Biden's State Of The Union Readjustment
President Joe Biden will give his second speech to a joint session of Congress tomorrow, in his first official State Of The Union address. That seems like a contradiction, due to the quirk that the first time a president gives such a speech it is not officially known as the State Of The Union, but few care about splitting such hairs. After being in office for over a year now, the president will inform Congress and the American people what his view of the country is, looking both backward at his first year's accomplishments and forward to what he hopes to achieve in the coming year. This is normally a balancing act, but this year's speech will be unusual in that large portions of it are being rewritten at the last minute, due to the developing situation in Ukraine.
Before this month began, foreign policy was likely only going to receive cursory mention in Biden's address, perhaps towards the end of the speech. Now, however, Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine is going to have to be a central issue at the forefront of tomorrow night's speech. This will actually fit in well with a theme Biden has tried to strike all along -- the serious world struggle between democracy and autocracy. Biden has long framed this as the central issue the world faces today, and never has it been more important as when the entire world can see the literal battle between the two playing out in a European country. Dictators may be able to make decisive decisions and act swiftly, but democracies have strongly banded together in condemnation to isolate Vladimir Putin and Russia in response.
Biden will no doubt point this out, in multiple ways. He has repaired much of the damage done to NATO by his predecessor, and the alliance is now speaking with one strong voice. The European Union is not quite as united behind economic sanctions, due to it being winter and Russia being a very large supplier of energy to European countries (Germany, most notably), but even this situation is rapidly changing as the number and type of sanctions is ratcheted up. Even famously-neutral Switzerland is now on board with freezing Russian assets, which is downright astonishing. And while some European countries are reluctant, others are out in front demanding even further sanctions, not only on Russia and Putin but also on the wealthy Russians who have mansions and yachts and investments in Western Europe. Up until now, European countries have largely been fine with such things, but they have taken on new significance after the Ukraine invasion began.
In short, Biden is leading and he should point it out. Europe and the rest of the free world are standing together. Biden might use this opportunity to point out the ridiculousness of the rhetoric from those disgruntled about public health measures, both in Canada and elsewhere. Freedom is under direct attack right now by tanks and missiles, which kind of makes truckers attempting to use the cry of "freedom" to rally against mask and vaccine mandate rules (which aren't even in effect any more in the U.S.) look rather small and silly. For all the overblown rhetoric about the "tyranny" of heavy-handed governments, the world is now learning once again what true tyranny looks like. The contrast is stark, and Biden should indeed point this out. Fighting for freedom against tyranny is a lot more serious than any school board meeting, to put it another way.
One theme Biden loves to hit will fit in rather well, because America is largely unified in condemnation of Russia and Putin. There are precious few defenders of their unprovoked war, and those Republicans who can't resist the urge to take shots at a Democratic president are mostly left arguing whether Biden should have moved slightly faster in what he has already done. But standing up for freedom is a pretty universally-accepted stance to take. So there will doubtless be some language about "what brings us together is stronger than what divides us" tomorrow night. As there should be.
At some point Biden's speech will revert to the one the speechwriters have been working on for months, of course. These are the parts about the economy and Biden's plans for the future. This is important to all Democrats, since it will really be the kickoff to the 2022 midterm election season. In fact, Texas will be voting in their primary election tomorrow as well, so we could even have some preliminary results from the election kickoff before the speech is over.
Biden and Democrats in general aren't really all that great at tooting their own horns. Biden hasn't made good enough use of his own presidential bully pulpit, and congressional Democrats were more often in the news last year when they were bickering with each other than when strongly touting their achievements. Biden can begin to reverse this trend tomorrow night, which is important because if he fails to do so Democrats may be in for a very grim midterm election indeed.
The economy has already recovered to a very large extent from the COVID-19 downturn. Biden will once again point to the fact that more jobs were created during his first year in office -- over 6.5 million of them -- than any president in American history. Wages are up. Supply chain problems are being solved. And now that the Omicron variant has almost completely run its course, Americans are on the verge of feeling the same relief we all felt last summer. Masks are becoming rarer, life is getting back to normal everywhere, and the economy will continue to strongly grow as a direct result of business getting back to usual. This will all be a huge relief for everyone.
