America First

[candycorn]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

 

[NightFox]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

 

[rightwinger]

Look at post 76. They even want to hide from being Leader of the Free World.

Let somebody else do it. We don't have the balls any more

The world does not trust our leadership anymore. We are too unstable and our country is being taken over by the crazies

Trump was supposed to be The Greatest Dealmaker in the History of Historical Histories.

When it was time to work with Europe, he ran like a scared little bunny, afraid they'd take advantage of him.

Weird!

Trump is an expert on breaking existing deals, he has no values or integrity.

However, making better deals means respect and trust. Something nobody has for Trump

 

[candycorn]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

 

[Mac1958]

Look at post 76. They even want to hide from being Leader of the Free World.

Let somebody else do it. We don't have the balls any more

The world does not trust our leadership anymore. We are too unstable and our country is being taken over by the crazies

Trump was supposed to be The Greatest Dealmaker in the History of Historical Histories.

When it was time to work with Europe, he ran like a scared little bunny, afraid they'd take advantage of him.

Weird!

Trump is an expert on breaking existing deals, he has no values or integrity.

However, making better deals means respect and trust. Something nobody has for Trump

I think the whole world, our allies and adversaries, knew that before he was even elected.

 

[NightFox]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

 

[candycorn]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

My issue is that there is common ground that can be had. You shrink the demand to meet the GOP and get relief to people as soon as possible. Then...turn around and ram through whatever wasn't addressed. The first part can happen immediately. The second part takes longer. If there is a real crisis...the need for immediacy is paramount.

 

[BlackSand]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

.

However ... Nothing in the US Constitution grants the President of the United States the power to purchase
and donate Covid Vaccines to foreign countries.

It doesn't matter if he wants to Lead the World, if the way he chooses to is a direct violation of the US Constitution.

.​

 

[Mac1958]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

.

However ... Nothing in the US Constitution grants the President of the United States the power to purchase
and donate Covid Vaccines to foreign countries.

It doesn't matter if he wants to Lead the World, if the way he chooses to is a direct violation of the US Constitution.

.​

Impeach. How DARE the US be a leader in COVID prevention!

 

[BlackSand]

Impeach. How DARE the US be a leader in COVID prevention!

.

I think you do an excellent job of identifying the possibility of Leadership as delegated by Constitutional Law.

I would be satisfied if we just followed the Constitutional requirements.
Any nonsense you may come up with isn't a sign of adequate leadership.

Cultists run around putting their desires up as representing law, or any form of rational government.

.​

 

[jillian]

Xiden is proven to be Russia First, and China First

That’s funny coming from someone who worships a Russian asset.
I’m sure glad loves you

 

[L.K.Eder]

Look at post 76. They even want to hide from being Leader of the Free World.

Let somebody else do it. We don't have the balls any more

The world does not trust our leadership anymore. We are too unstable and our country is being taken over by the crazies

Trump was supposed to be The Greatest Dealmaker in the History of Historical Histories.

When it was time to work with Europe, he ran like a scared little bunny, afraid they'd take advantage of him.

Weird!

wrong. he laboriously climbed onto a golf cart and was afraid they'd take advantage of the fat fuck.

 

[rightwinger]

However ... Nothing in the US Constitution grants the President of the United States the power to purchase
and donate Covid Vaccines to foreign countries.

You need to reread the Constitutions COVID clause

 

[BlackSand]

You need to reread the Constitutions COVID clause

.

There isn't one ...
However, the US Constitution does indicate who actually has the power to purchase Covid Vaccines and donate them to foreign countries.

It isn't the President of the United States, and if you need help finding it ...
It is in the US Constitution - Article I: Sections 7 and 8 ...

Are there any more excuses you care to make?

.​

 

[NightFox]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

My issue is that there is common ground that can be had. You shrink the demand to meet the GOP and get relief to people as soon as possible. Then...turn around and ram through whatever wasn't addressed. The first part can happen immediately. The second part takes longer. If there is a real crisis...the need for immediacy is paramount.

