The MSM: Nothing good to say about Trump

[Earl]

Same old garbage from the MSM. They just can't help themselves.

Indeed.

The MSM lost their credibility when they colluded with the far left Democrats to cover up the vegetable’s cognitive decline.

They will barely report the closing of the border and they join the Democrats in support of an illegal terrorist MS-13 gang member who is a human trafficker and beats his wife.

They are not to be believed.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Not a bad summary except for underestimating Biden and overlooking the disaster of Bush II.

Name something fairly significant that Biden did right?

Bush II crushed Al Queda, eliminated Saddam Hussein (a major source of terrorist funding), and generally kept the homefront on a stable footing. He wasn't in any way outstanding, but he certainly didn't fuck away everything he touched like Biden.

 

[LurchAddams]

Name something fairly significant that Biden did right?

The infrastructure bill (bi-partisan)
Recovering from trump's bungling of the Covid crisis to an economy that was the envy of the world until trump squandered it playing "tough-guy tariff strongman".

I'll tell you something special about trump so you can say I noticed:

He failed in the casino business!

Bush II crushed Al Queda,

No. He got a hard-on about controlling Iraq's oil, thought he could get away with it by making up a "weapons of mass destruction" crisis, and then sent us into a ware we weren't ready for - either equipment-wise or financially.

eliminated Saddam Hussein (a major source of terrorist funding),

Yes, so that Iran could fill the void - WHICH THEY DID!

and generally kept the homefront on a stable footing. He wasn't in any way outstanding, but he certainly didn't fuck away everything he touched like Biden.

Your recollection of Bush II and your opinion of Biden is "interesting".

 

[T. A. Gardner]

The infrastructure bill (bi-partisan)

The only thing that bill accomplished was to push inflation close to double digits. Name a project of some significance that bill accomplished.

Recovering from trump's bungling of the Covid crisis to an economy that was the envy of the world until trump squandered it playing "tough-guy tariff strongman".

In Biden's first two years in office, we saw--in someway related to that...

A failure and humiliating debacle to try and force the Chinese Disease vaccine on the nation. From forced firings, to forced injection of it, Biden created a backlash against him and vaccines. It was completely counterproductive.

A failure and similar smackdown over mask mandates.

The economy tanked big time as inflation shot up to nearly 10% annually due to Biden's profligate spending. The mass spending spree ended, but the result was in four years the US saw almost 22% inflation. As Biden left office, the economy was just getting on a level keel but it had nowhere near recovered or was really growing.

I'll tell you something special about trump so you can say I noticed:

He failed in the casino business!

Okay, so?

No. He got a hard-on about controlling Iraq's oil, thought he could get away with it by making up a "weapons of mass destruction" crisis, and then sent us into a ware we weren't ready for - either equipment-wise or financially.

This is wrong. Sure, many on the Left want to believe that hating anything non-Leftist, but it isn't true. Yes, the intelligence community et al., did get the WMD thing seriously wrong. They got 9/11 wrong, Pearl Harbor wrong too. Won't be the last time that politicians and spies get things wrong either.

In both Afghanistan and Iraq, the problem wasn't winning the war, it was winning the peace that followed. The US is really bad at being an occupying nation and doing nation building.

Yes, so that Iran could fill the void - WHICH THEY DID!

Saddam was a major source of terrorist funding worldwide.

 

[martin]

Name something fairly significant that Biden did right?

Google, "Biden infrastructure, gun control, etc...." and see for yourself.

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Google, "Biden infrastructure, gun control, etc...." and see for yourself.

Let's start with his gun control law. It has been mostly either overturned or legislated out of existence.

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4719013-federal-judge-gun-show-loophole-in-texas-louisiana-utah-mississippi/

26 Republican attorneys general sue to block Biden rule requiring background checks at gun shows

Twenty-six Republican attorneys general are suing the Biden administration over its new rule requiring firearm dealers to run background checks at gun shows and other places outside brick-and-mortar stores.

apnews.com

Senator Marshall Reintroduces SHORT Act to Roll Back Biden-Era Anti-Gun Rule - Senator Roger Marshall

U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) today re-introduced the Stop Harassing Owners of Rifles Today (SHORT) Act, legislation that removes the unconstitutional taxation, registration, and regulation of short-barreled rifles, short-barreled shotguns, and any other weapons under the National...

www.marshall.senate.gov

So, there was nothing "landmark" or special about his bill that made a few tweaks to gun control laws and ended up largely tossed out afterwards.

