Not bad for less than a year's work...Biden got a bunch done

 Updated 12/3/21 

Not bad for less than a year's work...Biden got a bunch done in ten months. For that, we should be thankful and give him credit.. He has another year to go before the midterms that could turn Congress red and cripple his ability to do much through legislative action. Nonetheless, there are still cynics who voted for Biden who are sorry they did because he disappointed them. They have short memories, both of what he promised to do when he was a candidate and what he has accomplished since. . What he had promised was bi-partisan approaches and building back an economy that was better than before COVID. Unstated, many just voted for him becaiuse Biden was not Trump. Biden was not a demagogic, narcissistic, untruthful leader who governed with hate hyping, revenge, and fear, who did not respect the values of democracy. He was Trump's polar opposite by just being Biden. Here are the whats, hows, and whys he got much of that accomplished.

Four years of infrastructure week under Trump: goose egg.; Biden got it done with bipartisan support With the. 1.9 trillion dollar American Rescue Plan, COVID economic stimulus, in the spring, job figures are the best in years. Biden got it done. In the face of November inflation figures, he mobilized, using what executive powers he had. ; Sprung loose strategic oil reserves to deal with gas pump prices, organized other oil-consuming countries to do the same, and summoned federal agencies to make sure lower prices make it to consumers. Got the log jam at the import docks improved and working24/7 instead of 9 to 5 weekdays so major retailers are now well-stocked. Biden negotiated that; Kept a bi-partisan Fed chair to deal with monetary policy to meet inflation sensibly. All in 10 months. Stopped White House Oval Office hyping racial tensions, bullying, and use of violence to support Trump's agenda. Got Covid booster shots free and in arms...appreciated by us old folks at family gatherings this Thanksgiving, while the unvaccinated chose to sabotage efforts to end COVID Delta variant and preferred to risk landing in ICUs Biden returned to regular order and respected the process of democracy and did it with normal human behavior.

Here are the reasons he got things done: He did not govern by fear, revenge, turning races against each other, self-aggrandizement, demagogic pandering to his base, and wishing he had Putin's powers of dictatorship. Biden governed by patient negotiation, even keeping the big tent Democratic Party together in the House, by his experience of a near lifetime of a legislator, understanding how to use the levers of governance, and personal relationships built up over many years. There is still much to be done, The BBB, the social infrastructure, legislation is now in the hands of the Senate. His promised withdrawal from Afghanistan was chaotic, poorly executed, poorly planned, poorly messaged, though he got it done. . His anti-inflation measures are yet to be tested. His greatest asset is plain-spoken reason. It is also his greatest liability: and inability to inspire people with soaring oratory and self-promotion.

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