• Hegar@kbin.social
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    11 months ago

    none matter as much as what Joe Biden has done to restore stability and decency to the presidency

    I expect more from a president than just not being an incompetent criminal.

    Obviously biden not being an incompetent criminal is a huge plus, but I’d be embarrassed to cheerlead someone who’s greatest accomplishment is not being trump.

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      11 months ago

      The article lists a slew of accomplishments that can be touted as the Biden administration’s greatest, please feel free to read it.

      I know that acting President-like is something that should be a bare minimum expectation of a President, but here we are. I won’t lie there are a bunch of things I didn’t like from Joe but there are a lot I do, the Infrastructure, Investment and Jobs Act is my top pick. It’s the first step in a while that the U.S. got serious in funding public rail transport.

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        11 months ago

        Let’s also not forget that the republicans are in a position to hinder any real progress. That’s how the system is designed, unfortunately. Biden would have achieved much more had the republican party not been so strong, and the only way to fix that is forcefully at the ballots.

        Americans always act like the presidential election is the only one that matters. Having the presidency only gives you so much if you can’t rely on the senate.

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          11 months ago

          The system was not designed that way. The filibuster is a self imposed rule that can be suspended and has been before.

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            And two shit bag “Democrats” fucked that prospect up, so what’s the point of bringing it up now? Filibuster may be “self imposed,” but when two wolves in sheep’s clothing stop any meaningful attempt to nuke it from orbit to get shit done, it is a sad rule the rest of us get to suffer because.

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            11 months ago

            The system is designed with the assumption that politically elected representatives would seek compromises in an attempt to reach what is best for the country, making sure it is very difficult for one fraction to get absolute political power.

            The Republicans at some point realized the dominant strategy in this system, assuming their goal is power rather than the improvement of society, is to never compromise and to fuck everyone over at every option. The way the system is designed they are in a great position to do a lot of damage that way.