What A Disgrace

@porwest I will watch it when I am finished with the 2 hours of tutoring.

@porwest I saw about 5 minutes of it before it was cut off. I guess the speech was later than originally planned because I had many minutes of watching a CNN panel speaking about what they expected from it. I'm sure I can find it on YouTube later though.

I hope you get a chance to view it and offer an honest response to it. As I have said many times, I wish no ill will toward President Biden. My issues with him are no more than differences on policy. I think most Americans, including those who voted for him or would have otherwise voted for Harris, should be able to see that this farewell address was unbecoming of a sitting president passing the baton. One could only walk away from this address with a sense of dread and loss, not of hope and progress. To be fair, I am used to the Democrat party being divisive, separating people into classes and groups, and fostering a sense of non-unity, so it's really no surprise. I am used to them speaking in terms of what's wrong in America as opposed to what is right and good about it. But this could have been better. This SHOULD have left the American people with a sense of hope and encouragement. It did none of that.

And we re-re-elected him. I have been scratching my head for weeks.

@TheHorse I was referring to Biden.

I was so happy to see Carter live long enough to finally get to pass the torch. Biden was a disaster is the only correct summation here.

@TheHorse — that’s directed at the president, not Jim.

Jim just likes to bait. I think he is "playing dumb."

You bring up an interesting point about that. In fact, contrary to popular belief, the Democrats are the richest members of Congress. The total far outweighs Republicans. So much for the Republicans being the "party of the rich." On top of that, who were one of the people Biden awarded a Medal of Freedom to just weeks before making his oligarch statement? George Soros. A multi-billionaire who has greatly influenced policy for decades. I guess you are only an oligarch if you are supporting Democrat causes. Oddy enough, on top of THAT, while Musk is a conservative (these days anyway), Bernie Sanders cited Bezos and Zuckerberg in a recent Senate confirmation hearing to confirm Bessent as Treasury Secretary as "oligarchs." Yet both Zuckerberg and Bezos are Democrats. It's enough to make the head spin.

Are you talking about Biden or Trump? I am glad that we have a peace deal in the Middle East, that I have made back most of the money that I lost under Trump, that violent crime is down, that unemployment is down, and that my retirement portfolios are at all-time highs. I am actually considering buying some properties. I think Biden may go down as one of the best presidents in US history. But I worry about Trump. Could he screw things up yet again?

@just4him How is YOUR retirement portfolio? I was able to secure BOTH toilet paper and paper towel under Biden. I am glad violent crime is down even if it's still way too high for my tastes. I am glad to be working again. Trump was the first President ever to negatively affect my life at ground zero.

@TheHorse Best? I'm choking on my supper. We will need to agree to disagree. If there was ever a putz in office, it is Biden.

And we may have to deal with him for four years. Biden may go down as one of the best presidents in US history. But I may not live long enough to see how he is remembered.

You hate to say it, but it's the only logical conclusion. His message should have been welcoming and positive, with hope for the American people. It was none of that.

And we may hav to deal with him for four years. Biden may go down as one of the best presidents in US history. But I may not live long enough to see how he is remembered. @TheHorse Put down the bowl. And I'm not talking about the one you put your cereal in.

I expected him to at least take a more dignified approach. I know I was asking too much.

@porwest not only were you asking too much but EXPECTING what was never to be done in the 1st place from him.

Biden brought us out of the misery that Trump created. Hey, do you know which myLotter it was who read RFK Jr.'s book? She said it was a great read. I admit to not having read it yet. I want to ask what he thinks of vaccinations that have been around for a long time, like Polio and measles.

It cannot come soon enough.

@porwest I believe you nailed it!

Of course they don't. Sometimes they even try to pretend like they were't for something or didn't actually do it. Remember "Defund the Police?" The Americans definitely saw the writing on the wall and knew who was responsible. They definitely understood the nature of the court cases brought against Trump and anyone around him. They definitely saw the efforts made to keep RFKJr off primary ballots. People got it, and that's why Trump won and Harris lost, and why Biden's approval ratings were in the dump nearly his entire term in office. As for the climate change thing, I think people understand as well that wildfires are a naturally occurring event. In other words, the reason the fires happened is because we did not actively manage the forests. NOT because climate change was responsible. I think people are seeing California's entire mismanagement as well, and the interesting thing will be whether these wildfires are the catalyst that will shift California to more commonsense, conservative values. It takes a lot to shift a state, but this could be the one thing that opens people up to EVERYTHING that's wrong with the state and puts the blame where it belongs. On leftist, progressive agendas of which Democrats sit at the forefront of.