Of course, none of this is perfect. The economy is strong and is about to get a whole lot stronger (as people resume vacation plans and return to restaurants in droves), but inflation remains at historic highs. Things cost more. The price of gasoline, in particular, could get even worse if the Ukraine situation drags on or if the sanctions start to target Russia's oil and gas sectors. This could impact food prices as well. Biden played down the threat of inflation when it started to spike last year, but it has not been anywhere near as temporary as he predicted. This one fact is the biggest drag Democrats have heading into the midterms, so what happens in the next few months is going to be very important to their midterm chances. If inflation begins to recede in a big way, then the political pressure will also abate, at least to some degree. If not, Democrats may indeed be in trouble.
Biden's White House has toyed with the idea of putting some of the blame for inflation on the greed of corporate America. Companies took a look around and saw prices going up, so they figured they could get away with price hikes that far outstripped any increase in costs (for things like shipping) and they have been raking in outsized profits as a result. Biden may well point this out tomorrow night and call on them to ease off the pressure on consumers. This would be a good political position to take, since being in favor of price-gouging during a crisis is not exactly the most defensible position to have.
The pandemic news is the best thing happening in the country right now, as by every measure COVID is receding into the background of daily life. But that's what we all felt last July too, back when Biden proclaimed the country's freedom from the pandemic. Then came Delta, followed by Omicron. Future variants are entirely possible, meaning we could go through another wave of infections all over again. This would mean the return of safety measures that everyone has long been tired of. The psychological impact of "here we go again" would be crushing, if another wave hits America at any time for the rest of the year, in fact. We all really want this to be over, but what we all really want doesn't matter much to the virus itself. So Biden will undoubtedly be only very cautiously optimistic about the future of the pandemic. There won't be another victory lap, the way there was back on July 4th. That football will remain unspiked tomorrow night, in other words.
Biden will try to use tomorrow night's speech to remind Americans of where we all were at this time last year, and how far we've already come. He is reportedly going to lean hard on the things he has managed to accomplish in Congress, most notably his first COVID relief bill and the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Infrastructure projects are going to get underway before the midterms, so it is important for people to know that this didn't just magically happen somehow.
Biden will devote at least part of the speech to the traditional "laundry list" of things he'd like to see accomplished in Congress in the coming year, but this will be hamstrung by the fact that on many of Biden's agenda items it is his own party which prevented anything from getting done. Biden can call for a voting rights bill to pass, for instance, but everyone knows that that's just not going to happen without the filibuster rules being changed -- which isn't possible due to two Democratic senators. Biden may try to rebrand his "Build Back Better" bill (early reports are that he may not even use the term in his speech), by repackaging some of the most popular items in such a way that Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin could vote for them.
Some will want Biden to take the political fight to the Republicans, both to score political points and to push back against their culture war issues. My guess is that Biden may lay out some Democratic stances in an attempt to defuse some of these fights, but that he will refrain from scoring many cheap political points in his speech. Biden wants to be seen as someone bringing the country together, and he knows there will be other venues for him to make more nakedly political points than this one.
Tomorrow night's speech is going to be a different one from the usual State Of The Union. Biden is not exactly a "wartime president" in the way the term is usually used, since America is not actually fighting Russia right now in Ukraine -- but he is a president during wartime. And this war is a lot closer to home than anything America has been involved with over the past few decades. The adversary is not a Middle Eastern despot or an international group of terrorists, it is the same adversary we faced off against in the Cold War. Russia has to be taken a lot more seriously, due to their nuclear arsenal and due to their history in the region. Biden has to rise to the occasion with his speech, and what he says about the global battle between freedom and autocracy may be remembered a lot longer than anything he says about COVID or the economy. This means tomorrow's speech could be historic, in a way that State Of The Union addresses rarely are anymore.
-- Chris Weigant
Follow Chris on Twitter: @ChrisWeigant
Program Note:
As usual, tomorrow's column will be posted late. I'll be doing my snap reactions to the speech, so look for it a few hours after Biden finishes speaking.
