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Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:59 am
by Daehawk
Before Biden can move in though they're going to have to drag Trump out of there. Might have to spray and put down giant traps baited with money. A $5 bill should work.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Thu Nov 19, 2020 4:38 pm
by Drazzil
Daehawk wrote: Tue Nov 17, 2020 11:59 am
Before Biden can move in though they're going to have to drag Trump out of there. Might have to spray and put down giant traps baited with money. A $5 bill should work.
I think it'd prolly work on me too. I'm broke. Although you'd at least have to throw me a ten to get me to ignore the obvious signs of it being,,, well a big trap.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:27 pm
by Daehawk
When I saw Biden will most likely pick Blinken to be his Sec of State I thought Blinkin
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:43 pm
by Blackhawk
A. Blinken?
Did you say 'Abe Lincoln'?
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:02 am
by gilraen
Daehawk wrote: Sun Nov 22, 2020 11:27 pm
When I saw Biden will most likely pick Blinken to be his Sec of State I thought Blinkin
That's exactly what I thought too!
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 10:32 am
by Holman
Context:
https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1330 ... 63492?s=20
Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s closest foreign policy adviser, is expected to be nominated for secretary of state, a job in which he will try to coalesce skeptical international partners into a new competition with China, according to people close to the process.
Mr. Blinken, 58, a former deputy secretary of state under President Barack Obama, began his career at the State Department during the Clinton administration. His extensive foreign policy credentials are expected to help calm American diplomats and global leaders alike after four years of the Trump administration’s ricocheting strategies and nationalist swaggering.
Mr. Biden is also expected to name another close aide, Jake Sullivan, as national security adviser, according to a person familiar with the process. Mr. Sullivan, 43, succeeded Mr. Blinken as Vice President Biden’s national security adviser, and served as the head of policy planning at the State Department under Hillary Clinton, becoming her closest strategic adviser.
Together, Mr. Blinken and Mr. Sullivan, good friends with a common worldview, have become Mr. Biden’s brain trust and often his voice on foreign policy matters. And they led the attack on President Trump’s use of “America First” as a guiding principle, saying it only isolated the United States and created opportunities and vacuums for its adversaries.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 12:07 pm
by Holman
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:23 pm
by Defiant
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 4:33 pm
by Unagi
Al Gore as climate envoy would have been a nice zinger.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2020 5:57 pm
by Holman
So far the consensus is that every Biden pick is extraordinarily qualified, eminently professional, free of baggage, and a breath of fresh air.
I look forward to the GOP attempting to tie every one of them to Benghazi.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 10:16 am
by Skinypupy
I've seen a number of sentiments like this expressed, and I could not agree more.
https://twitter.com/JoyceWhiteVance/sta ... 0236812289
2021 is looking like a year of boring competence in government & sound sleep. I can’t wait.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:30 am
by Isgrimnur
But think of all the revelations of the things we didn't know about.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:30 am
by El Guapo
Don't get too excited. What do you think the odds are of a government shutdown or debt ceiling crisis in 2021 / 2022 if McConnell is still majority leader? 80%?
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:40 am
by LawBeefaroni
Just when you're ready for a nice peaceful year, more bad shit happens. Like a global geopolitical or environmental catastrophe. I'm thinking large armed conflict somewhere with NBC threats.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:28 pm
by Skinypupy
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 11:30 am
Don't get too excited. What do you think the odds are of a government shutdown or debt ceiling crisis in 2021 / 2022 if McConnell is still majority leader? 80%?
There will obviously be crises, likely more than usual in the next couple years. There always are.
But at least we won’t have the Orange Shitgibbon constantly throwing gasoline on the fire as we try and work through them.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:31 pm
by Kurth
Skinypupy wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:28 pm
There will obviously be crises, likely more than usual in the next couple years. There always are.
But at least we won’t have the Orange Shitgibbon constantly throwing gasoline on the fire as we try and work through them.
This alone already has me sleeping better!
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:32 pm
by El Guapo
Kurth wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:31 pm
Skinypupy wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 12:28 pm
There will obviously be crises, likely more than usual in the next couple years. There always are.
