Browsing through a bookstore on Sunday afternoon, the music being piped into the store gave way to a news broadcast from the USA Radio Network. If you're not familiar with it, USA Radio News is a network that caters its broadcasting mainly to right wing Christian radio stations, though because its subscription rates are so low, some small-town stations also pick it up. It was founded by Marlon Maddoux, whose radio talk show "Point of View" was once a fairly popular program on Christian radio, a call-in talk show that criticized leaders among Evangelicals who didn't act according to his preferences.
They were letting some Republican member of the house spout off on the Build Back Better bill that is being consdered by the Senate. During the tirade, which is typical of what that network allows when it comes to comments, he made a statement to the effect that "we're getting this kind of legislation because that's what happens when a career politician who has been in there too long always wants to do."
I'd have to agree with that.
We're coming out of an administration that failed in just about every way a Presidency can fail, mainly because those who voted for him ignorantly thought that electing someone without government experience would be a good thing. I doubt that would ever be the case, but even if there were a possibility that someone who lacks experience in government could actually know how to get things done, electing someone like the Orange Menace was a guarantee that it would not accomplish anything of substance, certainly nothing that protected or benefitted the people who are the theoretical authority over government. Through his ignorance of and opposition to the limits of the Constitution, his general incompetence, and his failure to acknowledge facts and relate to the real world, Trump failed as a President, in every way there is to fail in the presidency.
It's been a real pleasure to see a Presidential administration work to protect people, push legislation that will create jobs, increase prosperity, vastly improve the infrastructure and which doesn't do what its opponents claim it will do to the economy. But beyond that, this administration is determined to see this country through the COVID-I9 pandemic, in spite of some of our really ignorant and uninformed people. Instead of trying to control the process himself, President Biden has left the details up to those who understand the science and know what they're doing.
In spite of all the Republican babbling about the cost of these "expensive" government programs, the stock market, which is one of the financial bellwethers when it comes to measuring the impact of the "debt" that will accumulate as a result and its ultimate effect on the economy, is soaring. The stock market, much to the delight of the GOP, took a dip on Friday when news of the spread of a new COVID variant was made public, but contrary to the Republican whine, these two bills, one of which is already done, the other of which will more than likely pass without too many modifications, didn't trigger the downturn. And today, the market came roaring back, wiping out Friday's loss, largely because of the prospects of the Build Back Better bill passing the Senate.
And suddenly, we're seeing and hearing a lot of conversation about private sector job growth, which is roaring, and unemployment, which is dropping like a stone in a well. The Biden administration has created more private sector jobs in its first year than any previous Presidential administration, far surpassing Trump's whole term, which saw jobs drop by 5% and unemployment soar to over I2%. Sure it was largely due to COVID but if he'd planned in advance and done something, it would be a lot different than the mess he made of it. And didn't he once say COVID was a hoax? If that's so, then Trump has to take all of the responsibility for the economic recession it caused.
Joe Biden is an experienced politician, familiar with the workings of Congress to the point where he knows exactly what to do to get things done. The biggest problem he has is promoting his triumphs. He doesn't lack humility, like Trump did, and he's not a self promoter or glad-hander.
Way to Go Dr. Fauci
Did you see Dr. Fauci's response to Senator Cruz' call for him to be "prosecuted"? Speaking on Sunday's edition of "Face the Nation," Fauci , after slamming Senator Cruz for his role in the January 6th Trump Insurrection, he said, "That's OK. I'm just gonna do my job, and I'm gonna be saving lives, and they're gonna be lying."
You go, Dr. Fauci. Lyin' Ted. Isn't that what the Orange menace called him? On national television? After humiliating his wife?
Snark seems to work for the GOP. Maybe it's time to see if it works for Democrats, too. I was glad to see that Representative Ilhan Omar refused to get down on the low level from where Congresswoman Lauren Boebert attacked her, and simply walked away after she realized Boebert wasn't going to shut her pie hole. We need to see more of that, especially if the Republicans aren't going to practice common courtesy. Winning the public relations battle means that Democrats need to keep having these kinds of confrontations, and take the high road.
We Are Committed to Continued Support
This blog will continue to put information forward to its readers, about I,500 people a month, that supports the Biden administration and the Democratic party agenda in the Congress. In our small way, we hope to drive voters to the Democrats and motivate them when elections come along. The Democrats must keep control of the House and Senate in order to preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States.
Let's do this.
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