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But Biden might want to keep that inflationary pain in mind. Jimmy Carter, the president whose jobs record he just beat, isn’t generally thought to have had a successful economic record because inflation throughout most of his tenure was worse than it is today. That economic hurt was a major factor behind Carter’s failure to win reelection in 1980.We know. Clinton did a good job and instead of Gore you voted for that idiot Bush.
So we know no matter how good a Democrat does, you'll vote Republican.
How Well Is Joe Biden Actually Doing?
The president’s current unpopularity is largely driven by factors beyond his control. On five policy matters where he has direct influence, his record is more mixed.
He's actually doing a great job
Here are five overlooked policy areas: two in which Biden’s administration is doing well, without much of anyone noticing; two in which it’s doing badly; and one mixed. Even on these issues, outcomes depend on more than just the administration’s actions. But perhaps they’ll give us a more accurate view of how good Biden is at presidenting.
e’re more than 100 days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and it’s rather remarkable how well the anti-Putin alliance has held together. No, US allies aren’t always doing exactly what Biden wants, but whatever winds up happening on the ground, it’s hard to find fault with the diplomatic effort.
Casualty success. It’s fairly well known that 13 US troops lost their lives during the withdrawal from Afghanistan last August. What’s perhaps less well known is that those were the only such deaths in Afghanistan during Biden’s presidency — and that there still haven’t been any troop deaths in Iraq since January 2021. During Trump’s presidency, the combined number of deaths (in Afghanistan and Iraq/Syria) came to 37 in 2017, 31 in 2018, 36 in 2019 and 22 in 2020. Biden took plenty of criticism over how the withdrawal was conducted, and some objected to leaving Afghanistan at all. But it’s more than a footnote that, after 20 years, the steady flow of US troop deaths has, at least for now, finally come to a stop.
Oh and there's this
Biden Heads for the Midterms with Ten Million New Jobs
Inflation is still a cause for concern, but no other President has had this pace of job growth in their first two years in office.
Where is your proof to counter this FACT from the CBO! Come on .... prove your statement!We agree. Tax cuts to spur GDP growth to 5% NEVER works. Its a failed policy, its set at about 2%. Yet tax cuts is GOP dogma.
We need to get to a Balanced Budget before its too late. Let the pigs squeal when taxes go up and their subsidies get cut.
Excellent wall o’ words. Not persuasive. But at least it was verbose.False accusations? What about all this?
It appears that the grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia may be about to recommend charges for election-denial attacks on the 2020 presidential contest in that state. But in addition to Georgia, Republican electors in multiple other states also allegedly issued false electoral slates similar to the one scrutinized by Fulton County prosecutors, reportedly at times at the direction of and in coordination with the Trump campaign.
A survey of the seven states where Republican electors are reported to have met on December 14, 2020—the day the Electoral College convened to cast its votes for president—reveals a factual and legal basis for other state investigations of those officials who took the origins of the election denial movement to an extreme: potential criminal wrongdoing. The false electors signed their names to documents that claimed they were “duly elected and qualified” electors from their state (implying President Trump won the popular vote in their states, when he did not). Then those documents were submitted to Congress and the National Archives, raising the question of whether the false electors may have violated state laws in jurisdictions other than Georgia.
We begin with Georgia, which offers the most advanced example of a state investigation. We then turn to four other states that may offer comparable circumstances for state investigations to be developed: Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, and Wisconsin. Those are the strongest cases.
We next turn to New Mexico and Pennsylvania. In those two states, the false electors added qualifiers to their certificates that attempt to condition the certificates’ legitimacy on favorable decisions in concurrent court challenges to the election results. In other words, the certificates purported only to take effect if Trump won his post-election litigation challenges. Those cases are not as strong. Finally, we conclude with a note about the federal criminal investigation and its relevance to parallel state review.
Georgia
Sixteen Republican electors allegedly met on December 14, 2020, at the Georgia state capitol and signed a certificate purporting to show President Trump’s electoral college victory in the state. Communications between the false electors and members of the Trump campaign, including Robert Sinners, the campaign’s election operations director for Georgia, indicate that campaign officials played a direct role in coordinating the false electors’ meeting and encouraged them to sign and submit their certificate with “complete secrecy.” The false electors’ conduct may implicate several Georgia laws that criminalize false statements and writings, false swearing, and forgery, among others.
The Georgia false electors and the Trump campaign officials who purportedly assisted them are currently under investigation by the Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for their activities pertaining to the false electoral certificate in that state. The electors receiving target lettersfrom Willis’s office suggests they face legal peril for their 2020 election conduct.
