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bucolic_frolic

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2. Biden has stature, longevity, good will
Mon Feb 22, 2021, 09:03 AM
Feb 2021

that translate into political capital. Obama did not have these assets when taking office, and in Republican minds he still lacks them.

Plus Joe is running an administration for patriots - visibly, and often but softly stated. He knows what he's doing.

I agree, gab13by13 Feb 2021 #1
Biden has stature, longevity, good will bucolic_frolic Feb 2021 #2
And experience. Experience COUNTS!!! calimary Feb 2021 #36
He's what we need. K & R Guilded Lilly Feb 2021 #3
It appears that he hasn't forgotten any of the lessons he has picked up along the way. DFW Feb 2021 #4
GOOD. This is a VERY good thing. calimary Feb 2021 #37
Biden has extreme emergencies. That makes all the difference. Hortensis Feb 2021 #5
I've argued for decades that they're -not- the same! electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #45
Yes. Extremely harmful lies that need zero tolerance. Hortensis Feb 2021 #48
+1 betsuni Feb 2021 #59
Biden is a white man so he gets less pushback . But these comparisons don't make sense JI7 Feb 2021 #6
Isn't the article referring to Bill Clinton? Sugarcoated Feb 2021 #28
Yes on the racism against against Obama. 🤬 electric_blue68 Feb 2021 #46
+1 betsuni Feb 2021 #55
+1000 Solomon Feb 2021 #61
Biden knows he will be judged on what he delivers for the American people the next 18 months Johnny2X2X Feb 2021 #7
Crying for happiness, for a change.. ananda Feb 2021 #8
I'd compare him to multigraincracker Feb 2021 #9
So would I. Certainly Biden's challenges wnylib Feb 2021 #23
Thanks for posting this. Biden has indeed been staggeringly good this first month. PatrickforB Feb 2021 #10
i am quite happy with him and his administration so far. lark Feb 2021 #11
Competence is in charge mountain grammy Feb 2021 #12
Have we reached earthquake tension yet? Hermit-The-Prog Feb 2021 #13
So far, so exceptional Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #14
... speak easy Feb 2021 #16
That is a beautiful creature. Ferrets are Cool Feb 2021 #17
Joe Biden listens. speak easy Feb 2021 #15
I have to say it ..... I was wrong about Biden at the beginning of primary season groundloop Feb 2021 #18
My guess is that Garland NewJeffCT Feb 2021 #24
Ditto. I left DU when Obama came aboard and tried to coddle the Right early on. theneworiginal Feb 2021 #27
Well spoken. nt Tommymac Feb 2021 #53
This article sums it up beautifully PatSeg Feb 2021 #19
Spot on. zentrum Feb 2021 #20
Go big and don't look back. Jon King Feb 2021 #21
We all have to help stack the deck... cynical_idealist Feb 2021 #30
Lucid truth, baby! jaxexpat Feb 2021 #22
Biden will have been in office for 1 month on 2/20. He has gotten a hell of a lot done. Botany Feb 2021 #25
Your last line put a lump in my throat and a little tear in my eye, Botany. JudyM Feb 2021 #51
The right wing/Fox News/GOP are fighting Joe and Kamala's ideas so hard because they know ... Botany Feb 2021 #56
The good/evil is so well-defined this time, maybe the truth will have a better chance JudyM Feb 2021 #60
KnR Hekate Feb 2021 #26
I wonder what the general concensus within the Naysayer Wing of the Democratic Party have to say. BobTheSubgenius Feb 2021 #29
I would like to believe this... angrychair Feb 2021 #31
"...they don't have contempt for Democrats to their left" LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #32
We need ACTION on critical issues WarGamer Feb 2021 #33
"..why are we waiting until the last minute to pass the Stimulus?" LudwigPastorius Feb 2021 #34
Post removed Post removed Feb 2021 #35
+1 DeminPennswoods Feb 2021 #38
Perhaps Reagan-lite? Earthshine2 Feb 2021 #47
No, thanks. MineralMan Feb 2021 #57
I don't think Biden is thinking about re-election. apnu Feb 2021 #39
Joe rocks it. Joinfortmill Feb 2021 #40
Many of us knew this.. that he would be Cha Feb 2021 #41
Maybe it's a good thing that Joe Biden's previous attempts to gain the presidency failed. Oldem Feb 2021 #42
Yes, some people learn from their mistakes.. Cha Feb 2021 #43
Agreed. We all learn from our mistake. The trouble is that Oldem Feb 2021 #44
K&R Blue Owl Feb 2021 #49
He has been fanstastic Gore1FL Feb 2021 #50
It's awfully early to make these kind of pronouncements - it would be more appropriate to wait until Midwestern Democrat Feb 2021 #52
Interesting article, ruined by ecstatic Feb 2021 #54
"respecting the left" "don't have contempt for Democrats to their left" betsuni Feb 2021 #58
You have Trump to thank for this Azathoth Feb 2021 #62
I think the last 4 years woke everyone up. It is definitely not politics as usual. FlyingPiggy Feb 2021 #63
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