cyberlaz wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:37 pm
Pabst wrote: ↑Tue Nov 08, 2022 7:33 pm
Not to pile on too much, but just to expand on some of the posts above:
You don't want to blame Biden for inflation? Fine, but then please explain why his admin was calling it "transitory" and claiming it would subside prior to the end of 2021.
You want to credit Biden for the Afghan withdrawal? Fine, but please explain why he said the Taliban was not a threat to take over the country.
You want to credit Biden for his handling of Putin/Ukraine? Fine, but then please explain why he lifted sanctions on Russia throughout 2021 and why Democrats filibustered a sanctions bill in January 2022.
A few other things:
- Why was this administration caught so off guard by the baby formula shortage?
- Why is this admin claiming "the border is secure" despite record numbers of illegal crossings?
- Why was Biden begging the Saudi's to increase oil production after calling them a "pariah state"?
No administration can see the future or is right 100% all of the time. I could go on for days I am sure about shit Trump got wrong like Covid will just disappear one day all by itself. He downplayed the severity when he knew it was a lot worse than he was letting on.
Are you talking about the Nordstream 2 pipeline sanctions?
I don't think anyone saw the baby formula shortage coming. The key here is how was it handled? There are always going to be unforeseen crisis but how they are handled I think is important.
Illegals crossing has increased but is that making us less secure? If so, how? You think these people are walking 1000s of miles just to come here and commit crime? I would guess some of them do but 99% are looking to survive and get a better life. If it is related to drug smuggling...drugs are getting into this country one way or another no matter how secure the border.
As for the Saudis, I think Biden was falling on his sword to get oil prices down. He's no dummy...high gas prices would hurt him in polls as well as other democrats. Any politician would do it. Trump did it too.
No kidding no one is 100% right all the time. But when you whiff on several major issues, it becomes a big deal. Take Afghanistan for example - not only did the country collapse shortly after the withdrawal, but the country collapsed so quickly that mountains of military equipment was left behind as well as US citizens and Afghan allies. Why did this happen? Did anyone in the chain of command face consequences? Any explanation of what went wrong? Nope.
And way to skirt the issue on just about everything I posted.
- You didn't even address the inflation question....which just so happens to be the #1 issue among voters. Why did they fuck up forecasts so badly and what are they doing to address it? Don't even think about claiming "its a global problem" - So was covid, and you had no problem blaming Trump for his response on that.
- Yes, i'm talking about Nordstream AND I'm talking about weapons sales to Ukraine.
- I don't care how many people are crossing the border - the Biden administration keeps saying it's secure. Why? Talk all you want about people coming here for a better life - border communities are overwhelmed (just ask the Democrat mayor of El Paso). This is a big part of why Hispanics are flipping red.
- Trump never called the Saudi's a "pariah state"