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President-Elect @JoeBiden has

artappraiser — Tue, 29 Dec 2020 04:08:26 +0000

President-Elect @JoeBiden has exercised extreme restraint to calm the nation while the occupier of the Presidency and his enablers show their contempt for US representative government, the Constitution, and American lives.

This was not said lightly.https://t.co/40w2xC6hE2
— Byron Auguste (@byron_auguste) December 28, 2020

seems to fit:

artappraiser — Sun, 20 Dec 2020 18:25:20 +0000

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seems to fit:

"The Pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails." - John Maxwell
— (@_Z_A_M_I_E_) December 20, 2020

also repost of this I plopped elsewhere, forgetting I had this blog entry:

Let me be clear: The United States of America has always set an example for the world for the peaceful transition of power — and we will do so again.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 18, 2020

Why Biden thinks the GOP

artappraiser — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 05:43:53 +0000

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Why Biden thinks the GOP fever could break (really)

By Alex Thompson & Thedoric Meyer @ Politico Transition Playbook, 12/15/2020 06:21 PM

JOE BIDEN thinks he’ll succeed where President BARACK OBAMA failed — at least when it comes to Republicans in Congress.

Biden drew eye rolls and even scorn from his own party during the campaign when he talked about a Republican “epiphany” post-Trump. Some just thought it was just glossy campaign rhetoric for the masses. Biden couldn’t be that naive, could he?

But Biden doubled down Monday night, telling grassroots supporters on a call that he believes Trump’s departure will change Republican behavior — even though it might take six to eight months. Cognizant of the doubters, he said, “you’re going to be surprised.”

A senior aide on Biden’s transition noted that many of the Democrats doubting Biden now were the ones who doubted his candidacy in the first place. “To all those eye rollers, I’d say just watch us, just watch Joe Biden because you’ve been wrong for the last two years,” the aide told Transition Playbook.

Biden believes infrastructure and other issues like rural broadband are early openings for some bipartisan agreement (infrastructure week may finally happen!?) and is steering away from issues where the parties are just too far apart. The Biden team also believes the thin majorities in each chamber along with the demographic realignments in both parties offer some chances to pick off votes.

But if Senate Majority Leader MITCH McCONNELL takes 38 days to even acknowledge Biden’s victory, what’s the hope of Republicans supporting anything Biden supports?

The Biden team, however, sees the last 38 days as early evidence of Biden’s savvy when dealing with congressional Republicans. “If you look at what he did, he acted like a president-elect and he gave Republicans the space they needed, which is what a master legislator does,” the senior transition aide said.

Still, Biden acknowledged Monday night: “I may eat these words.”

Biden has had to eat them before. He told CHRIS MATTHEWS days before the 2012 election that he’d already had conversations with Republicans about working together once Obama won.

“I think you're gonna see the fever break,” he said. It didn’t, for the most part. Four more years of gridlock, legislative brinkmanship, and finger-pointing ensued.

JIM MANLEY, a former top aide to former Senate Majority Leader HARRY REID (D-Nev.) and a veteran of many Senate fights during Obama’s first term, said he understood Biden’s desire to cut deals with his former colleagues but “at some point you fall into the same trap the Obama folks did.”

In an interview with The New Yorker this summer, Obama suggested Biden had wised up since then [....]

more bypassing Black Lives

artappraiser — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 17:00:08 +0000

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more bypassing Black Lives Matter, avoiding the outrage-fest-over-police people without having to do a Sister Souljah:

The Biden transition says Janet Yellen and Wally Adeyemo hosted a virtual roundtable with racial and economic justice leaders today and that they reaffirmed their commitment to placing racial equity at the center of the economic recovery and to addressing the racial wealth gap.
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) December 15, 2020

Groups represented at the roundtable:

- Community Change
- Color of Change
- Black Economic Alliance
- Roosevelt Institute
- Demos
- Economic Policy Institute
- Community Change Action
- Working Families Party
- Black to the Future Fund
— Geoff Bennett (@GeoffRBennett) December 15, 2020

BOOM: President-elect Biden

artappraiser — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:04:14 +0000

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BOOM: President-elect Biden to address the nation tonight, following the Electoral College vote affirming his win.
— Scott Dworkin (@funder) December 14, 2020

On Sandy Hook shooting

artappraiser — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 16:02:16 +0000

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On Sandy Hook shooting anniversary, Biden recalls "that day eight years ago was the saddest day we had in the White House." He says he will "enact common sense reforms that are supported by a majority of Americans and that will save countless lives" from gun violence. pic.twitter.com/EkTzO73Weo
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) December 14, 2020

a reminder:

artappraiser — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:14:06 +0000

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a reminder:

Biden's Catholic faith will be on full display as the first churchgoing president in decades https://t.co/rtBTufVzPW
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) December 13, 2020

Dull? Even maybe boring?

artappraiser — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 18:05:22 +0000

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Dull? Even maybe boring?

Make America dull again. Please. (And Joe Biden, guess who can help you with that? Donald Trump! - here's how:)https://t.co/uFX3YLMo3k #BidenCalm #TrumpMeltdown #ElectionIntegrity #Texas #MSM #FoxNews #sundayvibes #thankmas2020
— Joe Ferullo (@ironworker1) December 13, 2020

The Calm after the Storm?

PeraclesPlease — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:35:42 +0000

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The Calm after the Storm?

It's not a joke. Here's what

artappraiser — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 17:35:21 +0000

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It's not a joke. Here's what he tweeted an hour ago!

We may be physically apart during these difficult times, but you’re not alone. Take a few minutes today to reach out to friends and family. We’ll get through this, together. pic.twitter.com/VMrXiBQzsH
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) December 13, 2020