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Editor,
Joe Biden seems to have forgotten why he was elected president of the United States. Joe Biden was elected to restore American dignity and rebuild American opportunity; to lead America out of the depths of a vicious pandemic and four years of Trumpian tyranny; to provide help to struggling families now, and a healthy planet to the families of the future. So far, however, his failures far outweigh his accomplishments.
It can’t all be blamed on him. For the second year in a row, congressional Democrats appear unable to pass a reconciliation bill that turns their words into actions. Meanwhile, the former president walks free a year after his conspicuous betrayal of our country. To add insult to injury, we have to hear the House speaker warn us that “democracy itself” is on the ballot this November, as if voting for a party that cannot live up to its campaign promises or its oath to defend the Constitution is an ideal we should strive to protect.
More recently, Joe Biden’s FY23 budget proposal requests almost $200 billion more in defense spending than the last year of the Obama administration. In the aftermath of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan after 20 years of military occupation (which neither party cares to take credit for), it is unconscionable that such a blatant dismissal of domestic priorities could be pursued in favor of a revived nuclear arms race.
Enough fighting for democracy around the world while it dies a slow death here at home. Democrats must deliver in the next seven months, or the rise of foreign dictators will be the least of our concerns.
Jeremy Sarnecky
San Bruno
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Things were much better for the average voter under Trump as the 2022 elections will show. But it's time for Republicans to back a new leader for the party..
I heard a good one today. Biden has only won one war and that is the one on the energy industry. All of the others he has miserably lost and we are paying the tab.
Unfortunately, Jeremy, when you have a stolen election with a candidate who promotes America Last policies, what do you expect? And yes, it all can be blamed on him. Perhaps you should look at who you vote for in the future because current Dem results are speaking for themselves. BTW, it was not a withdrawal. It was a surrender of Afghanistan with treasonous Biden providing aid and comfort to the Taliban. You are right though, Biden’s failures far outweigh his accomplishments (assuming anybody can name an accomplishment).
Terence Y: Why do you still keep harping on Trump’s big lie about an election rigged against him, without a shred of evidence, and against all logic and common sense? Trump himself knows he lost, but has to lie to protect his fragile ego. Not a single one of dozens of Republican lawsuits have been found to have any merit. Trump’s advisors and others around him told him beforehand he would lose, all the polls showed he would lose, and he was very afraid of losing presidential protection, knowing too well what would be coming his way once he was out of office, - as we have seen now, with more to come. It is amazing enough, not to say embarrassing for the country, that there were as many as 74 million voters naïve and gullible enough to vote for him after having messed up so badly the first time, after an election that was very likely rigged in his favor. If anything, it is far more likely that the 2020 election was rigged for him too, and not against him! Most of the very few documented cases of election fraud turned out to be Republicans voting for dead relatives!
Good evening, Jorg
I think Jeremy makes a good point in his LTE... Joe Biden's failures outweigh his accomplishments (and Jeremy is not a Trump fan). What do you think? Jeremy also seems to question whether the Democratic Party is seriously committed to preserving democracy in our country. We'll come back to that one...
Here we go again... Trump and the RNC's legal challenges seeking 2020 recounts did not produce the desired results. I didn't think the challenges would change the outcome, but there are other ways the DNC could commit election fraud. For example, ballot harvesting in key swing state counties could steer the outcome of the election. How could that happen? "Mules" depositing multiple marked ballots across different voting precincts. Check this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAWlhu_T-sc it's less than one minute in length. Maybe the question should not be "how could it happen?" but rather "did it happen?" The jury is still out...
However, a more plausible example of DNC election fraud would be this business involving Hunter Biden's laptop. Just weeks before the 2020 election, the MSM tried to draw the public's attention away from this scandal. When they did comment on the Hunter laptop story, it was dismissed as Russian disinformation. Plus, social media platforms blocked the details of this scandal from being disseminated. So much for the First Amendment. Of course, I'm sure you've heard by now the perpetrators of this election fraud have since admitted the story about the laptop is true... it is true today and it was true a year and a half ago. Did this election fraud influence the outcome of the election? Well, if the story is not covered up by the DNC and its media allies, it's entirely likely Joe is not elected.
