# The Biden Administration: a puppy-hug in the making **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 19, 2021, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886 "2021-01-19T15:24:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2024, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/203 "2024-02-22T00:03:46Z")
There is now an idea of the extent of Commandergate. > **[Biden's dog shunned from White House for biting Secret Service agents 24...](https://www.rawstory.com/commander-biden-dog-bites/)** > > The POTUS pooch that had to be rehomed from the White House to a relative's reportedly racked up two dozen biting incidents with Secret Service agents. CNN published a deep dive relying on FOIA requests into the spotty record of Commander Biden, one... ---
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/204 "2024-02-27T08:44:09Z")
Every pet everywhere is thanking their lucky stars they didn’t have to live with the stinky rump. I just can’t imagine any of those people with pets. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/205 "2024-04-10T19:15:24Z")
> **[A Hot Inflation Report Is a Blow to President Biden](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/10/business/biden-inflation-cpi.html)** > > The president’s approval ratings have been hurt by rapid inflation and rising interest rates. > “Prices are still too high for housing and groceries, even as prices for key household items, like milk and eggs, are lower than a year ago,” Mr. Biden said. “I have a plan to lower costs for housing — by building and renovating more than two million homes — and I’m calling on corporations, including grocery retailers, to use record profits to reduce prices.” According to NBC News Radio, the Times left off the best part: Biden calling out Republicans, who (paraphrased) “have no plans to attack inflation” and implying that their plans are limited to hurting Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/206 "2024-04-10T19:30:43Z")
[But a NYT column last night shows inflation close to 2%.](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/opinion/us-economy-inflation-recession.html) [sorry can’t gift link] Yeah gas has been up lately, but a majority of that is simply seasonal changes thanks to increased driving and more expensive summer blends. Even the quoted part is a bit disingenuous, since to have staples go DOWN in price would equate to DEflation, usually a Very Bad Thing. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/207 "2024-04-10T20:35:51Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > sorry can’t gift link Here ya go: > **[Opinion | Stumbling Into Goldilocks (Published 2024)](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/09/opinion/us-economy-inflation-recession.html?unlocked_article_code=1.jU0.JOqr.dUBiEh51vPuA&smid=url-share)** > > How America avoided recession (so far). Paul Krugman, my hero. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/208 "2024-04-11T18:43:35Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Biden calling out Republicans, who (paraphrased) “have no plans to attack inflation” and implying that their plans are limited to hurting Democrats. Although to be fair, if Biden’s plan is "calling on corporations, including grocery retailers, to use record profits to reduce prices.” I’m not sure its much better. The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing since WW2. The purpose of the American people is to serve the corporations, not the other way around. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/209 "2024-04-11T19:06:57Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > Although to be fair, if Biden’s plan is "calling on corporations, including grocery retailers, to use record profits to reduce prices.” I’m not sure its much better. The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing since WW2. Of course they won’t do that. But it’s savvy of Biden to remind voters that while inflation might be hurting them, the corporations where they’re spending that additional money are making record profits\*. \*is this true, btw? I recall news about oil companies breaking records in 2022, but not as recently – and nothing about grocery chains. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/210 "2024-04-11T19:09:58Z")
> [@Akaj](#): > > But it’s savvy of Biden to remind voters that while inflation might be hurting them, the corporations where they’re spending that additional money are making record profits\*. Yeah I know why he did it but reading that line I couldn’t help but roll my eyes. > [@Akaj](#): > > is this true, btw? I recall news about oil companies breaking records in 2022, but not as recently – and nothing about grocery chains Maybe not so much the grocery chains, but the food producers themselves. > **[How Food Company Profits Are Making Groceries More Expensive](https://time.com/6269366/food-company-profits-make-groceries-expensive/)** > > Conagra Brands, which makes Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Marie Callender's meals, posted a nearly 60% year-over-year profit increase so far this year. ---
**Author:** ![Akaj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/akaj/32/145_2.png) [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/211 "2024-04-11T19:20:49Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > [@Akaj](#): > > > > is this true, btw? I recall news about oil companies breaking records in 2022, but not as recently – and nothing about grocery chains > > Maybe not so much the grocery chains, but the food producers themselves. Good to know – thanks for the link! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/212 "2024-04-11T19:55:11Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing since WW2. It may be relevant that WWII was the last time we won a war. Well, a declared one, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/213 "2024-05-01T08:00:37Z")
This is amusing me today: > > > David Shepardson @davidshepardson Ah, domestic bliss… ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/214 "2024-05-01T11:41:08Z")
Haha! That’s pretty funny. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/215 "2024-05-01T14:31:08Z")
> [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing since WW2 Yeah, about that… You ever wonder why Harry Truman became prominent enough to end up as FDR’s vice president? His time in the Senate, fighting corporate graft in military contracts, was a big reason why. > [@](#): > > the committee quickly homed in on excessive spending by contractors hired for military housing projects. Its recommendation — that these types of projects be managed by the Army Corps of Engineers — saved the government an estimated $250 million. The early successes of the committee led to an increase in its budget to $50,000 by the fall of 1941. > > Other findings by the committee included: > > - The Carnegie-Illinois Steel Corporation sold faulty slabs of steel to be used in shipbuilding and falsified quality control reports; > - Defective engines made by the Curtiss-Wright Company and used in airplanes led to the death of student pilots; > - Standard Oil Company and Alcoa, which had exclusive patents or monopolies on critical war materials, had intentionally slowed the development of substitutes or created artificial shortages; and > - The Remington Company, according to Senator Truman, got “$600,000 for acting as advisors to the Government” but in his words: “[n]o one knows what this advice is or what it is worth.” > **[Harry Truman and the Investigation of Waste, Fraud, & Abuse in World War...](https://www.levin-center.org/harry-truman-and-the-investigation-of-waste-fraud-abuse-in-world-war-ii/)** > > The Levin Center Portraits in Oversight provide a historical walk through crucial Congressional investigations and the members behind them. ---
**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Post date:** [May 1, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886/216 "2024-05-01T16:43:40Z")
> [@Moriarty](#): > > > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > > > The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing since WW2 > > Yeah, about that… Ok, correction issued: > [@Buck\_Godot](#): > > The idea that corporations might put civic duty ahead of profits hasn’t been a thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-a-puppy-hug-in-the-making/930886.md?page=10)