70,000 evacuated in 10 days – phht!
50+% fully vaccinated against covid – meh
Covid relief fund dramatically reduced poverty- sooo?
Heck, you’ve been in office for 8 months. We expect more than miracles in that amount of time. Loser.
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Matthew Dowd Says Biden Has ‘Done an Extremely Good Job’ on Afghanistan: He Was ‘Dealt a Horrible Situation’ (msn.com)
Fact Check: Is Joe Biden’s Approval Rating Above Bill Clinton’s, Close to Barack Obama’s? (msn.com)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/politics/seth-moulton-peter-meijer-afghanistan-trip/index.html
“As members of Congress, we have a duty to provide oversight on the executive branch,” said Moulton and Meijer, both military veterans who had served in the Middle East. The pair said they had traveled to Afghanistan “on a plane with empty seats, seated in crew-only seats to ensure that nobody who needed a seat would lose one because of our presence.”
“A US official characterized the visit as an “unhelpful distraction,” telling CNN on Tuesday that the Defense Department was also not given advance notice that the congressmen would fly to Afghanistan.“
“Whether it is Haiti or Afghanistan, taking up space in a disaster zone for your own ego helps no one.”
how soon they forget the previous genius of the stable, that ass**** former guy.
sample of current crop of cartoons:
POTUS Joe is human. He’s POTUS, not a magic wand. He’s doing great, considering all of the messes he was left with, and, considering many in Congress still support the orange grifter and hate democracy.
So let’s see how many repug house members take credit during their campaigns next year for the infrastructure bill that none of them voted for yesterday.
patd…
And there’s all the little personal expectations from people who voted for Joe. My niece’s husband has a student loan. He doesn’t understand why Joe hasn’t waved his magic wand yet and absolved him from the responsibility of paying any of it back.
Pogo…. what!!?? repugs taking credit for that which they voted against!!?? Never happens (Jesus I can’t get this tongue outta my cheek).
altho’ wonkette yesterday had this take on potus joe:
yeah, better get use to being 5 hours late in the new WH. it’s now SOP, the new way of keeping time in D.C.: BT
Biden Time (better yet biding or buying time)
Renee, you should consult a surgeon about that tongue problem.
Excellent point Pat. So tired of the “Biden failure” meme
A number of years ago I created a number of stations on Pandora to get a good mix of music to play at our block parties. We had immigrants from 7 different countries, old people , young people, red necks and hippies. Pandora at the time was playing less well known music so it was a fun discovery place.
Then they changed and started doing top 40 type nostalgia stuff and I wondered on to other places.
Yesterday was the first time I’ve listened to pandora for probably oh, 5 or 6 years. They have improved it by letting the listener select the direction. So if I’m in a mood for all John Prine I can select that option or the standart pandora algo search, the one improvement they have added is a discovery button. It tends to be much more like the old Pandora. Lots of marginal groups and little know music by name artist.
You music folks might want to check it out.
Jack
U.S. evacuations from Afghanistan total 82,300 in 11 days (msn.com)
from washington examiner yesterday:
okay, so who are the 78,000 other folks that we’ve gotten out? they aren’t all only family members of u.s. passport carriers. wouldn’t some of them (if not most of them) be some of the people certain congress critters are carping about and blaming joe for not helping?
the hill: Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Wednesday criticized the secret trip by two House members to Afghanistan the day before, given the personal risk to the lawmakers and the strain on limited federal resources that are currently focused on evacuating people from the country. Pelosi said she hasn’t spoken with Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) or Peter Meijer (R-Mich.) since they returned from Afghanistan, adding “they have to make their own case as to why they went” but warning that such trips are “deadly serious.” “It was not, in my view, a good idea,” Pelosi told reporters in the Capitol. […] Pelosi reiterated from her warning to House members against travel to Afghanistan and the surrounding region that any such trips would be an “opportunity cost” from the focus on evacuating Americans and Afghan allies. “So this is deadly serious. We do not want members to go,” Pelosi said. “The point is that we didn’t want anybody to think this was a good idea and they should try to follow suit.” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) also said that it wasn’t prudent for Moulton and Meijer to travel to Afghanistan, but expressed sympathy for their motivations. […] Pelosi stressed that typical congressional oversight missions overseas are authorized by relevant committee chairs so that such trips are adequately organized with resources to ensure members’ security. But she made clear that no delegation would get a green light to travel to Afghanistan anytime soon. “This is not just, like, ‘I think I’m going to go to Afghanistan.’ You need the approval… Read more »
Fresh (at least it was last night) is news that getting COVID vaccines makes women infertile. Sigh. The hard thing is they believe it. The very sad thing is the couple have serious medical conditions and probably would suffer very nasty things if they do catch the virus. I don’t wish it on them. I wish they would look at science, logic and the hundreds of millions of shots given. How bad is it? When told of a woman’s son who is an ER doc in Los Angeles telling his mother science warnings and what he is seeing, her response was (direct quote) “if you believe that stuff”.
The newest lie I’ve heard about the vax is that everyone who gets it will be dead in two years. I just wanted to say, well then, we’ll outline you unvaccinated idiots by two years.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/25/texas-covid-19-vaccine-mandates-ban-greg-abbott/
“Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday announced an executive order banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates regardless of a vaccine’s approval status with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.”
“At the same time, Abbott asked lawmakers to consider legislation addressing whether state or local governments could issue vaccine mandates and, if so, which exemptions should apply.“
“Abbott’s latest order is simple, saying “no governmental entity can compel any individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.” The order preserves exceptions for places like nursing homes and state-supported living centers.“
Greg is a loathsome idiot.
As the world slowly reopens, all businesses and conventions should avoid Texas.
https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/judge-allows-dallas-county-mask-mandate-to-stay-in-place-jenkins-abbott/287-a6db3517-af87-4ba8-9a1d-b65cdb74400a
“DALLAS — A district court judge has sided with Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins in his dispute with Gov. Greg Abbott over the county’s mask mandate, allowing the mandate to stay in place.“
Suck it, Greg.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/25/business/delta-unvaccinated-insurance-cost-increase/index.html
“The airline said that as of November 1, unvaccinated staff will pay up to $200 a month more for their company health insurance, depending on the coverage. It will also limit the number of sick days unvaccinated employees are allowed to take if they contract Covid-19. It will also require unvaccinated employees to take weekly Covid tests.“
Woo Hoo!
the hill:
well. something’s up
the hill:
Kabul airport: US concerned about ‘very specific threat stream’ from ISIS-K against crowds outside airport – CNNPolitics
CNN: C-17 pilot in Kabul today with 900 refugees on board asked by air traffic control if he had enough power to take off answered “Watch me”. Nothing more kick ass than our Air Force pilots!
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