The Biden Presidency

[Garrison]

Perhaps Trump should have ended US support of the Keystone project like Biden has in that case. Maybe Trump craved more popularity from Canadians as his reason for supporting Keystone. I suppose that Biden, the most popular President ever elected in history has no such motivation or interest in the Canadian economy. Congrats?

Or maybe Trump supported it as a small part of his attempts to destroy the USA? Maybe Don Jnr was going to pick up a fat consultancy fee and split it with dad? The only thing you can be sure of is that Trump did it because it served his own interests and not those of the USA.

 

[SteveAitch]

Sure, but the expectation is that the buyer will put on something. Irons, scopes, red dots, anything.

Personally, I'd be a bit miffed if the complete rifle I bought wasn't useable out of the box. Slap some cheap flip-up sights on there at least.

It's also possible these are rifles that people assembled themselves from separately purchased uppers and lowers. Buying a complete upper and complete lower is pretty common these days, and it requires no more skill than pushing two pins with a finger. It is much more common for uppers to come without sights because the assumption is the buyer is building a custom rifle and will buy each component separately.

But walking around in public with a rifle with no sights at all is wild. Other than posturing, I'm not sure what someone hopes to accomplish. It would be wildly reckless to attempt to shoot at anything beyond point blank range without sights.

How about this technique?

 

[Steve]

I suspect that none of them worked for Keystone.

You seem to have changed your position from "Canada should miss Trump" to "a small number of Canadians whose livelihood is directly affected should miss Trump". For the record, most of those directly affected live in Alberta where conservatism is rampant. They likely do miss Trump, and not solely because of this one issue.

You actually know nothing about Canadian politics, Canadian social and environmental issues, or the Canadian economy. There is much opposition in Canada to the Keystone project.

Why bother with posts based on complete ignorance of the topic?

 

[ChrisBFRPKY]

The fence is already down.
It's almost like President Biden is saying "Look at this, you little baby. I'm not hiding from the people."

[qimg]https://i.imgur.com/Gw0TR6c.jpg[/qimg]

https://dcist.com/story/21/01/20/se...-of-flags-display-taken-down-dc-inauguration/

"Inauguration Fencing And Concrete Barriers To Start Coming Down Wednesday Night"

These were placed specifically for Joe Biden's inauguration. After the inauguration has been completed why would they want to leave them up? Or is this just an attempt at a false narrative on your part? There's really no need for those now, you won.

 

[Steve]

Perhaps Trump should have ended US support of the Keystone project like Biden has in that case. Maybe Trump craved more popularity from Canadians as his reason for supporting Keystone. I suppose that Biden, the most popular President ever elected in history has no such motivation or interest in the Canadian economy. Congrats?

While your great concern for Canadians and their economic welfare is appreciated, I fail to see why that would be the driving point behind US political decisions, by Biden, Trump, or anyone else. Trump's decision to proceed was not based on his concern for Canadians. Nor was Biden's decision to cancel.

 

[ChrisBFRPKY]

You seem to have changed your position from "Canada should miss Trump" to "a small number of Canadians whose livelihood is directly affected should miss Trump". For the record, most of those directly affected live in Alberta where conservatism is rampant. They likely do miss Trump, and not solely because of this one issue.

You actually know nothing about Canadian politics, Canadian social and environmental issues, or the Canadian economy. There is much opposition in Canada to the Keystone project.

Why bother with posts based on complete ignorance of the topic?

Telling another what they know or don't know is not only foolish but also presumptuous. Let's try and stick with debate rather than mind reading. One is possible and one is not.

 

[alfaniner]

Just wondering if someone can find a link for the first Lemon-Cuomo post-Inauguration discussion from last night. (CNN) I usually record their few hours but the schedule labeled it differently so it skipped what I wanted to see.

Since I've been catching their views and reactions the last few years, I wanted to see how they felt now that the air is clear.

 

[Steve]

Telling another what they know or don't know is not only foolish but also presumptuous. Let's try and stick with debate rather than mind reading. One is possible and one is not.

Inference from the words a person uses is an integral part of discussion. If you honestly think that "Canada should miss Trump" based on Biden's decision re Keystone then my comments are valid.

 

[Spektator]

Hannity criticized President Biden's warning that gaining control over the runaway Covid-19 epidemic through organizing and implementing a massive vaccination program will take months. Hannity countered with a witless "I thought he was going to do this on day one." He did not bother to observe that other than lie and boast about developing the vaccines (which he did not do), Trump did nothing to implement a nationally-organized vaccination program, leaving the states to scramble to do something that they did not expect to have to do.

 

[ChrisBFRPKY]

While your great concern for Canadians and their economic welfare is appreciated, I fail to see why that would be the driving point behind US political decisions, by Biden, Trump, or anyone else. Trump's decision to proceed was not based on his concern for Canadians. Nor was Biden's decision to cancel.

Now this is much better. Of course the real reason for Keystone support or lack of it is due to energy policies and the differences between Biden's and Trump's.
It would be difficult to accept that Alberta residents prefer Biden's energy policies over Trump's at this point. I suppose one could weigh moral gain over financial gain and concentrate on that but I'm thinking there will still be a lot of Canadians with a sour taste in their mouths over the cancellation.

In the US we're going to "phase out" oil evidently. Hopefully we'll all get a new EV with Government rebates. Likely though we'll only get $4+ gasoline.

 

[ChrisBFRPKY]

Inference from the words a person uses is an integral part of discussion. If you honestly think that "Canada should miss Trump" based on Biden's decision re Keystone then my comments are valid.

Perhaps I should have limited my question of "Miss Trump yet?" to those in Alberta.

