Comments on: What’s been happening in this country and the world under Biden reminds us that the quality of American leadership is vital, both for good and for ill https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/ A blog about political change, among other things Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:04:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 By: J.J. https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705201 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:04:32 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705201 Biden is the Anti-Trump. He worked very hard to reverse every policy Trump had in place.
Chaos followed.

Open border. High energy prices from Biden’s war on fossil fuels. Government overspending. Ruinous inflation as a result. Incompetent withdrawal from Afghanistan. Weakness towards Putin’s’ drawn out threat of invasion of Ukraine. Inexplainable diplomatic outreach to Iran. Failure to enforce sanctions against Iran’s oil sales. An emphasis on climate change reductions that have alienated and drawn the BRIC nations (Brazil/Russia/India/China) closer together, while further beggaring NATO and the U.S. Frosty relations with the Saudis and Israelis, partially suffocating the Abraham Accords. Cozying up to Venezuela for more oil. Emptying our strategic oil reserve for political purposes. Politicizing our DOJ. Indicting his main political rival. Pursuing Trump supporters and parents who protest at school board meetings as domestic terrorists. Ignoring the economic pain his policies (Bidenomics) are inflicting on U.S. citizens. Weak and inept diplomacy following Oct. 7th attack on Israel by Hamas. Weak response to Iran’s provocations in the ME.

Those are just the most obvious dumb, inept, evil things Biden has managed to do. Yet, he and his staff think they’re doing great work because they’re reversing all those awful things that Trump did and doing more “great” things in addition.

Some don’t think Trump would be a good choice for 2024. Well, he’s not my first choice because I’m afraid all the legal challenges place too heavy a burden on his electability. Still, if he wins the nomination, I will vote for him gladly. If he can just “drill baby, drill” it would be a huge improvement over Biden.

]]> By: neo https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705199 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 19:00:05 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705199 Anne:

I certainly don’t know the answer. I have a tendency towards pessimism.

Were the judges elected or appointed? How did the judiciary become so liberal there? As for the new arrivals, the jury is out on how they will vote, I think. In some states, at least, it seems they are voting more conservatively than one would expect.

]]> By: Anne https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705196 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 18:26:50 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705196 Here in MT the R party took complete control for the first time decades–that was 2020. Since then the Democrats have forced the redesign of territories such that the Republicans in the most popular area will never one again. The Dems have forced a total redesign of our election system–all technology–no in person voting and they really make you feel bad if you don’t post your ballot at least two weeks before the deadline. They have brought in 20 million dollars to lay over the rural areas “Inflation Reduction Act”. I dunno do you really think that the R party will hold on to it’s advantage in 2024? This year our liberal senator from the D party will run again–he’s been in office a very long time. The last time he ran the outsiders brought in about 6 million dollars to support his campaign. Locals raised about 1 million for his opponent. What do you think will happen this time around? In case you don’t know all of our judges are outright liberals, we even have proof that one of them ran a corrupt campaign, but still even with both houses and the governor’s office these judges run this state. AND NOW, ladies and gentlemen we have a horrendous influx of people moving in from Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, California, etc. all very liberal states. How do you think they will vote in 2024–to protect this beautiful new state they have just arrived in, or save our country?

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705191 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:50:07 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705191 is there a salve for that, and does it come in buckets, or just small cans,

]]> By: om https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705190 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 17:48:56 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705190 hat goes on parody inevitably follows. The past under Trump accentuating the bad as a starting point to forecast a future under Trump which will shirley be absolutely worse. All while ignoring the present under Brandon which is an abomination. Or passing by a different abomination to come under Brandon or Gov. Hair Gel. A parody ensues when OMB breaks out.]]> When the Concerned Conservative™ hat goes on parody inevitably follows.

The past under Trump accentuating the bad as a starting point to forecast a future under Trump which will shirley be absolutely worse.

All while ignoring the present under Brandon which is an abomination. Or passing by a different abomination to come under Brandon or Gov. Hair Gel.

A parody ensues when OMB breaks out.

]]> By: Bauxite https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705181 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 16:57:39 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705181 Mike K – What, exactly, do you think is going to happen if Trump is reelected? Is Putin going to withdraw from Ukraine? Will the Arabs suddenly abandon the Palestinians? Will Iran dismantle its nukes? Is Xi going to back down from Taiwan just because of the sheer force of Donald Trump?

Is inflation going to drop just because Trump takes the oath of office? You might say that we have to control spending. Yes, we do. When has Donald Trump ever shown any inclination to do that, let alone the skill to shepard any significant spending reduction through congress?

And if we do end up in a war with China, Russia, or both, do you really think that the country is going to unite behind Donald Trump? (And such a war may well begin or become inevitable before January of 2025.)

Also remember that Trump has alienated just about every competent underling he had during his first term, down to his own daugher and son-in-law. He will not be working with the A team.

]]> By: Abraxas https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705174 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 15:41:25 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705174 I think a lot of our problems come from Biden wanting to be a global leader (or from his administration’s desire for Biden and America to play the global leader). If Biden had kept things as Trump had left them we might not be having all the problems we’re having now, but Joe wanted to play more of a role on the world stage. He thought concessions could bring Russia, Iran, the Taliban, and Hamas around to moderation. It didn’t work.

Joe plays the leader of the united West now. If we are more united with Europe, one big reason is that NATO and the West have to deal with crises that Biden had a hand in making. Another reason is that Biden stopped talking about Europe’s low defense expenditures. To become a leader of the West is to cave in to what other Western countries want — “I am their leader, so I must follow them” — for we don’t have the strength and confidence to actually point the way. Playing the leader also means taking up relatively unimportant causes, like trans issues and net zero, to achieve the appearance of unity and determination at a time when the West is uncertain about what it wants, what it deserves, and where it is going.

Much really constructive diplomacy happens behind the scenes. You don’t have to have everyone on stage talking about how they are united and moving forward. Sometimes you need that kind of public display, but most of the work goes on in private among adults.

]]> By: Mike K https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705170 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:56:11 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705170 I have Douglas Freeman’s biography of Lee and I have “Lee’s Lieutenants.” I will keep them safe from those who would destroy our history. Lee was a son of Virginia when that mean something. We may be returning to a situation where what state you live in may be more important than the country as a whole.

]]> By: Mike K https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705168 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 14:38:41 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705168 And the there is the state of the world. The world is on fire now. What do you really think is going to happen if we add another four years of Trumpian chaos? What if, God forbid, we have to fight a major power war with Trump in the White House? I have serious doubts about whether the republic would survive, let alone win the war.

I have serious questions if this is a parody. “With Trump in the White House” we had no war ! Peace and prosperity with gas less than $2 a gallon. The Middle East was settling down. All lost since the Big Steal.

]]> By: miguel cervantes https://thenewneo.com/2023/10/26/whats-been-happening-in-this-country-and-the-world-under-biden-reminds-us-that-the-quality-of-american-leadership-is-vital-both-for-good-and-for-ill/#comment-2705156 Fri, 27 Oct 2023 13:53:50 +0000 https://www.thenewneo.com/?p=129898#comment-2705156 he made every single one, what are the odds,

Robert E Lee was an honorable man, in a dishonorable cause, granted, but with the hindsight of six years, we know what this hub bub was really about,

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