# The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days \[NOT an Afghanistan discussion\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 8, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057 "2020-11-08T15:09:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2021, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/642 "2021-04-12T19:29:53Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Umm, John? We like it this way. It used to be every day was like a jackhammer firing up at 7am right outside the window and continuing into the late evening. We to not yearn for that again. Even some crazed Republican’s I interact with thought that Trump should spend less time tweeting and rallying (and I wouldn’t be surprised to find a quote from Cornyn either implying or explicitly saying it). Now he thinks it was a good thing to be emulated? ---
**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 12, 2021, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/643 "2021-04-12T23:18:00Z")
> [@Folacin](#): > > Now he thinks it was a good thing to be emulated?- Nah, he doesn’t think that. He doesn’t think anything. He’s just flapping his gums and finding stuff about Biden to criticize. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/644 "2021-04-13T14:35:42Z")
And at the Pentagon: [Biden picks first woman to be secretary of the Army](https://www.aol.com/news/biden-nominee-wormuth-first-woman-201834274-083332511.html) ---
**Author:** ![icon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c6cbf5/32.png) [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/645 "2021-04-13T20:48:29Z")
Not sure exactly where this fits, but it did happen during the first 1,500 days: > `//i\\` ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/646 "2021-04-14T04:27:21Z")
Just did a quick comparison: the Clusterfuck thread was at post 3345 by this point in '17. That was a great deal more ~~discussion~~ noise (~5x as much) in the same time frame. Come on, people, pick up the pace. Do you want this thread to last until 20 Jan '29? ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/647 "2021-04-14T04:56:09Z")
Wouldn’t mind if a dem administration did. And maybe a little bit past that. ---
**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 14, 2021, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/648 "2021-04-14T11:43:26Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > Come on, people, pick up the pace. Well, dang. If the man’s gonna stick to Presidentin’ and NOT tweet 495 million times per day and NOT insult ethnic groups, heads of state, and historic figures and NOT yank us out of international organizations every 15 minutes, what the heck are we supposed to discuss? He doesn’t even frickin’ _play golf_! Bo-RING! Thank God. > [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Wouldn’t mind if a dem administration did. > And maybe a little bit past that.- If only. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/649 "2021-04-14T13:11:02Z")
> **[America's enemies line up to put Biden to the test | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/14/politics/joe-biden-faces-tests/index.html)** > > The world already seems more dangerous and complex than when Joe Biden took office less than three months ago. That's partly because America's adversaries are putting the new commander in chief to the test. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/650 "2021-04-15T13:08:26Z")
> **[Biden starts to execute on policies Trump abandoned by crossing off another...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/politics/joe-biden-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal/index.html)** > > President Joe Biden is carrying out some of Donald Trump's biggest campaign promises by leaving America's longest war, targeting economic aid at forgotten Americans and building an infrastructure plan that may actually happen. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/651 "2021-04-16T13:49:45Z")
> **[Biden puts his stamp on foreign policy with series of momentous decisions |...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/15/politics/foreign-policy-joe-biden-russia-afghanistan/index.html)** > > After President Joe Biden declared Wednesday that the US must shift focus from a bloody and intractable war to more modern-day pursuits, it took less than 24 hours for him to put his words into practice. ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/652 "2021-04-16T15:13:45Z")
Anyone notice that Biden does actually have a twitter account? He (or more likely a PR agent) even posts to it nearly every day. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/653 "2021-04-16T16:09:42Z")
His account (PotUS) tweets two or three times a day on average. Sometimes it will be silent for a couple days, some days it will issue five or six tweets. They are usually bland, coherent and insightful rather than inciteful. Twitter is lede dialog, which does not lend itself to discussing complex issues, so he seems to reserve his meaningful word things for more suitable media. ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/654 "2021-04-16T16:11:20Z")
Bo-RING! 🥳 👍🏽 🍾 🥂 ---
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/655 "2021-04-16T16:14:31Z")
Exactly. I personally find it much better not having the media reporting on his every tweet. ---
**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 16, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/656 "2021-04-16T16:41:04Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Bo-RING! > > 🥳 👍🏽 🍾 Like I said: > **[Finally, American Politics Are Boring Again](https://gen.medium.com/finally-american-politics-are-boring-again-5ca401caf115)** > > An appreciation of how wonderfully, revolutionarily boring Joe Biden has been as president > What’s President Joe Biden’s position on the legal travails of Representative Matt Gaetz? Where does he stand on the removal of some Dr. Seuss books from publication? What public comments did he make about the Japanese golfer who won the Masters last weekend? What does President Joe Biden think about NFTs? After copious research, I believe the answers to those questions are none, he doesn’t, he didn’t, and he almost definitely has no idea what that is. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/657 "2021-04-16T16:41:33Z")
Oh god, four years of “In a late night tweet, President Trump stated arf argle bark bark thppph!” was enough. Boring, please. ---
**Author:** ![Hoops](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoops/32/6408_2.png) [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/658 "2021-04-16T20:42:27Z")
If I were on Biden’s team, I’d advise against this. It doesn’t accomplish much, and at worst presents regular opportunities for unforced errors. The term ‘Presidential tweet’ just reminds me of the previous guy. The President of the United States of America has a press office and a bully pulpit; that should be enough. Then again, I’m old. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/659 "2021-04-16T21:05:37Z")
In the sense that twitter does not make sense as a tool for the President (or, quite frankly, any elected official), I would tend to agree. It gives these people too much opportunity to make foolish, perhaps dangerous, statements at the drop of a hat. Or to report where the officials are just now sheltering from the crazy mob. Public officials should be banned from standard social media. Even during campaign season. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/660 "2021-04-16T21:53:44Z")
Apparently the administration hasn’t raised the refugee cap like Biden said they would. Hopefully it’s just delayed - if not, this would be a terrible betrayal IMO. ---
**Author:** ![DeadTreasSecretaries](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deadtreassecretaries/32/4817_2.png) [@DeadTreasSecretaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadTreasSecretaries)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/661 "2021-04-16T22:32:29Z")
I mean he could at least give us some wandavision hot takes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057.md?page=34)