Joe Biden ruled as too incompetent to face charges
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So Biden is too incompetent to face charges, but he's apparently competent to run an entire country??
How does that work exactly??!!
How does that work exactly??!!
We've had this discussion before. Most of us have experienced aging family members. It's actually quite amazing how at one moment they can seem very articulate and lucid then an hour later they can be completely lost in the conversation. Aging is not exactly linear and it's not even linear within the same day.
The real test will be how often Biden does personal appearances, speeches and takes questions. You might be aware how limited the press access to Biden has been. All this suggests Biden is being managed and safeguarded. Much of the press might be willfully cooperating with these efforts, but that seems to be weakening.
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He has some really great people working for him.So Biden is too incompetent to face charges, but he's apparently competent to run an entire country??
How does that work exactly??!!
Gavin Newsom must be the most visible under the radar candidate in the history of the Republic.
Social media political debates/discussions work best when one makes a point or a counterpoint. "Did you read the report?" is specious and a tad condescending.
I read the Executive Summary. I did not read the 388 page report. So what's your point?
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It's all happenstance and you are insulting American voters if you think they believe Biden ended the Covid crisis. That's not to mention it was a global phenomenon with a global effort to end the crisis. We all knew the crisis was going to end when Pfizer announced the success of their vaccine in November, 2020. In fact, global stock markets surged on the news.
However just assuming you are correct, I sure hope Biden and his team are working on a cure for cancer. I think Biden has been promoting ending cancer.
I think Randy West is retired. It's too bad because he showcased a lot of talented up-and-cummers.
Yes, but Canada and China are very close in the value of exports to the United States. Given Canada's political stability, their exports to the U.S. are likely going to be consistent for years to come. Mexico has been replacing Chinese suppliers in U.S. supply chains for some time now.
The risks are that Mexico's politics and drug cartels are unsettling at times. However, the Mexican economy needs the U.S. and the U.S. has to make the best of the situation in Mexico.
China is a wild card on the trade front. On the one hand, Xi is challenging the U.S. while spooking U.S. supply chain partners. On the other hand, the Chinese economy is weakening and they'll want to lean on exports to cushion their economy. Xi currently doesn't have the economic hand to support his geopolitics.
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LOL. I saw Biden. He seemed on the ball. He isn't constantly making mistakes like Trump, which don't seem to get the same traction around here. Biden is old. We all know that. But Trump isn't exactly a spring chicken. And, when push comes to shove, I think Biden is a significantly safer choice than Trump for soooo many reasons. First and foremost, protecting American democracy. As for not remembering world leaders, hate to burst your bubble, but Trump doesn't even know them at. Plus, who among us hasn't said the wrong name at some point or the other. Are we all senile now?
The bottom line is Hur is a GOP hack who couldn't hurt Biden with evidence or a court hearing, so he had to do a partisan attack. And that is how it should be viewed. It was a GOP hack stepping well over the line, and Garland SHOULD have stomped it at the curb. I guess the biggest question is, why are all special councils republicans? I would love to see how the right would react if a Democrat investigated Trump and said anything along the same lines.
You are not wrong. But the majority of Biden's docs were his own notes. And he cooperated in the investigation, sitting for five hours during the early days of the Israeli/Gaza war. And the reality is that Hur didn't have to say anything except the relevant facts of the case. Or he could compare and contrast why Trump is facing criminal prosecution and why Biden and Mike Pence are not (hint: they worked with the government, didn't lie and didn't try to hide documents...).
As I have said, I substantively agree with you. I however am not certain that the documents case against Trump is going to lead to serious punishment. You first get into the argument of Presidential immunity. President's have certain powers related to classified documents. As Vice President, Biden obviously did not. This will continually be brought up in court and on appeal if necessitated.
Also, how Biden and his attorneys properly handled these matters is not a precedence. It would appear from the timing they brought this to the Justice Dept. only after the Trump documents battle. They got out in front of the situation as they would say.
I'm not looking to argue with anyone on the merits of the Trump documents case. I just don't think the Hur Special Counsel waiving prosecution helps the Government's case against Trump.
From a political standpoint alone, if I were Merrick Garland I would announce the Government is dropping charges against Trump. State something like the DOJ is dropping charges to avoid a long court battle during the 2024 campaign. Redirect to the seriousness of the other cases involving January 6th as warranting the Government's focus and attention. It would behoove Garland (and therefore Biden) if he looked magnanimous and weaken Trump's case that he is being targeted by prosecutors. It just an opinion.
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Do you live in the United States? Most people don't feel the way you are proclaiming they feel or should feel. While the economy and inflation are improving, the simple matter that personal incomes in real terms have declined during Biden's tenure. This is the biggest problem for Biden.
Why voters favor Trump’s economy over Biden’s
If you’re an incumbent president running for reelection, you have to convince voters they’re better off than they were four years earlier. This is where Joe Biden is running into trouble.
As far as the stock market, it's a very well-known fact that the U.S. economy grows over time and the stock market goes higher most years regardless of who holds the office of the Presidency. So the odds of hitting a "record high" during a Presidency are actually very high.
We can break it down further if you wish. The Stock Market was up 57% under Trump. It is currently up 38% under Biden. That's not even inflation-adjusting the stock market returns. Simultaneously printing money and increasing spending inflates asset values in nominal terms.
I've kind of lost track of what you have been saying about the Ukraine. Perhaps the Biden team is doing a great job handling the Ukraine conflict. Foreign conflicts that don't directly threaten the United States generally don't help a President. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is adding uncertainty and indirectly threatening global oil supplies. So I don't see the clear wins and losses here for Biden.
Do you think if the Ukrainian conflict is still grinding on in November that's good for Biden? It might be better for him if there was a ceasefire or even better a peace agreement. Just a thought.
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Just a cavaet there though, Obama had an 8-year term and Trump only 4
Aren't you inadvertently also saying most Americans aren't qualified to decide who is qualified to be President? All I can say is so much for the will of the people if one can spin public sentiment to always be defined by race.
I have no issue with saying that a Senator who didn't even finish one term might not have the qualifications. More to the point, she doesn't have the gravitas to be our President. Could she grow into that? Possibly. While it's true we have had Vice Presidents who weren't exactly Presidential timber as they would say, the Biden age factor brings the Kamala Harris question more into focus.
DOW is down 500+ points today.
My whole portfolio has gone to shit.
Thanks Joe Biden.
And yes I know it eventually will recover, but this President has not been good for the stock market
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My whole portfolio has gone to shit.
Thanks Joe Biden.
And yes I know it eventually will recover, but this President has not been good for the stock market
Stock market today: Inflation data spooks markets as Dow closes down 500 points
January's CPI update gives a first look at consumer inflation in 2024, a key input into the Fed's thinking on interest-rate cuts.
