PoetPhilosopher
Veteran Member
This is purely opinion, but if you look at Biden's record, as well as some of his statements on faith vs. policy, and the way he talks, like when he said "I think we need a black woman" when talking on who should fill roles in government, he comes off to me like a Republican as a person, maybe slightly less to the left than Mitt Romney. But then it's like he realizes he has to put on an act and be a Democrat as a politician, to fulfill a duty. I don't see him at all as "woke", in any case, or being able to handle the same caliber of tough issues as a few other possible candidates.
At the same time, before he got sworn in, he was promoting messages of what seemed to be "peace" to all Americans, but after being sworn in, his focus seemed to turn to only being for the Democrats. And to make things even more confusing, he sided with progressives on his social spending bill, it seems, despite Joe Manchin trying to "gum things up". Which is why you see such large and ambitious spending bills.
I have my concerns that in the process of all this, and in 4 years time, he may alienate both Democrats and Republicans.
There are simple and complex ways around such an issue, though. I find the simplest way around it, would be to be more bipartisan, despite the large cuts he'd have to make in the social spending bill, as well as act more like he did before he became President, fulfilling campaign promises to cut $10,000 student loan debt - and with no gimmicks attached as such things could backfire in regards to public perception. And to be the person that just does what is needed to restore the country and make peace, rather than trying to achieve too much and most of it not working out well, or rather than trying to increase the size of government when now may not be the time to do it, or in such a quick way.
I still think he's an okay guy, I'm just not real optimistic about 2024. Or even 2022 perhaps.
Just an opinion.
At the same time, before he got sworn in, he was promoting messages of what seemed to be "peace" to all Americans, but after being sworn in, his focus seemed to turn to only being for the Democrats. And to make things even more confusing, he sided with progressives on his social spending bill, it seems, despite Joe Manchin trying to "gum things up". Which is why you see such large and ambitious spending bills.
I have my concerns that in the process of all this, and in 4 years time, he may alienate both Democrats and Republicans.
There are simple and complex ways around such an issue, though. I find the simplest way around it, would be to be more bipartisan, despite the large cuts he'd have to make in the social spending bill, as well as act more like he did before he became President, fulfilling campaign promises to cut $10,000 student loan debt - and with no gimmicks attached as such things could backfire in regards to public perception. And to be the person that just does what is needed to restore the country and make peace, rather than trying to achieve too much and most of it not working out well, or rather than trying to increase the size of government when now may not be the time to do it, or in such a quick way.
I still think he's an okay guy, I'm just not real optimistic about 2024. Or even 2022 perhaps.
Just an opinion.