Arizona
Eleven Republican electors from the state of Arizona reportedly met on December 14, 2020, at the state party headquarters and attested in writing that they were “duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Arizona.” This false attestation may implicate Arizona’s laws on counterfeiting election results and forgery more broadly. Additionally, Arizona has also criminalized “knowingly caus[ing] or procur[ing]” someone, including oneself, to be registered as an elector when they are “not entitled to such registration.”
Two of the 11 Arizona electors, Chairwoman Nancy Cottle and Secretary Loraine B. Pellegrino, were subsequently subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee. The subpoenas sought “information about [their] role and participation in the purported slate of electors casting votes for Donald Trump and, to the extent relevant, [their] role in the events of January 6, 2021.”
Michigan
According to former Michigan Republican Party chair Laura Cox, the Trump campaign informed her that sixteen Republican electors allegedly sought to hide overnight in the state capitol to fulfill requirements under state law that electoral votes be cast in official chambers. The electors then apparently met on December 14, 2020 and signed a document claiming that they were “duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Michigan.”
In doing so, the false electors may have violated Michigan state laws barring the forgery of public records as well as more generally the creation, filing, or publication of false documents “with the intent to defraud.” Michigan’s attorney general referred the matter for federal investigation, and at least some of the false electors have received subpoenas.
Nevada
In Nevada, six Republican electors, including state party Chairman Michael McDonald, purportedly gathered at the state capitol at noon on December 14, 2020. They subsequently cast votes for Trump and asserted in writing that they were “duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Nevada.” This attestation may expose them to liability because Nevada state law makes it illegal to falsify “any record.” Nevada laws also prohibit individuals from performing the duties of public officials without authorization and legitimate public officials from “mak[ing]…a false certificate.”
All six false electors have been subpoenaed by the Justice Department for records relating to their plot. McDonald and a fellow false elector were previously subpoenaed by the January 6 Committee, and McDonald had his phone seized by the FBI under a search warrant.
Wisconsin
While Biden electors met in the state capitol on December 14, 2020, to cast their legitimate Electoral College votes, false electors for Trump convened in the same building and signed a certificate claiming a Trump victory just hours after the state Supreme Court verified Biden’s win. Similar to the certificates in the above-noted states, the Wisconsin false electors’ language claimed they were “the duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Wisconsin.” Their signing of the false electoral slate may have exposed the false electors to liability under Wisconsin’s impersonation of a public officer statute, as well as running afoul of the state’s law governing presidential electors. Two of the 10 Wisconsin false electors were subpoenaed in early 2022 by the January 6 Committee.
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We turn next to New Mexico and Pennsylvania, which appear to offer special features that may make state level investigation less compelling.
New Mexico
Allegedly meeting in the state capitol on December 14, 2020, former state party Chairwoman Deborah Maestas joined four other Republican electors in certifying New Mexico’s electoral results for Donald Trump, despite Biden’s decisive win in the state, “on the understanding that it might later be determined that [they] are the duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of New Mexico.” In other words, the certificates purported only to take effect if Trump won his post-election litigation challenges that were ongoing at or after December 14.
Depending on the legal weight given to that caveat, the electors may have criminal exposure under state laws prohibiting perjury, falsification of election documents, falsely signing a certificate of registration, or even “offering to sign a certificate of registration when not a qualified elector.” Even if their exposure is found to be mitigated by the caveat, they may still be exposed under provisions criminalizing presidential electors’ failure to comply with statutory procedures set out in state law. Among these statutory procedures is “meet[ing] . . . in the office of the secretary of state . . . to vote by ballot for president and vice president of the United States and to certify the results of such election” (emphasis added)—a requirement that the false electors likely did not fulfill given the New Mexico secretary of state’s rejection of election denialism in 2020.
A state investigation is underway, and the state attorney general has made a referral to federal law enforcement. Maestas and another false elector received subpoenas for testimony from the January 6 Committee.
Pennsylvania’s 20 false electors—many of whom were Trump campaign and Republican state party officials—reportedly met in Harrisburg on December 14, 2020, signing a false certificate with the caveat: “on the understanding that if, as a result of a final non-appealable Court Order or other proceeding prescribed by law, we are ultimately recognized as being the duly elected and qualified Electors for President and Vice President of the United States of America from the State of Pennsylvania.” As noted above, this appears intended to allow the certificates to take effect if and only if Trump succeeded with litigation challenging the election after the signing of the certificates. That disclaimer may bear upon investigation to determine the application of state laws prohibiting perjury or barring interference with elections, including “conspir[ing] with others . . . in any manner to prevent a free and fair primary or election.” Two of the state’s false electors were subpoenaed in 2022 by the January 6 Committee.