Coming back to democracy and the DNC... The Democratic party leadership is pushing a progressive agenda that is largely supported by about 12% of their party's membership. That hardly seems like a democratic thing for the Democratic Party to do. What's interesting is that a majority of Americans support voter ID requirements, securing the border, funding the police as well as selecting a Supreme Court nominee based on merit instead limiting the choice to a specific gender and particular race. Why isn't Joe and the DNC promoting.policies that are supported by a majority of Americans? Isn't that what's supposed to happen in a democracy? Ignoring the American voter is not a winning strategy, and as a result, polls show that a majority of Americans disapprove of the job Joe is doing. But there is only one poll that truly counts, and that poll will take place on November 8. .
Sheer, unfounded speculation, Ray! Why on Earth should Hunter’s laptop have anything to do with a US presidential election? And why hasn’t any of all the made-up possible election frauds been proven, despite all the frantic Republican attempt? Instead, let’s be happy and count our blessings for getting rid of Trumputin after just a single disastrous term, which was bad enough, both for the country and the world at large. Every day he keeps showing how childish he is, and how totally unfit he was for higher office, in which he surrounded himself with criminals and incompetents. We should be better than that.
Jorg
Gosh... I acknowledged that the RNC's legal challenges to the 2020 election would not change the outcome, and I left the DNC vote harvesting in swing states as an open question. However, in response to the DNC's election fraud re: Hunter's laptop, you wrote, "Sheer, unfounded speculation, Ray! Why on Earth should Hunter’s laptop have anything to do with a US presidential election?"
Seriously?
You are quick to point to James Comey's October surprise re: Hillary's emails as the reason she lost in 2016. (I guess that means the former Director of the FBI was in cahoots with Putin?) BTW... the RNC did not orchestrate Comey's announcement. (BTW... Hillary lost the 2016 election all by herself.)
How on God's flat Earth can you ignore the MSM and social media's treatment of the revelations re: Hunter's laptop just weeks before the election? They ditched the story and squelched others reporting on it to protect the DNC's nominee. Jorg... why else would they dismiss the story and block its reporting?
Did the DNC's election fraud make a difference? Yes. Rasmussen reported that two-thirds of Americans believe the story about Hunter's laptop is important and almost as many believe Joe knew about his son's shady business dealings. Yet, in an October 2020 debate, Joe dismissed revelations about Hunter's laptop as "Russian disinformation." Plus, more Americans polled by Rasmussen said Trump would have won the 2020 election if the story had been fully reported by the media than those who said it would not have changed the outcome.
Jeremy's observation that Joe's failures outweigh his accomplishments... your thoughts? Any comment on Biden's policies ignoring the will of the majority?
Ray: OK, so because the Hunter laptop story hadn't been debunked yet, more people voted for Trump than they otherwise would have done? Yeah, that makes sense. Kind-of.
Jorg... The DNC, with assistance of the MSM and big tech, kept the Hunter laptop story from the voting public. The story was true then and now, but the DNC spin on that story was only "debunked" nearly a year and half after the 2020 election.
Keeping the truth from the voting public is election fraud. More Americans than not believe keeping the truth about the Biden family business had an effect on the outcome of the election. So, I guess you're in the minority of folks who think if their candidate is complicit in business dealings with a foreign power that wants to bury our economy and way of life... then that's OK with them.
Sorry, Jorg, but you’re playing the same old violin – spewing your usual anti-Trump balderdash with nothing important to say. Instead of your usual garbage, perhaps you can weigh in on Biden’s America Last policies leading to the highest inflation rate in decades. I know you miss the good old days of our great President Trump, with record low unemployment, energy independence, a strong American reputation, no mask-vaccine mandates, freedom, low gas and energy prices, low food prices, low inflation, low interest rates, high wages, a secure border, and on and on. BTW, thanks for honoring me with two exclamation points - I was hoping for three, plus one of your flat Earth's.
Terence,
Talk about violins and spewing balderdash, I see you haven't found your mirror yet. BTW, did you get anymore info on your bamboo fibers?
Taffy, my friend, with your usual input – nothing but your mirror shtick and your begging for panda pie study help. Just because you’re not able to refute Mr. Sarnecky or you’re not able to list a Biden accomplishment doesn’t mean you can’t add to a conversation. Tell us what’s knocking around the old noggin. Maybe you can predict what month the inflation rate under bumbling Biden will top 10%. Maybe you can impart some financial advice so people can take advantage of the high inflation rate. I’ll start. Buy the max $10k in Series I Savings Bonds in April before the new rate comes out. You’ll get a guaranteed rate of 7.12% for the next six months and the upcoming May rate reveal is likely to be higher. Even if you redeem bonds after the minimum one year holding time (minor penalties may apply), you’ll receive a higher return than any bank or CD savings rate. It goes without saying – check with your financial advisor or do the research before taking action.
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