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Punchbowl News: House Republicans came into the 118th Congress with big plans. They were going to cut taxes and spending, impeach President Joe Biden and members of his Cabinet and use their leverage to force Democrats to accept stringent new border security and immigration policies. In short, they were going to shake up Washington, with Biden as their main focus.
That didnt happen.
Instead, Biden has gotten pretty much everything hes asked for from this Congress without having to concede much in return. True, its taken a while as the dysfunctional House slowly churned its way through the past 15-plus months.
Yet in the end, Biden has emerged as the big winner.
https://politicalwire.com/2024/04/22/biden-got-everything-he-wanted-from-congress/
onetexan
(13,082 posts)jaxexpat
(6,885 posts)We had some "independent" cattle who needed to see the vet. As we wanted them to be corralled for this, they, of course, went to mill around at the farthest corner of the pasture. My dad had an idea, "let's just stand in the corral and turn our backs to them. They won't be able to stand their curiosity." Huh, curious cattle? But soon enough, we were surrounded by a herd of cattle. It was a simple thing to just shut the gate and bring on the vet.
Joe Biden, the wise rancher of recalcitrant "Republicattle". I hope he his skills will work as well for the next herd of "Democrattle" coming in '25.
COL Mustard
(5,978 posts)Need to be gelded.
niyad
(113,990 posts)sop
(10,303 posts)Gelding is too elegant a term for these brutes.
niyad
(113,990 posts)calimary
(81,610 posts)niyad
(113,990 posts)speak easy
(9,345 posts)shrike3
(3,893 posts)Fla Dem
(23,897 posts)Jefferies, Pelosi, Schumer and many others, even Ocasio-Cortez worked side by side with him. So many standout Representative. Now we just have to take back the House in November!!!!
oasis
(49,490 posts)2naSalit
(86,994 posts)Biden's style all along. Truly his trademark.
Hugin
(33,228 posts)For successfully milking the bullshitters. Which, I appreciate.
However there are two issues which will be foremost in many voters minds as November approaches.
First and foremost, Reproductive Rights and what led to the reversal of RoevWade.
Secondly and nearly as important, restoring Civil Rights (voting, specifically) to their former glory after being incessantly watered down by the GOP for over forty years.
Old Crank
(3,681 posts)The clown train got owned.
PatSeg
(47,774 posts)Biden is far more formidable than he appears. Republicans seriously underestimated him from the beginning.
shrike3
(3,893 posts)By one of the cool kids in the media. Never count Joe Biden out.
Mad_Machine76
(24,464 posts)but then the Republicans decided it wasn't that important after all.
Also, nobody forced them to spend most of their time "snipe-hunting" with Hunter Biden.
wolfie001
(2,324 posts)High food prices and unaffordable housing. Both can be alleviated by electing more Progressive Democrats, hopefully people on the fence will figure that out. Repukes are strictly dog eat dog. With a lot of sky-daddy thrown in there to muddy the waters. Just my take.
IronLionZion
(45,673 posts)Freepers are unhappy with their congresspeople. Hoping for a blue wave this November as Trump bankrupts the RNC.
PortTack
(32,824 posts)It at the behest of tsf. So, thats one thing he didnt get certainly not his or the Dems fault.
Wounded Bear
(58,797 posts)so once again, the repubs torpedoed their own bill, trying to make Pres Biden look incompetent.
Hopefully, that will be evident in November and be reflected in the election results.
PortTack
(32,824 posts)Wouldnt pass it.
SupportSanity
(251 posts)We need to be reminded on a regular basis.
The media doesn't do it. It's not as attention grabbing as all the other crap that's in our faces.
Thanks again.