Federal
The false electors’ scheme has reportedly become a central focus of the federal criminal investigation of the effort to overturn the 2020 election. And that facet of the Justice Department’s investigation is gaining steam, with news last week that Jack Smith, the special counsel appointed by U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the Justice Department’s investigations related to former President Trump, sent subpoenas to local officials in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Arizona for their communications with the former president and his campaign during the 2020 election cycle and leading up to Trump’s departure from office.
Conclusion
The fact that the federal government is investigating the false electors’ scheme is no reason for local and state prosecutors not to. Parallel state and federal investigations are common, as seen in the ongoing investigation in Georgia. If 2023 brings a series of investigations in these states it will deal one more blow to the election denier movement, especially as it impacts presidential elections.
Republicans also stole 2000. Got away with it then, tried to get away with it in 2020 but it was too much to rig.
Here is what I'm realizing after visiting Florida. This country is doomed if it was only white people. In Florida, the only people willing to work are hispanic people. The only bums on the beach are white people. The most drug addicts are whites. Successful Whites aren't having kids because we are too busy trying to pay off loans, save for a home, wedding and so we can retire at 67. Who wants to have kids? Who can afford them?
So we need immigrants.
You white Americans don't realize what losers you are. Blacks crawl out of hoods and make something of themselves. Hispanics come and their kids become your bosses. And meanwhile your white kids are on Fentanyl.
I'm not for white nationalism. This country would suck if left to you guys. I'm Greek. Yes I have assimilated into "white" culture but my father was an immigrant. So I know that real whites who have been here for generations have lost their brains and hunger. You now sit in your parents basements playing video games.
You are a doofus.Wow... Biden has a lot of reach but he can reach across an ISLAND...??Biden is great at reaching across the isle and working with Republicans. He won't be taken advantage of but he will give them something in exchange for something.
Clinton was called the Great Triangulator. He worked with Newt despite the fact they went after him for a BJ. It was just politics.
i wouldn’t say it was massive. certainly nice but not massive. Allowing people to keep the money they earn dist co tribute to inflation. The tax cuts were in 2017, record inflation didn’t happen until the xiden admin years laterYou're just so wrong. He was not a Diplomat. He did not know how to run a country. Not even close. The only thing he did was pass a massive tax break which also contributed to inflation btw.
Yes inflation went up after Trump's tax breaks.But Biden might want to keep that inflationary pain in mind. Jimmy Carter, the president whose jobs record he just beat, isn’t generally thought to have had a successful economic record because inflation throughout most of his tenure was worse than it is today. That economic hurt was a major factor behind Carter’s failure to win reelection in 1980.
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Yes that's what Bush said about Clinton's surplus. He was simply giving the people (rich people) their money back. Little did we know he was going to start 2 costly wars.i wouldn’t say it was massive. certainly nice but not massive. Allowing people to keep the money they earn dist co tribute to inflation. The tax cuts were in 2017, record inflation didn’t happen until the xiden admin years later
Bottom line is Biden is doing a good job. Inflation is happening all over the planet thanks to covid and shortages.Wow... Biden has a lot of reach but he can reach across an ISLAND...??
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How dare you make the claim "Trump sold the Saudi's nuclear secrets! Where is your proof?Yes inflation went up after Trump's tax breaks.
Of course those companies that gouged us during the pandemic could have done it because they wanted Trump back. Same with the Saudi's. I'm sure they like Trump better. They gave Jared $2 billion dollars. Trump sold the Saudi's nuclear secrets.
Please. You're not as smart as you think. You're a cherry picker.
The "surplus" wasn't a surplus....Clinton raided the SS lock box to make it look like one.Yes that's what Bush said about Clinton's surplus. He was simply giving the people (rich people) their money back. Little did we know he was going to start 2 costly wars.
Trump should have instead of a tax break, he should have passed Biden's infrastructure bill. That would have made more sense.
Tax break or stimulus. What's the diff?
Stay on Topic, PJmedia saying so doesn't make it true.~~~~~~
TAX CHEAT? Joe Didn't Report the $50,000/Month in Rent Hunter Claimed He Paid15 Jan 2023 ~~ By Stephen Green
It looks like somebody might be a tax cheat, and the question is whether it’s President Joe Biden, his son Hunter Biden — or both.