But at least we won’t have the Orange Shitgibbon constantly throwing gasoline on the fire as we try and work through them.
This alone already has me sleeping better!
Yeah, that will be nice.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:54 pm
by Skinypupy
Rubio:
"How dare Biden nominate competent professionals with qualified backgrounds! THE CHAOS GODS DEMAND CHAOS!!"
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that he would oppose confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's national security team, presaging the first sign of potential Senate battles to come if Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,” he tweeted. “I support American greatness. And I have no interest in returning to the ‘normal’ that left us dependent on China.”
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:07 pm
by LawBeefaroni
His Orange God-king went to Wharton. Last I checked it was Ivy.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:19 pm
by Jaymann
LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:07 pm
His Orange God-king went to Wharton. Last I checked it was Ivy.
Well sure, but apparently Biden's nominations took their own tests.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:24 pm
by LordMortis
Skinypupy wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 1:54 pm
Rubio:
"How dare Biden nominate competent professionals with qualified backgrounds! THE CHAOS GODS DEMAND CHAOS!!"
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that he would oppose confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's national security team, presaging the first sign of potential Senate battles to come if Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,” he tweeted. “I support American greatness. And I have no interest in returning to the ‘normal’ that left us dependent on China.”
If I remember correctly, the POTUS doesn't need Congressional approval, he can just assign temporary staff, leave vacancies, and then forget about approvals. Wasn't that established in 2016?
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:38 pm
by msteelers
Skinypupy wrote:Rubio:
"How dare Biden nominate competent professionals with qualified backgrounds! THE CHAOS GODS DEMAND CHAOS!!"
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that he would oppose confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's national security team, presaging the first sign of potential Senate battles to come if Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,” he tweeted. “I support American greatness. And I have no interest in returning to the ‘normal’ that left us dependent on China.”
I was really hoping that would link to The Onion.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 3:14 pm
by LawBeefaroni
Jaymann wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:19 pm
LawBeefaroni wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 2:07 pm
His Orange God-king went to Wharton. Last I checked it was Ivy.
Well sure, but apparently Biden's nominations took their own tests.
"Went to." That's all that matters.
Although Trump is a good argument for checking transcripts.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:07 pm
by El Guapo
Rubio's such a turd. Whenever I think of him I think of this tweet that 100% captures Rubio:
https://twitter.com/jonathanchait/statu ... 7887162368
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:08 pm
by Smoove_B
Rubio (R-Fla.) said Biden’s selections “will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,”
Any bets as to how long it takes Rubio to complaint that the Biden administration is being too aggressive and changing too much and marching us toward "socialism" as part of their role as "polite and orderly caretakers".
I look forward to a world where I never need to hear about people like Rubio or Cruz ever again. I hope it happens soon.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:12 pm
by LordMortis
Smoove_B wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:08 pm
Rubio (R-Fla.) said Biden’s selections “will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,”
Any bets as to how long it takes Rubio to complaint that the Biden administration is being too aggressive and changing too much and marching us toward "socialism" as part of their role as "polite and orderly caretakers".
I look forward to a world where I never need to hear about people like Rubio or Cruz ever again. I hope it happens soon.
Ohh oh oh, can I throw Meadows, Nunes, and McConnell on this pile of fantasy? Please!?!
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:50 pm
by Smoove_B
Yes. They all need to move along.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:57 pm
by malchior
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:07 pm
Rubio's such a turd.
Copy that. Rubio is just a spineless blob floating down the river collecting fish at this point. He is unrecognizable from his 2016 incarnation even at this point.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:04 pm
by El Guapo
malchior wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:57 pm
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:07 pm
Rubio's such a turd.
Copy that. Rubio is just a spineless blob floating down the river collecting fish at this point. He is unrecognizable from his 2016 incarnation even at this point.
I feel confident that he was this turd all along, it's just that in 2016 he had a different calculus about what people wanted.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Tue Nov 24, 2020 9:06 pm
by malchior
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:04 pm
malchior wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:57 pm
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:07 pm
Rubio's such a turd.
