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kairos12

(12,852 posts)
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 09:15 PM Apr 2020

When Biden gets elected

he will inherent a pandemic, an economy in ruins, out of control national debt, a broke health care system, a judiciary infected with reich wing trump stooges, a whip lashed military chain of command, a world who views the U.S. as an isolated ignoramus, a Faux news propaganda network, and likely, an ex-president tweeting and rooting for his failure from day one (unless he's in jail).

In other words, it's the usual circumstance when a Democratic president has to clean up the shitstorm caused by a Republican.

Time to roll up the sleeves.

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vercetti2021

(10,156 posts)
3. And then it'll happen
Wed Apr 8, 2020, 09:26 PM
Apr 2020

Shit doesn't get fixed instantly thus demoralizing democratic voters and thus putting the GOP back in power to ratfuck and hold up any relief efforts. Run heavy propaganda and misinformation and then win the white house again just to further fuck it up. It's a never ending cycle that will never change. Least not until the EC is gone.

matt819

(10,749 posts)
5. You make a good point
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:57 AM
Apr 2020

Which in turn highlights what I feel generally, and what I'm feeling now with the miserable US reaction to the pandemic.

It's like living life on a rollercoaster. You just don't know what's going to happen next. It may be terrifying. It may be a lull in the action before a 90 degree plunge into the abyss. But this rollercoaster will not end in a glide into the home port. You may get to slow down, but the ride continues before you can get off. And at a certain point you want to unsnap the harness and just take your chances.

usaf-vet

(6,181 posts)
6. President Biden can cleanup tons of those Trump piles of s**t. By doing one thing IMHO.
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 02:20 PM
Apr 2020

KEEP TRUMP BUSY!

Do it by doing what we never seem to do with new administrations LOOK BACK. For God's sake that must happen, go AFTER Trump and his band of grifters. Starting with him and his kids.

If you move into a house that is infested with mold, termites, rats, and disease. You must clean it before just simply looking ahead.

I would suggest focusing on Ivanka and Jarad. That in itself will send the ex-White House occupant into a spin protecting his.... to be generous on my part...his "princess".

Follow the money with an attempt to claw it all back. We have at least one UNCONSTITUTIONAL issue to start with EMOLUMENTS.

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/gs_121616_emoluments-clause1.pdf

MyOwnPeace

(16,925 posts)
9. At least we can expect
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 10:32 PM
Apr 2020

Joe to select qualified people to help lead the recovery - not just buddies to whom he owes favors or brought him "playmates" for a visit.

Imagine, a member of the Cabinet that actually knows something about the department they are to lead - what a novel idea......

ChoppinBroccoli

(3,784 posts)
10. Luckily, He's Already Been In This Very Situation Once
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 10:42 PM
Apr 2020

He has experience cleaning up the mess left behind by an incompetent predecessor.

Dan

(3,548 posts)
13. My thought is...that we should approach this election
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:13 PM
Apr 2020

As if our candidate is 10% points behind.

To assume that he will win - given the electoral college is a mistake. Not only must we win the traditional blue states but much try for some of the red states.

We should fight - a fight of desperation, because we are fighting for our nation’s soul.

And our enemy, Donald Trump, Moscow Mitch, and the GOP will stop at nothing by lying, stealing and cheating to obtain their goals of GOP domination. The GOP is a party lacking in any virtues or saving graces - we should consider that there is no end to their evil.

So, let’s ensure that we bring a gun to this knife fight with the GOP.

Aristus

(66,316 posts)
15. When? Do you want to risk the wrath of the whatever from high atop the thing?
Thu Apr 9, 2020, 11:33 PM
Apr 2020

It's not a foregone conclusion. We have to GOTV.

Then VOTE!

larwdem

(758 posts)
16. we need to stop this cycle
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 01:17 AM
Apr 2020

We can not stop the campaign! When we win we must attack the attackers.For 4 years.
We need commercials payed from party and pac money We must not stop.

 

MrModerate

(9,753 posts)
17. Dems are getting a little tired of...
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 09:12 AM
Apr 2020

Having to clean out the most recent version of Republicans' Augean stables, but I guess that's just what Democrats do.

UncleNoel

(864 posts)
18. We can do it!
Fri Apr 10, 2020, 10:54 AM
Apr 2020

always liked this poster from WWII. Or, they could have had an old man Uncle Sam (or Noel) rolling up his sleeves.

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