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In reply to the discussion: Biden Quoting David Brooks Should Be Disqualifying Alone [View all]Gothmog
(183,985 posts)82. The hardest job for the next president may be fixing Trump's mess
This is one of the reasons why I think that Joe Biden is the best candidate. Who ever is the nominee will have to be prepared to fix all of the damage that trump has done to our government.
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Perhaps the most straightforward and least complicated undertaking, since it would be entirely within the next presidents purview, is rebuilding the executive branch from the corrupted ruin Trump will leave behind.
One of the most underreported stories about the Trump administration is its basic incompetence. Perhaps Trumps biggest con of all was convincing his supporters that he was some sort of business wizard with a genius for management. In truth, the Trump Organization was a mom-and-pop family business that he repeatedly micromanaged to the brink of collapse. He is doing exactly the same with the government of the United States.
The White House itself is less like The West Wing than Game of Thrones. Courtiers vie for the favor of the Mad King, unable or unwilling to perform normal duties for fear of risking Trumps ire. Usually, the White House is a place where information from outside sources is synthesized and digested so the president can make the best possible decisions. Under Trump, the flow is reversed his whims, however ill-informed or contradictory or just plain loopy, are tweeted out and must be made into policy.
Agencies vital to our national security including the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency lumber along, month after month, without permanent leadership. Its easier to make moves when theyre acting, Trump has said, but really the situation reflects his own insecurity. By keeping his underlings weak and beholden only to him, he limits their power and thus hamstrings the departments they nominally lead.
One of the most underreported stories about the Trump administration is its basic incompetence. Perhaps Trumps biggest con of all was convincing his supporters that he was some sort of business wizard with a genius for management. In truth, the Trump Organization was a mom-and-pop family business that he repeatedly micromanaged to the brink of collapse. He is doing exactly the same with the government of the United States.
The White House itself is less like The West Wing than Game of Thrones. Courtiers vie for the favor of the Mad King, unable or unwilling to perform normal duties for fear of risking Trumps ire. Usually, the White House is a place where information from outside sources is synthesized and digested so the president can make the best possible decisions. Under Trump, the flow is reversed his whims, however ill-informed or contradictory or just plain loopy, are tweeted out and must be made into policy.
Agencies vital to our national security including the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency lumber along, month after month, without permanent leadership. Its easier to make moves when theyre acting, Trump has said, but really the situation reflects his own insecurity. By keeping his underlings weak and beholden only to him, he limits their power and thus hamstrings the departments they nominally lead.
Joe Biden is the best candidate to repair the damage done by trump. I think that the repair of this damage will keep the next Democratic President very busy.
Joe Biden is talking about the concepts that are necessary for the repair of the soul of our country.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden
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Of course not, lets close our eyes and ears to every gaffe and love him more for it
Perseus
Sep 2019
#9
I wonder if the "who cares if he quotes a writer who's spent his career undermining Democrats" pass
StarfishSaver
Sep 2019
#42
Ok I get it people in other circles believe Biden supporters are like tRump voters
njhoneybadger
Sep 2019
#44
So right, these cringeworthy gaffes DO matter. Should go with a steadier candidate who's quick
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2019
#49
It wasn't a gaffe. It was exemplary of a healthy two party system. Which we have...
LAS14
Sep 2019
#70
You know what worrries me? Warren gets the nomination and goes down in the general.
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#34
That is precisely what would happen. Biden is battle tough and would prevail handily.
George II
Sep 2019
#62
Exactly...we probably get the Senate too...then we end the filibuster ...it is time...
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#66
We need votes in moderate states...Warren is run to far left for these states IMHO...but
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#65
A bold move...will be seen as socialist policies...I am a progressive but I don't make the error of
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#72
I am a woman and wanted Hillary desperately in 16, but I sadly agree with you.
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#67
Brooks may seem like a "smart guy" to Biden, but Joe is not acting very smart. n/t
monmouth4
Sep 2019
#3
But like me you will of course vote for the Democratic nominee...even if it is Biden in a general.
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#36
This is just nonsense, and that they don't realize what a disservice to the candidate they support
still_one
Sep 2019
#22
People say that all the time...about how they like your candidate less because of something you said
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#37
I agree with you there...I will vote blue no matter who...maybe I should hang out in the lounge
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#52
I agree, but unfortunately I think it does. I think we saw it the last time, and I am concerned
still_one
Sep 2019
#47
He wants to try...and maybe it will work...what is your plan to never cooperate ever and get nothing
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#40
I didn't even know Biden was at a fund raiser...some have Biden derangement syndrome...
Demsrule86
Sep 2019
#43
Then support someone else, but all this nitpicking is just stupid.
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2019
#58
Ground bait thrown into the water to attract fish should be disqualifying as well.
LanternWaste
Sep 2019
#59
For me David Brooks is a beacon of hope for resuming a healthy two party system. nt
LAS14
Sep 2019
#69
I look forward to the day when our party leaders prefer the words and wisdom of actual Democrats.
LonePirate
Sep 2019
#76
He has the strongest message for "the moment we are in." And he was the first candidate to call
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#88
As long as we're into dumb nitpicking, Ann Coulter kinda likes Bernie:
The Velveteen Ocelot
Sep 2019
#85
I know. I know. Warren has been criticized for praising racist Francis Perkins, so you come up
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#86
Racist is how many black people characterize her statements and stances. Pro-segregation? Victim
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#93
Hate to break it to you, but FDR had policies today considered racist and anti-Semitic. Her resume
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#96
OK. Yes, probably no white person, huh? I do see what you are saying. And it seems we should
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#98
Fair enough. I believe you. Not a tit for tat. Let's not go over the top, huh? Was hard for me to
emmaverybo
Sep 2019
#101
So it's OK to vote for and it's ok to be a Republicon , But Quoting one is Disqualifying ?
stonecutter357
Sep 2019
#104