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What does a BIDEN Presidency look like?

Started by Caliga, November 07, 2020, 12:07:22 PM

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The Brain

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Darth Wagtaros

I'm chiming in now.

It'll be hell on Earth.  Socialism. Leftism.  Communism.  SUpermarkets will be empty.  Long lines to get 15.00 dollar gas.
PDH!

Barrister

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on December 04, 2020, 03:27:25 PM
I'm chiming in now.

It'll be hell on Earth.  Socialism. Leftism.  Communism.  SUpermarkets will be empty.  Long lines to get 15.00 dollar gas.

Dammit - why didn't you warn us before the election! :o :mad:
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Valmy

Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on December 04, 2020, 03:27:25 PM
I'm chiming in now.

It'll be hell on Earth.  Socialism. Leftism.  Communism.  SUpermarkets will be empty.  Long lines to get 15.00 dollar gas.

Everybody only moderately right of center is now a communist.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Darth Wagtaros

Quote from: Valmy on December 04, 2020, 03:43:20 PM
Quote from: Darth Wagtaros on December 04, 2020, 03:27:25 PM
I'm chiming in now.

It'll be hell on Earth.  Socialism. Leftism.  Communism.  SUpermarkets will be empty.  Long lines to get 15.00 dollar gas.

Everybody only moderately right of center is now a communist.
Everyone not giving their money to the dear leader, and prepared to go on a violent rampage, is a traitor.
PDH!

Barrister

Pete Buttigieg is to be named as Biden's Secretary of Transportation.

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/15/biden-cabinet-pete-buttigieg-transportation-secretary-445515

I'd been waiting to see where he wound up.  Stories were he wanted UN Ambassador, but he really has no foreign policy experience.  There were stories he turned down VA Secretary (a notoriously badly run part of the government).  Ambassador to China was also floated, but not really a position that would raise his profile.

So, they settle on Transportation.  Buttigieg really has no meaningful Transportation expertise (South Bend Indiana had a fleet of 60 buses).  In the Westminster system where you're limited by who is in your caucus it isn't unusual for Ministers to have no real experience leading their departments, but it's more unusual in the US I think.
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Valmy

Better than Ambassador to China I guess.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Sheilbh

Quote from: Barrister on December 15, 2020, 02:32:43 PM
I'd been waiting to see where he wound up.  Stories were he wanted UN Ambassador, but he really has no foreign policy experience.  There were stories he turned down VA Secretary (a notoriously badly run part of the government).  Ambassador to China was also floated, but not really a position that would raise his profile.
Well Ambassador to China would have meant fuck all really - I think Ambassador to Australia could have been an interesting and potentially more profile raising role depending on how it was managed. A major democracy so far fewer limits on what he can say, plus a country on the sort of "frontline" of US v China tensions and a regional leader where he'd be helping build/coordinate the alliance on a day to day basis.

QuoteSo, they settle on Transportation.  Buttigieg really has no meaningful Transportation expertise (South Bend Indiana had a fleet of 60 buses).  In the Westminster system where you're limited by who is in your caucus it isn't unusual for Ministers to have no real experience leading their departments, but it's more unusual in the US I think.
Yes. But I don't see what difference it necessarily makes given that in the US you also have loads of basically partisan career civil servants to support the cabinet members. I feel like if he could credibly be President the fact he's not a wonk in x policy area shouldn't matter. I'm also not convinced appointing subject area officials helps - look at Obama's often wonky choices - what's more is credibility and closeness or not to the President - x policy expert who's been doing the rounds in Democrat think tanks strikes me as someone who'll be a less effective Secretary of whatever than someone who has politically helped Biden get elected/been a great surrogate and has a bit of capital.
Let's bomb Russia!

Maximus

I thought foreign policy was considered his strong point.

Barrister

Quote from: Maximus on December 15, 2020, 04:03:46 PM
I thought foreign policy was considered his strong point.

He's a 38 year old former mayor of the 4th largest city in Indiana.  In the past he did a tour in Afghanistan and worked for McKinsey consulting.

Other than speaking multiple languages (I read 8) there's nothing that really shouts foreign policy as a strong suit.
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Valmy

And none of those languages is Mandarin.

I am just glad Rahm Emmanuel did not end up at Transportation.
Quote"This is a Russian warship. I propose you lay down arms and surrender to avoid bloodshed & unnecessary victims. Otherwise, you'll be bombed."

Zmiinyi defenders: "Russian warship, go fuck yourself."

Maximus

Quote from: Valmy on December 15, 2020, 04:11:28 PM
I am just glad Rahm Emmanuel did not end up at Transportation.
Isn't that the truth.

Sheilbh

Let's bomb Russia!

Barrister

While I'm aware of who Rahm Emmanuel is, and that he was a former White House Chief of Staff for Obama and former Mayor of Chicago, what exactly is the knock against him?
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