Segnosaur
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Then I guess we can all consider you to be a Trumper who pretends to be a BernieBro for cover.
Your inability to point to ONE example of a criticism of executive orders pre-Biden is telling.
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Your inability to point to ONE example of a criticism of executive orders pre-Biden is telling.
kookbreaker
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And yet somehow posts the "It'll wreck the economy" GOP claims about a higher minimum wage when a higher minimum wage is a huge staple of Bernie's campaigns.
That mask doesn't fit very well.
Maybe his snout is too long. That happens on some of the larger breads of canine when they have tried to put on that mask in the past. I mean, not that he looks canine, maybe a 16.5% chance, though. Probably not, though.
Once the Senate is organized, Senator Durbin and his Judiciary Committee have work to do.
Consider the nomination of Merrick Garland, and quite a few federal judges (once Biden nominates them).
Consider the nomination of Merrick Garland, and quite a few federal judges (once Biden nominates them).
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For all the talk on Obama's failure to push through judges, it is worth noting that some degree of blame should be placed squarely on the shoulders of Patrick Leahy, the then chair of the Judiciary Committee, who by taking the high road and ignoring the rampant abuse of the blue slip process*, allowed the GOP to get away with their stalling.
* For those not familiar, the practice where the senators from the state which the judicial nominee resides are sent a blue slip, which they return if they deem the nominee acceptable. During the Obama years, it wasn't uncommon for Rebublican senators to publicly praise a nominee, while still refusing to return the blue slip, resulting in the nominee not advancing to a vote in the senate. Leahy stated that he would not change the rules to allow nominees to move to a vote, which had happened before - and which Chuck Grassley did when he became chair in 2017 - stating that he didn't believe the process was being abused.
* For those not familiar, the practice where the senators from the state which the judicial nominee resides are sent a blue slip, which they return if they deem the nominee acceptable. During the Obama years, it wasn't uncommon for Rebublican senators to publicly praise a nominee, while still refusing to return the blue slip, resulting in the nominee not advancing to a vote in the senate. Leahy stated that he would not change the rules to allow nominees to move to a vote, which had happened before - and which Chuck Grassley did when he became chair in 2017 - stating that he didn't believe the process was being abused.
abaddon
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Oh, you skipped 4 and 5. Let me add those in.
Yet oddly, Biden wants to go ahead with it, The dumpster blocked it. Until he was evicted.
The Dumpster put them out of work. Was there a point to this?
Add to that...
The dumpster pissed off all of NATO and aligned with the Soviet block.
The Dumpster aligned himself against the UN and the WHO. The dumpster aligned himself with white supremacists.
Bottom line? Some people are unable to see the Dumpster for what he really is.
Safe-Keeper
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I hear Biden also stopped an unconstitutional (AFAIK) pipeline over Indian land, which got the trumpers' panties in a twist because it translated to jobs being lost.
Of course they like to portray it as "x thousand jobs lost under Biden", rather than going into details.
Of course they like to portray it as "x thousand jobs lost under Biden", rather than going into details.
Tero
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We had one of them pipes planned. The jobs are mostly out of state welders. The permanent jobs to any states with a pipe is only some 100 or so, maybe fewer:
t Keystone XL will create very few jobs in the states along the pipeline (e.g., 6-18 jobs in Kansas; 90-248 jobs in Nebraska; and 41-113 jobs in Oklahoma). Plus, these construction jobs will disappear after the completion of the project.
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t Keystone XL will create very few jobs in the states along the pipeline (e.g., 6-18 jobs in Kansas; 90-248 jobs in Nebraska; and 41-113 jobs in Oklahoma). Plus, these construction jobs will disappear after the completion of the project.
(Bold Nebraska site)
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SezMe
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SezMe
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I don't ever intend to use T**** Administration behaviors and policies as a benchmark for Biden. T*****'s ethics came from the world's deepest sewage lagoon; I hope they never return again. I expect much better from Biden and I don't feel bad about using a higher standard for his administration.
SezMe
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Well, what would you call it?
SezMe
post-pre-born
Yeah, that Merrick Garland nomination sailed alright....
Roger Ramjets
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Do you think I really care what you think at all?
Unlike some others, I believe you. Your ideology is your own, and if anything Trump says or does agrees with you it's just a happy coincidence. But you seem to have a problem making your position clear, forcing people to guess and get it wrong. For example:-
If only you had stated this from the outset it might have avoided confusion. But that's not how you roll. You had to get some little digs in about EO's that you have particular beefs with, which makes it look like you object to Biden's EO's in particular.
22 so far. I wouldn't call that many more, but it's certainly a lot more than any other president did in their first week. I can understand why a person who is against any Executive Order (no matter who signs them) might be upset about this, but why nitpick the contents? Answer: because it's not just the executive orders that you object to.
Clearly you have a problem with minimum wage, transgendered people, protecting the environment and other policies that Biden is actioning. That doesn't make you a Trump supporter of course - you would have the same position on these issues regardless. But by lumping them all in together without explaining why you give the impression of being a Trump supporter.
Then you get upset when people don't understand what you are all about - but that's your fault for not communicating it properly.
Ulf Nereng
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I wonder if anything will happen now in the Khashoggi case? Best to leave buried people lay where they are, perhaps?
Andy_Ross
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Senator Ted Cruz tweets
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Don’t be fooled by President Biden's claim that climate day at the WH = jobs day. Just because he says it’s “jobs day” doesn’t mean it’s true. Today’s climate EO would result in the loss of over 80,000 blue-collar jobs in Texas -- the most of any state.
@SenTedCruz
Don’t be fooled by President Biden's claim that climate day at the WH = jobs day. Just because he says it’s “jobs day” doesn’t mean it’s true. Today’s climate EO would result in the loss of over 80,000 blue-collar jobs in Texas -- the most of any state.
I expect the number was based on looking at how many people his response to COVID has killed and the doubling it. Checks notes: 36,000 Deaths in Texas growing at about 400 per day.
gnome
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This is an excellent point. It's one of Bernie's signature issues.
turingtest
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Just because he says that climate EO would cost over 80,000 blue-collar jobs in Texas doesn’t mean it’s true.
pgwenthold
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Even if it is true, maybe Texas needs to be thinking about how to diversify it's industry and stop putting such a strong dependence on oil production.
They can't manufacture solar panels in Texas? Create wind farms? The west plains have a lot of oil fields (like down by Odessa) where they could install a wind turbine right next to the non-pumping oil wells.
Won't hurt the scenery in the landscape of Levelland and Plainview.
That's a lot of jobs that could be done.
Renewable energy is such a great industry opportunity. If Texas doesn't want to get in the game, that's their problem.
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