On infrastructure:

Biden's big-spending infrastructure bill delivers little on key items - Washington Examiner

Some of Democrats' pet projects under the bipartisan infrastructure bill have struggled to get off the ground in the past three years.

www.washingtonexaminer.com

Via Reason: Biden's Infrastructure Bills Leave a Legacy of Big Spending and Little Payoff | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee

The Official U.S. Congressional website of The Republican Budget Committee

budget.house.gov

Nothing quite like spending a billion dollars a charging station...

Biden’s Massive EV Charging Station Failure

Biden’s $7.5 billion EV charging stations program, which promised half a million installations, still has over 499,990 to go after…

www.instituteforenergyresearch.org

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/568608-10-reasons-to-hate-the-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill/

EDITORIAL: Biden infrastructure bill: A failure to launch

President Biden’s own policies delay projects.

www.reviewjournal.com

Biden's infrastructure bill was a disastrous failure that squandered nearly a trillion dollars on nothing.

 

[Hume]

Trump says he does not know if he has to uphold the Constitution. But, Biden,......

 

[T. A. Gardner]

Trump says he does not know if he has to uphold the Constitution. But, Biden,......

 

[martin]

On infrastructure:

Biden's infrastructure bill was a disastrous failure that squandered nearly a trillion dollars on nothing.

At its two-year anniversary, the bipartisan infrastructure law continues to rebuild all of America

www.brookings.edu

 

[T. A. Gardner]

At its two-year anniversary, the bipartisan infrastructure law continues to rebuild all of America

www.brookings.edu

That's nothing but a puff piece. It focuses almost entirely on how the money has been given out. There's little to nothing in it about the actual projects being funded and the ROI these have generated.

On the other hand, if you look at the actual projects being funded, they're mostly just Leftist wish list sorts of things that have no discernable ROI attached to them. Sure, some are things that need doing but certainly aren't like in need of being immediately funded to the max and done.

Interior Department Launches Map to Track Historic Resources Funded by the President’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Nationwide | U.S. Department of the Interior

Today, the Department of the Interior launched a new interactive map to track the over $7.3 billion invested so far from President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in over 1,300 projects nationwide. The tool is the first of its kind from a cabinet agency

www.doi.gov

Map shows $1.7 billion 'Mega' infrastructure projects in the works

Ten of 11 projects chosen in the latest funding round are in urban areas.

www.newsweek.com

Alot of the money has gone to choo choo trains to nowhere that will never come close to turning a profit and will be underutilized for their lifetime.

BIL Project Map | ASCE's 2025 Infrastructure Report Card

All 50 states are seeing the benefits of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law with funds going toward fixing potholes, rehabilitating bridges & more. See the map.

infrastructurereportcard.org

The government focuses on the number of projects and their funding, not their utility or value.

https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/investing-america-60k-projects-and-counting-usdot-celebrates-biden-harris

Biden's $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Bill: State-by-State - SmartAsset

President Joe Biden signed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on Nov. 15. Here's how much money your state could get.

smartasset.com

 

[serendipity]

I am not about to go back through thousands of posts to prove that point. I do bash Trump some, and I do say good things about Democrats in the same measure.

Here are a few generalizations I've made that are positive about Democrats over the years:

Clinton was very politically astute. His buttered bread landed butter-side up every time. He recognized when he needed to compromise and did it to a balanced budget.

Obama is an unmatched orator. The guy is the penultimate salesman. I won't fault him in the least for that. He knows how to get elected.

Biden was nothing but a clusterfuck.

Bush I was the commensurate insider and totally worthless as President.

Trump's big problem is his public persona is one of being a completely arrogant asshole that says shit before his brain is engaged. That is in contrast to results.

Bush II was a mediocre president faced with a difficult set of choices. He didn't do great, but he didn't fuck things away, like Biden did, either.

Waste of time talking to Out to Lunch Addams!