 

[Steve]

Now this is much better. Of course the real reason for Keystone support or lack of it is due to energy policies and the differences between Biden's and Trump's.
It would be difficult to accept that Alberta residents prefer Biden's energy policies over Trump's at this point. I suppose one could weigh moral gain over financial gain and concentrate on that but I'm thinking there will still be a lot of Canadians with a sour taste in their mouths over the cancellation.

In the US we're going to "phase out" oil evidently. Hopefully we'll all get a new EV with Government rebates. Likely though we'll only get $4+ gasoline.

Reasonable points. Seems to have nothing to do with this hyperbole then:

It may stay that way after Biden cancelled the Keystone pipeline...I never considered Biden would start a trade war with Alberta/Canada but here we go!
Heck of a first day in office.

Hey Canada, miss Trump yet?

 

[Steve]

Perhaps I should have limited my question of "Miss Trump yet?" to those in Alberta.

Much closer to the mark. And no trade war.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

Not seeing anything to indicate that Biden intends to close concentration camps at the Southern borders now. I guess we're going back to kids in cages being ok now that it's a Democrat in charge.

 

[Horatius]

It may stay that way after Biden cancelled the Keystone pipeline...I never considered Biden would start a trade war with Alberta/Canada but here we go!
Heck of a first day in office.

Hey Canada, miss Trump yet?

When you consider that even with this pipeline, Albertan oil would still be some of the most expensive, and thus least profitable, oil on the planet, no, we do not miss Trump at all.

Well, I suppose a lot of stupid Albertans who can't do math will miss him, but then they were going to miss him anyways, being stupid Albertans.

The rest of us realize that the value of everything else we trade with the US far exceeds the value of over-priced oil. We've been trying to explain that to Alberta for a few decades now, and trying to get them to diversify their economy, to no avail.

Hell, even the Newfies finally figured that one out!

So no, we are not going to start a Stupid Trade War that will devastate the rest of our economy just to mollify a bunch of stupid Albertans, who will whine and complain no matter what we do, anyways.

 

[JoeMorgue]

Not seeing anything to indicate that Biden intends to close concentration camps at the Southern borders now. I guess we're going back to kids in cages being ok now that it's a Democrat in charge.

It's been (checks watch) about 18 hours since he took office. He also hasn't cured cancer, brokered peace in the Middle East, or invented a toothpaste that all 5 dentists recommend.

I get it. You're doing you're cutesy little routine of going from thread to thread, reminding us all that you hate Biden and you're better than us because of it and had nothing is going to get better because Biden is part of the same... pause for dramatic effect... ETSBABLISHMENT! (OMG Ponies 111!!!11) as Trump. We get it edgelord.

At least Zigg is keeping it to one thread.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden is pledging to reopen most K-12 schools within 100 days -- an ambitious goal as Covid cases surge and teachers across the country fight some plans to reopen.

Teachers' union leaders say they are pleased with Biden's sense of urgency and focus, but they warn that the 100-day pledge may need to be a goal rather than a fixed target.

https://abc7ny.com/9866908/?ex_cid=TA_WABC_TW&taid=60095ff746b67f0001620b6f&utm_campaign=trueAnthem:+New+Content+(Feed)&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter

How is this meaningfully different than the Trump approach?

Biden's mask mandate is good, but I doubt it will move the needle much. Trump's damage is done, every MAGA CHUD in this country is going to refuse wearing a mask as a form of bloodthirsty civil disobedience. State and local government in MAGA country will likewise make a show of not enforcing it.

Biden also inherited Trump's vaccine plan, which is nothing. There's no national stockpile, no plan. This likely means vaccination in the US will be delayed. This isn't Biden's fault, but it's the reality we're dealing with.

So no vaccine, dodgy mask usage, and now Biden insisting that schools reopen. No mention of a nationwide shutdown even as covid numbers surge to record highs.

How is this different than Trump in any way that isn't symbolic? Nothing is changing.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

It's been (checks watch) about 18 hours since he took office. He also hasn't cured cancer, brokered peace in the Middle East, or invented a toothpaste that all 5 dentists recommend.

I get it. You're doing you're cutesy little routine of going from thread to thread, reminding us all that you hate Biden and you're better than us because of it and had nothing is going to get better because Biden is part of the same... pause for dramatic effect... ETSBABLISHMENT! (OMG Ponies 111!!!11) as Trump. We get it edgelord.

At least Zigg is keeping it to one thread.

Border enforcement is 100% at the discretion of the executive. This is something Biden could have mandated with an executive order. You may have noticed he issued many of them yesterday. Some things require time and political wrangling, this isn't one of them.

Biden isn't still trying to find the bathroom and learn how to use the photocopier. His team has been preparing for months for this moment. The lack of action here is a deliberate choice.

I've been giving Biden credit where credit is due. But I won't treat the presidency like a popularity contest. Biden was elected to wield power to make things better, and it's appropriate to point out when he fails to do so.

 

[Andy_Ross]

How about this technique?

Illustrated with a picture of a soldier obviously using a reflex sight.

It takes a lot of practice and is only good at close range.

I posted a longer reply but it's off topic here.

 

[ChrisBFRPKY]

Much closer to the mark. And no trade war.

Trump also ruffled a few feathers too. His tariffs on steel and aluminum were not received well, yet Canadian steel and aluminum were still marketed in the US.

Biden's move means Canadian oil sands are not going to be "tariffed" but instead "rejected completely" as besides a pipeline there is no other way to transport them that would be economically feasible.

Difficulties in trade may be forthcoming. For now we only see the tar sands rejection as the first. Hopefully it will be the last.