On the Schedule E portion of his 2017 tax forms, Joe Biden reported $19,800 in “rents received,” and none in 2018, according to information reported on Sunday by Breitbart’s Wendell Husebø.
Commentary:
The document also shows that Hunter checked a box on the form claiming to own Joe Biden’s home. It is unknown why Hunter would have paid rent if he owned the home.
Follow the money.
How were the payment made, and to what accounts?
Just the number alone should have thrown up a flag so damn big his accountant who does his filing would have a fit over putting his name on it.
I’ve been saying for a while that Biden’s tax records need to be thoroughly looked at to see if he claimed ALL of his income including the 10%, he may have received for being “the Big Guy”. If any income was not reported, that is definitely an impeachable offense.
The precedent has been set with Trump by the Jan 6th., Committee. President’s tax records can be reviewed by the Congress.
What do you mean where is my proof?How dare you make the claim "Trump sold the Saudi's nuclear secrets! Where is your proof?
YOU make all your dumb comments with NO support. That's why I'm smarter and work harder then you in that I almost always provide WHERE I come up with the statements! I don't make any dumb comments especially unsupported. How about this one that is totally unsupported BUT my observation!
"Sealybobo is a racist by calling Martin Luther King is a N***E"!
Or how about this one... What kind of classified documents did Biden give the Chinese for the $54 million the Chinese gave to Biden!
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It doesn't happen over night. Trust me, it contributed to the inflation just like Biden's stimulus did. Or Trump's stimulus checks. Don't forget he passed out checks too. So Trump has 2 things he did that contributed to inflation. His stimulus checks and his tax breaks to EVERYONE!i wouldn’t say it was massive. certainly nice but not massive. Allowing people to keep the money they earn dist co tribute to inflation. The tax cuts were in 2017, record inflation didn’t happen until the xiden admin years later
So Bush lied? It wasn't a surplus? He said he passed those tax breaks because we had a surplus and he was just giving the American people their money back.The "surplus" wasn't a surplus....Clinton raided the SS lock box to make it look like one.
Massive difference....tax breaks allow working class folks to keep more of what they actually earn....a "stimulus" - is just a check from nothing..it's not coming from earnings through people's work
Tax cuts haven't lead to inflation ever before. Inflation didn't happen until the Demafascist took over washington, and really after their first full year of policy making. The stimulus contributed, mainly because it was completely unnecessary....the bigger part was simply Xiden's war on the working class....campaign to end the fossil fuel industry.It doesn't happen over night. Trust me, it contributed to the inflation just like Biden's stimulus did. Or Trump's stimulus checks. Don't forget he passed out checks too. So Trump has 2 things he did that contributed to inflation. His stimulus checks and his tax breaks to EVERYONE!
And didn't minimum wage go up on his watch? We now know that raising minimum wage causes inflation. But back when Trump was POTUS he took credit for wages going up. Even though it wasn't him. It was minimum wage went up. They passed that shit before he took office. But still he took credit for wages going up. This min wage increase helped out blacks a lot because a lot of blacks work for minimum wage. So this is how Trump was able to say he did so much for black people. Or that blacks have never done better than before he was president.
Ok, so if he's going to take credit for those wage increases, then he has to also take credit for the inflation it caused.
Or do you only want to give him credit for the good?
He cut the taxes because he was handed the Clinton recession from the .com bubble blowing up.So Bush lied? It wasn't a surplus? He said he passed those tax breaks because we had a surplus and he was just giving the American people their money back.
That's when I learned that whenever Bush or Chaney said "The American people" they were only talking about The RICH American people. That's the only people they gave tax breaks too.
It was a surplus. On Deficit. Chances are you are confusing debt with deficit.
You're repeating another Trump lieHow dare you make the claim "Trump sold the Saudi's nuclear secrets! Where is your proof?
YOU make all your dumb comments with NO support. That's why I'm smarter and work harder then you in that I almost always provide WHERE I come up with the statements! I don't make any dumb comments especially unsupported. How about this one that is totally unsupported BUT my observation!
"Sealybobo is a racist by calling Martin Luther King is a N***E"!
Or how about this one... What kind of classified documents did Biden give the Chinese for the $54 million the Chinese gave to Biden!
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He cut the taxes because he was handed the Clinton recession from the .com bubble blowing up.
Clinton lied when he said there was a surplus.
