milking the Navalny murder and the aid standoff for political points. He did it the old fashioned way — by attacking Republicans on a West Coast fund-raising trip. "Look at what they are doing with the national security supplemental bill that provides assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Palestinian people. Nothing. Not a single thing. Why? Because that’s what Donald Trump tells them to do," Biden told Los Angeles donors Tuesday. The next day, in San Francisco, Biden said the current crop of GOP lawmakers was "worse" than southern segregationists. "I’ve been a senator since ’72. I’ve served with real racists," he said. "I’ve served with Strom Thurmond. I’ve served with all these guys that have set terrible records on race. But guess what? These guys are worse." Biden eulogized Thurmond, but calling him more of a patriot than Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans who are linking Ukraine aid to securing America’s southern border is beyond the pale. Then again, President Unity is a frequent race baiter. FADING DEM SUPPORT In fact, Johnson’s positions on Ukraine and the border largely reflect the national mood, including among Biden’s fellow Democrats. A January Pew poll found that a whopping 73% of Democrats rated the administration’s handling of the invasion of migrants from Mexico as "somewhat bad" or "very bad." Pew reports that Dem unhappiness has climbed steadily, from 56% in 2021 to 62% last year and 73% now. Many of those Dems no doubt live in or near crime-ravaged cities overrun by tens of thousands of illegal newcomers. And still Biden does nothing, even though he could have gotten the urgent assistance Ukraine needs while also addressing a problem that could cost him the election.
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| Posted by:Frank G |
| #6 ^^^ That's what happens when you live in a synchophatic bubble. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-02-25 15:25 |
| #5 Dale, once you are utterly predictable, you can no longer be persuasive. |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2024-02-25 13:44 |
| #4 ^^ And your information needs correcting. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2024-02-25 08:56 |
| #3 #2, Finland and Sweden both are backing off our nuclear offerings. Your information requires updating. |
| Posted by: Dale 2024-02-25 08:46 |
| #2 ^ That's why Finland and Sweden joined NATO. But then again, you talk to people, right? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2024-02-25 08:22 |
| #1 "In fact, if Ukraine falls, NATO nations would be next in line and Russian aggression could ignite a nuclear conflict." Same old fears and loathing. Boarding countries to Russia now are less fearful of an Russian attack of any sort. Putin simply dealing with a NATO thorn in Russian side. No desire to have American nuclear missiles in their countries. |
| Posted by: Dale 2024-02-25 07:56 |