I agree there is common ground to be had but I’m not sure that was the case with the stimulus and the original infrastructure proposals, they seemed to be too far apart on those two. They did find common ground on the tech bill which was good, who knows maybe Joe is better at reaching across the aisle than his recent predecessors…

We’ll see I suppose, I am hopeful for the latest bi-partisan infrastructure proposal because after doing essentially nothing for at least 15 years, we need it.

 

[rightwinger]

You need to reread the Constitutions COVID clause

.

There isn't one ...
However, the US Constitution does indicate who actually has the power to purchase Covid Vaccines and donate them to foreign countries.

It isn't the President of the United States, and if you need help finding it ...
It is in the US Constitution - Article I: Sections 7 and 8 ...

Are there any more excuses you care to make?

.​

No COVID a clause in the Constitution?

Well then, who is responsible for Foreign Policy and Commerce?

 

[candycorn]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

My issue is that there is common ground that can be had. You shrink the demand to meet the GOP and get relief to people as soon as possible. Then...turn around and ram through whatever wasn't addressed. The first part can happen immediately. The second part takes longer. If there is a real crisis...the need for immediacy is paramount.

I agree there is common ground to be had but I’m not sure that was the case with the stimulus and the original infrastructure proposals, they seemed to be too far apart on those two. They did find common ground on the tech bill which was good, who knows maybe Joe is better at reaching across the aisle than his recent predecessors…

We’ll see I suppose, I am hopeful for the latest bi-partisan infrastructure proposal because after doing essentially nothing for at least 15 years, we need it.

Okay....

If the Democrats say that we need to replace the roofs of everyone in America because there is a crisis. The Republicans counter offer with they will approve funding to replace the roofs of everyone in 14 states. Biden and the Democrats could ram through a bill replacing roofs in all 50 states but it will take 3 months OR they could have relief to the 14 states in a matter of days. If there is a crisis, I say pass the 14 state plan first then ram through a 36 state bill in 3 months.

 

[NightFox]

You need to reread the Constitutions COVID clause

.

There isn't one ...
However, the US Constitution does indicate who actually has the power to purchase Covid Vaccines and donate them to foreign countries.

It isn't the President of the United States, and if you need help finding it ...
It is in the US Constitution - Article I: Sections 7 and 8 ...

Are there any more excuses you care to make?

.​

No COVID a clause in the Constitution?

Well then, who is responsible for Foreign Policy?

Seems to me it goes something like this:

Article 1, section 8, grants the power to Congress to allocate funds to the State Department (Executive Branch) which could be earmarked for “foreign aid”, in this case for the State Department to buy & distribute “COVID shots”.

Article 2, section 3, grants the power to the President to ask Congress for it.

Article 2, section 2, grants the power to the President to deliver it to foreign countries in accordance with the Presidents power to establish treaties (with the consent of Congress), treaties have traditionally included foreign aid components.

Just a thought.

 

[NightFox]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

My issue is that there is common ground that can be had. You shrink the demand to meet the GOP and get relief to people as soon as possible. Then...turn around and ram through whatever wasn't addressed. The first part can happen immediately. The second part takes longer. If there is a real crisis...the need for immediacy is paramount.

I agree there is common ground to be had but I’m not sure that was the case with the stimulus and the original infrastructure proposals, they seemed to be too far apart on those two. They did find common ground on the tech bill which was good, who knows maybe Joe is better at reaching across the aisle than his recent predecessors…

We’ll see I suppose, I am hopeful for the latest bi-partisan infrastructure proposal because after doing essentially nothing for at least 15 years, we need it.

Okay....

If the Democrats say that we need to replace the roofs of everyone in America because there is a crisis. The Republicans counter offer with they will approve funding to replace the roofs of everyone in 14 states. Biden and the Democrats could ram through a bill replacing roofs in all 50 states but it will take 3 months OR they could have relief to the 14 states in a matter of days. If there is a crisis, I say pass the 14 state plan first then ram through a 36 state bill in 3 months.