-CW
When does Biden start talking? I have to work until 8pm ...
@cw,
Great pregame analysis. Looking forward to your sotu commentary, and hope you'll even grace the comments section with a few choice words.
JL
@russ,
@rush,
It's funny how Democrats want to stop politics at the water's edge.
Proof again that you either do not bother to read the articles you post OR that you just aren’t smart enough to comprehend what you read. I’m guessing it’s C) “All of the above”.
Are you REALLY that dense, russ???
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It's a DEMOCRAT who wrote the article..
It was a DEMOCRAT who wants to stop politics at the water's edge....
Hence, my comment
It's funny how Democrats want to stop politics at the water's edge.
Gods, russ... Your single brain cell is REALLY lonely...
I sometimes feel REALLY bad that I have a battle of wits with such an un-armed person...
@russ,
Utter and COMPLETE BULLSHAT!!!! If anything, we believe it is MORE of a HATE crime because he is gay!!!
EXACTLY...
EXACTLY my point. Hallejuah you see the light!! :D You see and agree EXACTLY with the point I am making.. :D
And use of slurs by the "protected" group should be MORE condemned... Not excused or mitigated or pooh-pooh'ed away with "awww, it's ok...".....
A black person using the n-word should be MORE condemned, not less condemned.. A woman using the c-word should be MORE condemned, not excused.. A jew telling a holocaust joke should be MORE condemned, not given a pass.. A gay person using a gay slur like fa**ot or coc**olster (as you have done) should be MORE condemned, not excused..
THANK YOU for proving my point for me, russ.. Now, got tell JL what you just said..
Because HE is the one making the claim, not I..
YOUR belief that liberals think this way seems to be nothing but projection of you own White Privileged thinking.
You really are dense this morning, eh??
It was *JL* who was making the claim..
You and I are making the exact same argument.. Thank you for agreeing with me..
Look at all of the crimes that Trump has committed that you think aren’t crimes because he is White.
President Trump is completely innocent of ALL crimes you THINK he committed...
It has nothing to do with him being white..
It has EVERYTHING to do with being an American..
Something you seem to have forgotten LONG AGO..
Which is sad.. Sad and pathetic...
As I am wont to do, let me bring a few FACTS and reality to Weigantia™..
It's not going to be popular.. Like the Justices of DREDD lore who bring law to the lawless, bringing facts to the fact-less is never very popular..
In all this rah-rah-rah over Ukraine, let's not forget the facts..
Yes, the attack against Ukraine was unprovoked, illegal and a violation of civilized standards...
But keep in mind that Ukraine has ranked as one of the most CORRUPT countries in the world and THE most corrupt country in Europe...
Granted, it's status has improved somewhat since the rating..
And we also have this little tidbit from the here and now..
African Students Fleeing Ukraine Report Being Told ‘No Blacks’ on Buses
Race is apparently a factor for people trying to flee Ukraine as fighting rages following Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24.
African students and migrant workers have been sharing stories with reporters and on social media alleging Ukrainian authorities denied them entry onto buses and trains because of the color of their skin.
“Some people have gone to get buses, but they’re not allowing Black people basically onto the buses. They’re prioritizing Ukrainians. That’s what they say,” Korrine Sky, an African student in Ukraine, told Business Insider.
https://urbanhollywood411.com/2022/02/27/african-students-fleeing-ukraine-report-being-told-no-blacks-on-buses/
This is the kind of country you Democrats are defending..
Again... This does NOT justify Putin's attacks on Ukraine.. I don't believe, as Liz does, that Putin's attacks are legitimate in ANY way...
As I am wont to do, I am simply bringing facts and reality to the discussion...
And ya'all defend racism where ever you find it.. At home or abroad.. :^/
And so it goes... And so it goes...
So, Biden in putting a fence around the capitol, eh??
I thought you Democrats were all about building bridges and not fences and walls??
What IS it about Democrats that they are such blatant and unapologetic hypocrites??
Hypocrisy. Not a Democrat programming bug. It's a feature.
