Biden's Presidency is One of the Most Successful and Transformative In Decades

[MatthewG.]

Last edited Mon Aug 8, 2022, 04:33 PM - Edit history (2)

Biden may not be as exciting as Obama, but his Presidency will be remembered for its significant, transformative effects on the United States, with lasting impacts on health care, the environment, infrastructure, and other areas.

It’s an impressive series of legislative accomplishments, which he pulled through with a razor-thin Senate majority, and even more amazingly - given how rancorous and toxic American politics is - many, like his infrastructure bill, enjoyed bipartisan support. I suspect Biden’s many years in the Senate have given him skills at consensus-building most of his recent predecessors have lacked.

Add to that his successes in getting federal judges nominated, and navigating the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and he may end up being remembered as one of the most important Presidents in a very long time.

Biden wasn’t my first choice (if it matters, I supported Elizabeth Warren in the primary), and I have a few quibbles with how he’s handled certain policy issues, but in this tumultuous political moment, I’m sure glad he’s sitting in the White House.

A good summary from Politico, below:

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“Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act will make Biden one of the most legislatively successful presidents of the modern era. We once noted that the mismatch between the size of Biden’s ambitions and his margins in Congress made it seem like he was trying to pass a Rhinoceros through a garden hose. It ended up being more like a pony, but it’s still pretty impressive.

To wit:

— American Recovery Act: $1.9 trillion

— Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: $550 billion

— Chips and Science Act: $280 billion

— Inflation Reduction Act: ?$700 billion

That’s a nearly $3.5 trillion agenda. The scope of the issues addressed is notable: the pandemic and its economic fallout, highways, bridges, broadband, rail, manufacturing, science, prescription drug prices, health insurance, climate change, deficit reduction and tax equity.

He also expanded NATO, passed a new gun safety law and passed a bill to address the effects of vets exposed to toxic burn pits. Five out of seven of these laws — all but the two biggies, the ARP and IRA — received significant Republican support.

There’s not much debate anymore over whether Biden has been a consequential president. In the long run, his first two years may be remembered as akin to LBJ when it comes to moving his agenda through Congress.”

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook/2022/08/07/the-politics-of-making-history-00050228?nname=playbook&nid=0000014f-1646-d88f-a1cf-5f46b7bd0000&nrid=0000014e-f0ed-dd93-ad7f-f8edad790000&nlid=630318

[Bayard]

1. Its the biggest reason rethuglicans hate him

Especially coming right after TFG of their's.

[pwb]

2. And he took the train to work.

He does alright but is not a real wealthy guy. The closest to a regular American than any President in my lifetime. He's great.

[MatthewG.]

3. Damn right. Biden's a straight-up guy.

[Walleye]

6. I'm always amazed at the way the right wing has managed to drum up hatred

Joe’s one of the nicest kindest, most honest guys you'll ever meet. And yet they got millions of people hating him like he’s some kind of Satan

[Johnny2X2X]

5. Hear here

And he did it with keeping his moderate consensus building chops intact. No way can he be painted as a leftist with this legislation, some of which was bipartisan.

Only Biden could have gotten as much done with a 50-50 Senate.

[Walleye]

7. I've been a little more impressed with Schumer too throughout this

[Mr. Sparkle]

8. He kicked Trump out of office which makes him a Saint in my eyes.