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Sympthsical

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11. As a progressive in the AOC mold, I agree

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Mar 12, 2021, 03:47 PM

Mar 2021

I already made an OP of it once, but it bears repeating. Biden's taking some big swings - and succeeding.

Sometimes it makes a nice change to be overwhelmingly happily surprised by a politician. He always campaigned as a moderate. The man is not governing that way.

Right now, I'm in his cheering section.

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Progressives, Meet Your New Hero: Joe Biden [View all] babylonsister Mar 2021 OP

Yep, Joe Biden is a hero alright. To ALL Americans. FM123 Mar 2021 #1

K & R "Thank you President Biden" is really all I want to hear Budi Mar 2021 #2

Yes he is, gab13by13 Mar 2021 #3

K&R great piece Docreed2003 Mar 2021 #4

Way better than 2009 - a watered-down trickle-down scheme that barely worked. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #8

"If the mittens fit, you must admit"! Love this nod to Bernie, and love our president! LaMouffette Mar 2021 #5

I was very surprised to see that he is willing to move to Bettie Mar 2021 #6

Told by who? dansolo Mar 2021 #23

Told by people right here on DU Bettie Mar 2021 #24

Biden has stunned me every day. I never expected this! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #7

I'll admit he is better than I ever imagined. LT Barclay Mar 2021 #9

I would love to find one of those "Joe Biden has to EARN my vote!" fuckwits, Aristus Mar 2021 #10

Really? LT Barclay Mar 2021 #15

Oh God, you're not of those, are you? Aristus Mar 2021 #16

Why not? You're one of them. LT Barclay Mar 2021 #20

As a progressive in the AOC mold, I agree Sympthsical Mar 2021 #11

Well, Joe did give Bernie a shout out at the ceremony today... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #12

He's the right person we need right now to end this nightmare! Initech Mar 2021 #13

Proud to have supported him from the start XanaDUer2 Mar 2021 #14

Kick for visability...Thank You for Posting K and R Stuart G Mar 2021 #17

I always thought Joe would surprise some. I posted more than once that Joe was not a moderate Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Demsrule86 Mar 2021 #19

The last sentence is key dansolo Mar 2021 #21

I've always figured he would govern as a liberal Elessar Zappa Mar 2021 #22

JRB is True Blue American Mar 2021 #25

So can people stop calling Democrats "neoliberals" "status quo" "corporate" "corrupt" already? betsuni Mar 2021 #26