One has to wonder if Biden will brag about his completely racist pick for SCOTUS justice at his SOTU address??
Biden would be accurate to claim that Jackson is the FIRST SUPREME COURT JUSTICE nominated SOLELY on the basis of race and gender.. Her abilities and capabilities were a tertiary consideration.. :^/
Once again, Democrats prove beyond any doubt..
They are ALL about racism...
And, of course, we have Democrats Occasional Cortex and the rest of her squad....
“DSA reaffirms our call for the US to withdraw from NATO and to end the imperialist expansionism that set the stage for this conflict.”
There's ya'all's Democrats.. :^/
Here is the State of the US Union.. :^/
On cusp of Biden speech, a state of disunity, funk and peril
WASHINGTON (AP) — In good times or bad, American presidents come to Congress with a diagnosis that hardly differs over the decades. In their State of the Union speeches, they declare “the state of our union is strong” or words very much like it.
President Joe Biden’s fellow Americans, though, have other ideas about the state they’re in and little hope that his speech Tuesday can turn anything around.
America’s strength is being sharply tested from within — and now from afar — as fate, overnight, made Biden a wartime president in someone else’s war, leading the West’s response to a Russian invasion of Ukraine that exacerbates all his other problems.
The state of the union is disunity. It’s a state of exhaustion from the pandemic. It’s about feeling gouged at the grocery store and gas pump. It is so low that some Americans, even prominent ones, are exalting Russian President Vladimir Putin in his attack on a democracy.
Measures of happiness have hit a bottom, with fewer Americans saying they are very happy in the 2021 General Social Survey than ever before in five decades of asking them. This is what a grand funk looks like.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-state-of-the-union-address-joe-biden-coronavirus-pandemic-39fc55c088ac4b5101dbb217e838fafb
Americans are overwhelmingly giving Democrats and the Biden/Headboard Harris administration a FAIL... EPIC FAIL....
This is the state of our union in the here and now..
Polling finds that Biden faces a pessimistic public. Only 29% of Americans think the nation is on the right track, according to the February poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
Things were SOOOOO much better under President Trump...
Biden and Headboard Harris can't hold a candle to President Trump's leadership..
And, of course, President Trump was able to contain Putin... Biden and Odumbo let Putin have free reign...
:^/
Yunno it's funny...
In all the defense of racist cad's racist comments, no one has disputed that racist cad's comments were racist..
That's a very interesting fact...
So if a fellow Democrat throws around racist slurs, it's perfectly acceptable..
Silence in the face of racism... According to Democrats, THAT is racism..
Silence Gives Assent.. This is a Democrat Party mantra...
And everyone here needs to keep in mind..
Biden is going into his SOTU with approval numbers at or lower than President Trump's numbers..
This is one of those pesky little facts that ya'all simply ignore because it's inconvenient to ya'all's BS narrative that Biden is a better leader than President Trump..
Remember how Democrats predicted gloom and doom when President Trump did the right thing and moved the US Embassy to Jerusalem where it belonged??
Remember how ya'all Democrats predicted how bad it would be..
President Trump stood tall and did the right thing..
And Israel is better off for it..
Just one of MANY examples how President Trump's leadership was GOOD for the US.. And GOOD for it's allies..
NATO is another perfect example.. Thanx to President Trump holding NATO country's feet to the fire, NATO is in a better position now to face down Putin than it was before President Trump took office...
Democrats have frak'ed up on EVERY leadership test that they have faced....
This is an established fact...
Americans from four cities rate the state of our union: 'It's not heading in a good direction'
What is the state of the union? Americans weigh in
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/americans-from-four-cities-rate-the-state-of-our-union-its-not-heading-in-a-good-direction
Democrats as leaders??
EPIC fail....
I'm very aprehensive about "The State of the Onion"! Brings tears to my eyes,just thinking about it!
I'm very aprehensive about "The State of the Onion"! Brings tears to my eyes,just thinking about it!
Heh... :D
CW
One theme Biden loves to hit will fit in rather well, because America is largely unified in condemnation of Russia and Putin.