Copy that. Rubio is just a spineless blob floating down the river collecting fish at this point. He is unrecognizable from his 2016 incarnation even at this point.
I feel confident that he was this turd all along, it's just that in 2016 he had a different calculus about what people wanted.
Yeah - I was more thinking that he is so shapeless that 2016 is very different from 2020 and I'm thinking 2012 Rubio is unrecognizable.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 8:00 am
by msteelers
malchior wrote:El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 6:04 pm
malchior wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 5:57 pm
El Guapo wrote: Tue Nov 24, 2020 4:07 pm
Rubio's such a turd.
Copy that. Rubio is just a spineless blob floating down the river collecting fish at this point. He is unrecognizable from his 2016 incarnation even at this point.
I feel confident that he was this turd all along, it's just that in 2016 he had a different calculus about what people wanted.
Yeah - I was more thinking that he is so shapeless that 2016 is very different from 2020 and I'm thinking 2012 Rubio is unrecognizable.
Rubio came into power with the Tea Party. He will morph to be whatever his base wants him to be.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:30 am
by YellowKing
Rubio reminds me of the little brother that desperately wants to play with the big kids and will do anything to feel accepted by the group.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:37 am
by El Guapo
YellowKing wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 9:30 am
Rubio reminds me of the little brother that desperately wants to play with the big kids and will do anything to feel accepted by the group.
The only good part of the 2016 GOP primary was when
Chris Christie annihilated Rubio on stage.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:30 pm
by $iljanus
Skinypupy wrote:Rubio:
"How dare Biden nominate competent professionals with qualified backgrounds! THE CHAOS GODS DEMAND CHAOS!!"
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that he would oppose confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's national security team, presaging the first sign of potential Senate battles to come if Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,” he tweeted. “I support American greatness. And I have no interest in returning to the ‘normal’ that left us dependent on China.”
Sounds like he's auditioning for the support of Trumpaloos in 2024. And expect more of this from the likes of Cruz and Cotton as well.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:43 pm
by Jaymann
$iljanus wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:30 pm
Skinypupy wrote:Rubio:
"How dare Biden nominate competent professionals with qualified backgrounds! THE CHAOS GODS DEMAND CHAOS!!"
Sen. Marco Rubio suggested on Tuesday that he would oppose confirmation of President-elect Joe Biden's national security team, presaging the first sign of potential Senate battles to come if Republicans maintain control of the Senate.
“Biden’s cabinet picks went to Ivy League schools, have strong resumes, attend all the right conferences & will be polite & orderly caretakers of America’s decline,” he tweeted. “I support American greatness. And I have no interest in returning to the ‘normal’ that left us dependent on China.”
Sounds like he's auditioning for the support of Trumpaloos in 2024. And expect more of this from the likes of Cruz and Cotton as well.
My fervent hope is he gets the nomination and Agolf runs on the Proud Boy Party ticket.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:54 pm
by LordMortis
$iljanus wrote: Wed Nov 25, 2020 1:30 pm
And expect more of this from the likes of Cruz and Cotton as well.
Would that ever be in doubt? I expect them lapdog for the Trump family and wait to see if it's OK for them each to make a bid. After verifying they have no spine they will obediently follow The Don, Ivanka, or Don Jr in their bid for a return.
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 7:30 pm
by Holman
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Sun Nov 29, 2020 8:07 pm
by Kraken
If ever we needed the best and brightest....
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:48 am
by Defiant
https://twitter.com/Yair_Rosenberg/stat ... 1319102464
What if they are leaking that Rahm might be getting Transportation as cover for the person they actually intend to pick who might otherwise ruffle some feathers
Admittedly, this trick will become less convincing after they float Rahm for his fifth potential cabinet position. But it could get them pretty far!
Re: The Biden Presidency Thread
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 11:08 am
by Daehawk
Biden fractured his foot playing with his dog. Kinda makes him look weak and old from the get go to MAGAs I bet.