OIC, what you want is “incremental legislation”, it’s an interesting idea, but I suspect Congress Critters don’t do it because every time they vote it carries political risk come election time and thus they’d rather package everything into big bills and only have to go on record once rather than going back to the well multiple times.

 

[candycorn]

3 takeaways from President Joe Biden's first G7 summit

When President Joe Biden and his aides were planning his visit to the Cornish coast this weekend, many -- including the President -- viewed it as something of a homecoming.

www.cnn.com

I'm "America First". I want what's best for America, and I know that, as the world leader, what's good for us is good for the rest of the world.

So, I know that isolating ourselves from a rapidly changing world and insulating ourselves into our own little static rabbit hole are the worst things we can do for America.

I know the world is advancing quickly, all around us. I know that we have long-standing relationships with MANY other countries that we can leverage in our self-interest. Sometimes that will involve carefully using some of our vast resources as we lead the way. That's what leaders do. They don't hide and desperately hold on to what's theirs, like spoiled children.

Just as in the business world, the best leaders are those who help others achieve their potential. They don't mock or insult or attack those people. They lean in and be a part of the growth. And, selfishly, they know they also benefit from the growth of others.

Others claim to be America First, but to them it just means behaving like those spoiled children. You can't have the America First slogan as your own, any more than you can have the American Flag as your own. You don't own either one, because you don't really respect them.

America is back to leading the world. America First.

Biden is light years better than the blob. However he is disappointing me insofar as when the GOP comes up with a "counter offer", he doesn't just incorporate their offer into the program he is proposing.

It's politics of course. But if the "crisis" is so pronounced....that would seem to indicate there is some urgency.

Which specific Biden proposal(s) are you referring to with respect to not incorporating GOP "counter offers into the program"?

Infrastructure. Stimulus.

OIC, well from what I understand the Republican opposition to the Biden Stimulus package, was that they balked at overall price tag and certain provisions in it (like the federal unemployment benefit extension and the tax credits), I believe Biden would have to have substantially shrunk the package to get any Republican support on it, which obviously he wasn't willing to do.

On infrastructure the Republicans have a drawn a line in the sand on tax increases and Bidens plan has called for both Corporate Tax Increases and Increases in income tax on those making $400,000 a year a more, neither of which the Republicans will ever accept. They also balked at much of what they deemed in the bill as NOT infrastructure spending so he would have had to remove all of those items to accommodate them, if the Republican proposals were "incorporated" the financing of his entire proposal would be broken and thus the proposal would be DOA.

Potentially good news on Infrastructure though, a bi-partisan group of Senators have crafted a new $1 TRILLION package that they believe will be acceptable to both parties, don't have all the details of what's in it but it's *possible* that a compromise can be reached and we'll finally have some forward motion on critical infrastructure.

My issue is that there is common ground that can be had. You shrink the demand to meet the GOP and get relief to people as soon as possible. Then...turn around and ram through whatever wasn't addressed. The first part can happen immediately. The second part takes longer. If there is a real crisis...the need for immediacy is paramount.

I agree there is common ground to be had but I’m not sure that was the case with the stimulus and the original infrastructure proposals, they seemed to be too far apart on those two. They did find common ground on the tech bill which was good, who knows maybe Joe is better at reaching across the aisle than his recent predecessors…

We’ll see I suppose, I am hopeful for the latest bi-partisan infrastructure proposal because after doing essentially nothing for at least 15 years, we need it.

Okay....

If the Democrats say that we need to replace the roofs of everyone in America because there is a crisis. The Republicans counter offer with they will approve funding to replace the roofs of everyone in 14 states. Biden and the Democrats could ram through a bill replacing roofs in all 50 states but it will take 3 months OR they could have relief to the 14 states in a matter of days. If there is a crisis, I say pass the 14 state plan first then ram through a 36 state bill in 3 months.

OIC, what you want is “incremental legislation”, it’s an interesting idea, but I suspect Congress Critters don’t do it because every time they vote it carries political risk come election time and thus they’d rather package everything into big bills and only have to go on record once rather than going back to the well multiple times.

Precisely...

If there is a true crisis--which I think there is by the way--you don't worry about politics.