With the ginormous notable exception of Vladimir's propaganda mouthpiece in America, Donald Trump, who doubled down on his praise of Putin at CPAC while referring to America as a "stupid country." He also referred to the NATO nations as "not so smart, they are looking the opposite of smart."**
The cameras were indeed rolling, and the political adverts practically write themselves. Not just the commercials in America, of course, but also the propaganda dezinformatsia loop in Russia wherein a President of the United States continues to praise "Dear Leader" while continuing to criticize America.
In times like this, it's always instructive to apply the WIODT test.***
Nice writeup, CW. :)
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** Google it.
*** What If Obama Did That?
Don Harris
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The question is whether you, CW, will continue to spew propaganda supporting Biden's lies or stand up for freedom.
Oh, come on already. Isn't it high time we cut to the chase regarding your near daily repetitive rants that troll the author? Rhetorical question.
Your real issue with CW isn't whether or not he'll spew Biden's "propaganda"... it's whether or not he'll spew yours.
Get Real.
I just did. :)
there's that insidious smile again!
:)
I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way. ~ Jessica Rabbit
Michale
[4] It's a DEMOCRAT who wrote the article..
It was a DEMOCRAT who wants to stop politics at the water's edge....
Hence, my comment
It's funny how Democrats want to stop politics at the water's edge.
Ohhhh.. I get it…. You ignored the actual message the article conveyed, but you find it hilarious that a Democrat wrote it for reasons that you still cannot articulate, you failed-INCEL bastard! (FIB).
[5] EXACTLY my point. Hallejuah you see the light!! :D You see and agree EXACTLY with the point I am making.. :D
And use of slurs by the "protected" group should be MORE condemned... Not excused or mitigated or pooh-pooh'ed away with "awww, it's ok...".....
NO, It CONTRADICTS your point entirely!. You said that if a gay man hates gays and that causes him to murder a bunch of gays that the gay community does not consider that a hate crime because he, too, was gay.
It is a hate crime because he murdered people because they were gay! His sexual orientation plays no role in determining whether or not it is a hate crime!
Your belief that speech is no different than committing mass murder is demented, even for you! Free speech is a right…and context matters! You are arguing that context means nothing; that merely the use of word is what should be upset about. You are an idiot who has to resort to such dishonesty to make your sad arguments. JL was correct in his statements.
It’s great to hear that you believe that when Trump asked Russia to hack Hillary’s servers to find the missing emails, he was not joking. Nor was he kidding when he suggested people could inject Chlorox into their bodies to kill the COVID virus. Trump said the words. Context be damned!
@russ
Ohhhh.. I get it…. You ignored the actual message the article conveyed, but you find it hilarious that a Democrat wrote it for reasons that you still cannot articulate,
I articulated it just fine..
You're just too much of a moron to get the point.
Which is, Democrats ONLY want to make sure politics stops at the waters edge when it suits their political agenda..
If it suits their agenda to send politics all over the world, ignoring the waters edge... well, Democrats are JUST FINE with that..
Now, do you get the point?? Or do I need to dumb it down even further for you??
NO, It CONTRADICTS your point entirely!. You said that if a gay man hates gays and that causes him to murder a bunch of gays that the gay community does not consider that a hate crime because he, too, was gay.
No, you fraking idiot.. I said JL would consider it LESS of a hate crime.. HE is the one who is claiming that hate speech is LESS of "real" hate speech if it comes from the same group..
Are you REALLY that fraking stupid!!?? Or do you just play that stupid in Weigantia??
We're arguing the exact same point but your just too fraking stupid to see it..
Context be damned!
And THAT is the only way you can spin your BS.. Is by ignoring the facts of context..
You really are a moron, ain'tcha russ.. :^/
Funny how you ignore the facts of racist cad's racism..
Funny how you ingore the facts of Biden's racism in selecting a nominee SOLELY based on race and gender..
Funny how you ignore the FACTS of Democrat Party's hatred of cops....
You ignore ALL the facts that prove what a complete and utter LUSER you are... And how completely un-American your Democrat Party is..
