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frogstar0
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January 26, 2024
As you may have noticed as many Americans finally seem to be noticing Biden has been racking up some pretty good numbers lately. Economic growth is still chugging along, defying widespread predictions of a recession, while unemployment remains near a 50-year low. Inflation, especially using the measure preferred by the Federal Reserve, has fallen close to the Feds target. The stock market keeps hitting new highs.
Oh, and murders have plummeted, with overall violent crime possibly hitting another 50-year low.
Biden deserves some political reward for this good news, given that Donald Trump and many in his party predicted economic and social disaster if he were elected, and that Republicans, in general, are still talking as if America were suffering from high inflation and runaway crime. (Trump, of course, has been dismissing the good jobs numbers as fake. Wait until he hears about falling crime.)
Biden has been racking up some pretty good numbers lately.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/25/opinion/trump-biden-obamacare.htmlAs you may have noticed as many Americans finally seem to be noticing Biden has been racking up some pretty good numbers lately. Economic growth is still chugging along, defying widespread predictions of a recession, while unemployment remains near a 50-year low. Inflation, especially using the measure preferred by the Federal Reserve, has fallen close to the Feds target. The stock market keeps hitting new highs.
Oh, and murders have plummeted, with overall violent crime possibly hitting another 50-year low.
Biden deserves some political reward for this good news, given that Donald Trump and many in his party predicted economic and social disaster if he were elected, and that Republicans, in general, are still talking as if America were suffering from high inflation and runaway crime. (Trump, of course, has been dismissing the good jobs numbers as fake. Wait until he hears about falling crime.)
November 27, 2023
Lots of good points from Ms Rubin. There are no good choices, only bad, really bad and maybe a little bit good for now. There are no white hats as far as countries and leaders. Only ones with no sin are the civilians caught up in the war.
We do not control any other countrys actions, only influence them. The fighting has stopped, more aid is going in and hostages are being released. My assumption is that all the people demanding one or all of these will now be giving Biden tons of credit since he has been personally involved in the negotiations, and has made it a priority. Right .?
Yes it is for now but it is always for now when fighting stops. Really be honest and give credit whee it is due.
Maybe Biden's experience lets him make smart moves.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/11/27/biden-israel-bear-hug/Lots of good points from Ms Rubin. There are no good choices, only bad, really bad and maybe a little bit good for now. There are no white hats as far as countries and leaders. Only ones with no sin are the civilians caught up in the war.
We do not control any other countrys actions, only influence them. The fighting has stopped, more aid is going in and hostages are being released. My assumption is that all the people demanding one or all of these will now be giving Biden tons of credit since he has been personally involved in the negotiations, and has made it a priority. Right .?
Yes it is for now but it is always for now when fighting stops. Really be honest and give credit whee it is due.
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