So many things are better with pandemic restrictions: does anyone really like the never-ending standing ovations and name-checking guests? I am looking forward to a fully made-for-TV address to Congress.
Weird how President Biden keeps thanking the American people, rather than taking personal credit, for the vaccinations & economic relief that has turned America around in his first 100 days in office.
President Biden speaking with passion about food, money, healthcare that the Democratic Relief bill has delivered in the last few months to families in need.
Everyone talking about how weird it is that Republican refused to cheer cutting child poverty in half, but at least they fought back their impulse to boo.
Loving this speaking style: soft & powerful, passionate, very clear with policy detail, and (most important) refusing to stop for applause!
Clean Infrastructure = Jobs Jobs Jobs (and saves the Earth). Classic Win-Win!
All of these President Biden is discussing: economic relief. expanded healthcare, clean infrastructure, (and presumably soon) family social saftey net are all super popular (and desperately necessary for US).
Winning line so far: Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
Its like he actually cares about helping US.
Pay Their Fair Share (raising taxes on households earning more than $400,000) is going to be super popular.
Are Republicans still running with President Biden as sleepy?
If you need 100 round clips to kill a deer, maybe hunting is not for you: Biden quips, "what are deer wearing Kevlar vests?"
Obama did a good job using the government to make people's lives better in a time of need, but did a terrible job letting them know about it. Biden has learned that lesson well: he is making a forceful call for the government as crucial aspect of our greatness, our success.
America is Great Again.
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@Mike_Pence When Donny Trump sent a violent mob to try to assassinate you (which fortunately failed in their mission), in order to block the transfer of power to duly the Democratic president, effectively ending the republic, was that "cancel culture"?
Just kidding, I already know that "cancel culture" is when Republicans institute targeting tax hikes on companies that say things they don't like. Right?
Sorry, I think I got it now: "cancel culture" is when Republicans try to defund entire schools because a teacher uses a curriculum that asserts that slavery was bad and still has repercussions?
If India is admitting this many deaths per day, hard to fathom how bad it is really is there.
Some of my right-wing followers are confused why we would spend money to give India relief: it is called soft-power. For relatively little money, we gain the respect, thanks, and preferred trade status of massive & growing country. It is way more cost-effective than more bombers.
Schools were closed under Republican Trump and then opened under Democrat Biden. Also (even though it will have massive long-lasting effects) voters will not be thinking about this by the next election.
Republicans spent 4 years reveling in suffering & death of Democrats, but I totally believe their concern about bipartisanship is sincere.
Lots of complaining about Democratic policy in general terms nothing on Republican policy. Makes sense because, when explained, Democratic policy is super popular and, of course, Republicans don't have any policy to lay out to US.
Somehow half of my Twitter feed is debating if Democrats have become "too woke" & other half is noting how Republicans just make stuff up about Democrats: if these two groups talk to each other they would realize Republicans have done amazing job lying about Democratic priorities
Democratic priorities: expand healthcare, secure voting rights, clean infrastructure, build robust social saftey net for American families, pay with debt & taxing the rich. All super popular & necessary as we address health & economic fallout from COVID-19.
Mainstream Media & Republicans try to paint Democrats as prioritizing identity politics, but reality is that devoid of meaningful policy, it is the Republicans who are obsessed with identity politics: white identity politics.
It is really amazing how lucky, ungrateful, selfish baby boomers are as a generation.
Boomers complain about younger generations getting participation trophies & not "adulting", but they are ones that got cheap housing, cheap education, lifetime jobs w/ pensions: the real participations trophies! Then they let our infrastructure & meager social saftey net crumble.
Younger generations saddled with student debt, endless cycles of boom & bust, endless war & terror, they want to adult but cannot afford it! Children born in 1980's first decade to have less real income than parents (on average).