Your Democrat Party.. The Racist Party.. The Cop Hating Party..
You fit right in there with them... :^/
Your belief that speech is no different than committing mass murder is demented, even for you!
It's YOUR fraking Democrat Party who claims silence = violence..
You are so frak'ed in the head you are PROVING my arguments for me!!
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So, according to YOUR OWN Democrat Party, russ...
YOUR silence in the face of racist cad's racism is ACTUALLY racist violence..
This is what YOUR OWN Democrat Party believes, russ..
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Yer such a luser, russ.. I have you so twisted in knots, it's HILARIOUS!!! :D
It's really sad and pathetic that, under Odumbo, Democrats only wanted to give band-aids and blankets to Ukraine..
It took President Trump to bitch-slap Democrats into reality by sending Ukraine offensive and defensive weaponry...
Democrats.. Scumbags of the world..
ListenWhenYouHear
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Nor was he kidding when he suggested people could inject Chlorox into their bodies to kill the COVID virus. Trump said the words. Context be damned!
Now, Russ, I find your characterization of Trump being a total pig-ignorant dumb-ass fatuous boob that would suggest such a ridiculous thing to be totally unfair because...
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... Trump didn't specify the brand.
Love you, Russ! :)
If Biden was actually SERIOUS about holding Putin's feet to the fire, he would re-open the KEYSTONE XL pipeline and follow President Trump's lead to make the US energy independent again..
Of course Biden won't do that..
Biden is nothing but a Putin stooge...
Nor was he kidding when he suggested people could inject Chlorox into their bodies to kill the COVID virus.
Even homophobic vick proved what a liar you are, rush!!
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You mean Trump authorized 10% weapons and 90% "band-aids and blankets" but not before trying to hold it all hostage for political favors...
Trumpateers: sleazy scumbags of the world...
Wisconsin voting probe chief urges Legislature to consider decertifying 2020 election
Former Supreme Court justice Mike Gableman cites evidence that "most vulnerable citizens" in nursing homes were defrauded, Mark Zuckerberg donations were improper and some rule changes were illegal.
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/gableman-releases-wisconsin-voting-audit-focus-ballots-vulnerable-nursing
So much for the Democrats' bullshit claim that there is no evidence of voting fraud in the 2020 election...
You mean Trump authorized 10% weapons and 90% "band-aids and blankets" but not before trying to hold it all hostage for political favors...
No, bashi...
Odumbo and the Democrats only authorized band-aids and blankets for Ukraine during Russia's FIRST invasion of Ukraine...
It was President Trump who issued full weapons packages to Ukraine, both offensive and defensive weapons packages..
Trumpateers: sleazy scumbags of the world...
And yet, President Trump supporters are going to be sitting pretty in Nov of 2022 and 2024 and your Democrats are going to be in the toilet..
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Sucks to be you, bashi.. Sitting in your Portland shithole..
It was President Trump who issued full weapons packages to Ukraine, both offensive and defensive weapons packages..
Out of 400 million, 39 million went to weapons, the rest exactly the same as Obama. 10% weapons, 90% "band-aids and blankets"...
Sorry Michale, your seditious, traitorous Russian sympathizer is not getting a second term...
Michale
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If Biden was actually SERIOUS about holding Putin's feet to the fire, he would re-open the KEYSTONE XL pipeline and follow President Trump's lead to make the US energy independent again..
You can't "re-open" a pipeline that was never completed, you terminal poon. The United States has been importing crude from Canada for quite awhile, and the Keystone XL Pipeline wouldn't be completed for years and years and wouldn't have even been close to being functional now under any circumstances, even had Biden not cancelled it.
You seem to have fallen for the nonsensical prattling right-wing propaganda bullshit that a pipeline that was approximately 8% completed was somehow making the U.S. "energy independent"! *laughs*
You also seem totally clueless of the FACT that the United States under Trump was buying from Russia in 2020 and years and years prior to that:
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=pet&s=mttim_nus-nrs_1&f=a
Of course Biden won't do that..
It wouldn't make a difference, poon. There are more ways to import crude from Canada than that stupid XL pipeline, and we're already doing it and have been doing it for years. You can't run crude through a pipeline than is more than 90% incomplete and therefore nonexistent!
Biden is nothing but a Putin stooge...
If buying oil from Russia makes you a "Putin stooge," then Trump beat him to it! Congratulations, poon. You've supplied another "Mike Metric" by which Your Orange Worship fails!
But obviously we already knew Trump was a "Putin stooge"... not only because he's been the mouthpiece of Putin since 1987 when he returned from a trip to Moscow and started trashing both America and NATO in full-page newspaper ads in three major newspapers but also because he continues to this day to give aid to Putin by doubling and tripling down on praising Putin's actions while at the same time criticizing the United States of America... playing on a disinformation loop on Russian state media to dupe the citizenry... not unlike the Putin assets on Fox propaganda television.
Mike the Gullible Poon
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Even homophobic vick proved what a liar you are, rush!!
Two things:
(1) I am not a homophobe.
(2) Do you need it explained to you that Chlorox is indeed a "disinfectant" that someone could "inject" into their body at the moronic suggestion of President Shit Where Brains Are Supposed To Be?
It wasn't a lie, failed-INCEL bastard (point to Russ); it's just that the Orange Blowhole in his "infinite wisdom" didn't limit the Trump Dumb-Assery to a single brand of disinfectant for the gullible rubes to inject. If you think they wouldn't do that, well, I got two words for you: Horse Dewormer. :)
Michale
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And yet, President Trump supporters are going to be sitting pretty in Nov of 2022 and 2024 and your Democrats are going to be in the toilet..
Said the repetitive dipshit "stuck on stupid" who predicts the demise of the "Democrat Party" every 2 years.
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So you see, it's like this: Michale the Poon makes the same prediction every 2 years, and he's also on record claiming that this blog wouldn't exist without him. Heh. The fact is, it's a damn good thing this blog doesn't rely on Captain Poon's repetitive predictions that never vary.
It's obvious what we have here is a case a of poon that is dumb enough to keep buying into his own bullshit, and that naturally means we've got a rube that is gullible enough to buy into the Trumpian outright lies and utter nonsensical right-wing propaganda bullshit that doesn't even make common sense!
Here comes Biden!
I have been waiting many years, decades even, for this moment!
Because, he is in his element here.
Okay, gotta go watch!
Kick…
... Trump didn't specify the brand.
Sorry, that’s my Southern habit of using name brands as catch-alls for specific products. Chlorox is any cleaning bleach or disinfectant. Coke covers all soft drinks. Kleenex are facial tissue. Tylenol for any OTC pain killers.
I’m sure Michale will go ballistic screaming how he has proven me wrong about what Trump said. FIB is really losing his touch lately. It’s gotten too easy to shut his arguments down; they are so ridiculous.
love ya BIG time!
-R
Kick,
I’m sure Michale will go ballistic screaming how he has proven me wrong about what Trump said.
I really gotta start reading thru all the posts before I respond to anyone!
frequently i don't respond to anyone. unless they mention pie. because, y'know, it's PIE.
ListenWhenYouHear
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Russ!
Sorry, that’s my Southern habit of using name brands as catch-alls for specific products.
Being a Southerner myself, I knew exactly what you meant, of course, and that's why I made a joke about it.
Chlorox is any cleaning bleach or disinfectant.
Yep.
Coke covers all soft drinks.
Yep. Nonalcoholic drinks in the South consist almost entirely of sweet tea, "unsweet" tea, and Coke.
Kleenex are facial tissue.
Yep.
Tylenol for any OTC pain killers.
Yep. Tylenol or aspirin.
I’m sure Michale will go ballistic screaming how he has proven me wrong about what Trump said. FIB is really losing his touch lately.
Yep. He couldn’t pour piss out of a boot with a hole in the toe and the directions on the heel. He missed the entire point that Trump is dumber than a barrel of hair.
love ya BIG time!
We are peas and carrots! :)
XOXOXO
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:) <--- pie-loving smile
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