# 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:** 71
**Author:** ![flurb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/51bf81/32.png) [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1404 "2021-10-20T02:11:46Z")
Completely unrelated to inflation and various measures thereof: Senate Republicans have been stonewalling the nomination of Dilawar Syed to serve as Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration. Syed should be everything Republicans allegedly embrace – an immigrant who came to this country (legally) and through hard work and entrepreneurial spirit built up his private enterprises to create jobs and grow the economy. And indeed he was approved by the relevant Senate committee by voice vote. BUT, the Parliamentarian determined that it had to be a roll call vote, and all Republicans committee members have refused to show up for multiple attempts to vote on Syed’s nomination. Republicans can’t _quite_ seem to explain why they’re boycotting the vote, but gosh darn it has NOTHING to do with not wanting to be on record voting for a Muslim. No siree. It’s about a COVID loan he took (which he paid off, even though he could have asked to have it forgiven) or something about Israel (he’s supported by the American Jewish Congress and the Anti-Defamation League). Because committees are split 50-50, the committee can’t vote without at least one Republican showing up. ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1405 "2021-10-20T04:21:58Z")
The real “cringe” is Biden, who only thought of reforms after decades in government warmongering, among others. That might be the reason why there’s growing dissatisfaction. The same goes for Trump, who did not think that infra reform is actually part of MAGA. ---
**Author:** ![asahi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asahi/32/8693_2.png) [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1406 "2021-10-20T04:45:05Z")
> **Summary** > > So Biden withdrew from Afghanistan pretty immediately – thoughts? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1408 "2021-10-20T17:59:46Z")
**Modnote** : It is right in the title, did you want a warning? I can’t let this slide with a modnote. You are accumulating warnings very frequently. Please try not to cause more problems, next up is most likely a suspension. After discussions I am reducing this to a modnote. ---
**Author:** ![3AxisCtrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/ecd19e/32.png) [@3AxisCtrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3AxisCtrl)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1410 "2021-10-21T02:18:24Z")
This come from a presumably right-leaning site and is therefore inherently suspect, but … They have [video of Biden (in Scranton PA)](https://nationalfile.com/biden-says-he-was-vice-president-for-36-years-took-the-train-to-see-his-dead-family-after-my-wife-and-daughter-were-killed/) saying: > I’d ride every day, I commuted every single day for 36 years as President, Vice President of the United States after my wife and daughter were killed, I went home to see my family, never stopped. Rode home every day for 36 years as VP? Does this make any sense at all? ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1411 "2021-10-21T03:35:21Z")
> [@3AxisCtrl](#): > > Rode home every day for 36 years as VP? Does this make any sense at all? Good god. Watch the twitter clip; there’s a comma in that sentence. I rode home every day for 36 years COMMA [and] as president, uh vice president I never stopped. He’s heaping praise on public transportation. He’s used it for decades. Which is manifestly true. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1412 "2021-10-21T09:18:39Z")
Commagate! ---
**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1413 "2021-10-21T09:36:14Z")
‘Why can"t we have, a real: President that knows, how to PUNCTUATE!!?!!!%!!’ _Totally not a Donald J Trump sock_ ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1414 "2021-10-21T09:44:15Z")
Next scandal: how the color of Biden’s shoes insults our brave military veterans. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1415 "2021-10-21T13:17:17Z")
Thank you for pointing out that right leaning sites are suffering from dementia, and are unable to parse simple sentences. Just hope that those who view the site are able to think for themselves, rather than just accept what they are told to believe and repeat it to others. ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1416 "2021-10-21T13:28:04Z")
> [@k9bfriender](#): > > Just hope that those who view the site are able to think for themselves, rather than just accept what they are told to believe and repeat it to others.- Bwa-ha-ha-ha! Good one! ---
**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:** [October 21, 2021, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1417 "2021-10-21T18:28:04Z")
Yeah, 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:** [October 22, 2021, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1418 "2021-10-22T12:52:29Z")
About last night: > **[Biden returns to retail politics to rescue his biggest deal yet | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/22/politics/joe-biden-retail-politics-rescue-deal-cnn-town-hall/index.html)** > > Joe Biden, showing candor and good humor, on Thursday reminded America why it picked him as President in a dark hour of crisis. But, at a CNN town hall in Baltimore, he also showed his tendency to send his own White House into emergency damage... ---
**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:** [October 22, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1419 "2021-10-22T13:46:31Z")
> [@](#): > > Joe Biden, showing candor and good humor, on Thursday reminded America why it picked him as President in a dark hour of crisis. To be fair, CNN, America “picked him” because he was by far less likely to make any crisis worse than his opponent. That’s a pretty low bar to clear. We’ve reached the point where a President actually making things better is an added bonus, not an automatic expectation. ---
**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:** [October 29, 2021, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1420 "2021-10-29T01:57:18Z")
Dem leadership aren’t handling the infrastructure/climate/social bills well across the board. If this week was a hard deadline for Biden, he needed to make that clear long before now and do more than draft a reconciliation bill he hadn’t got everyone in the senate to agree to before trying to force the house to pass the bipartisan bill. This also makes Schumer look especially bad because he’s apparently the one who knew that Manchin wouldn’t start negotiating seriously until October. If that was OK, the entire process may as well have been put on hold until then. If it wasn’t then he needed to put Manchin on blast at the time. It seems fairly obvious that Democratic leadership doesn’t want to have to own any specific proposal. They want the moderates and progressives to fight it out for them. There are a lot of problems with this but probably the main one is that the House and Senate have to agree and there’s too much incentive to try to wait until the other chamber blinks. There needs to be some central figure playing a more direct role in the process. And coming it at the end after making the wings of the caucus spend months negotiating and acting like none of that mattered doesn’t help either. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1421 "2021-10-29T11:01:34Z")
Schumer has been confirming Biden’s judges at a rapid pace which doesn’t get any attention. McConnell was always heralded by the media for his ability to ram through judges handpicked by the Federalist Society. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1422 "2021-10-29T14:00:59Z")
Good. I’m glad of that at least. ---
**Author:** ![Boycott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boycott/32/6741_2.png) [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1423 "2021-10-29T14:52:49Z")
Biden’s nominees are being confirmed at the fastest rate of any president since Nixon. > **[U.S. Senate confirms 2 more Biden judicial picks in biggest week yet](https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-senate-confirms-2-more-biden-judicial-picks-biggest-week-yet-2021-10-27/)** > > The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed two more of President Joe Biden's judicial picks in the biggest week yet for his nominees winning approval, as Democrats race to put their stamp on the bench while they maintain their narrow control of the... ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1424 "2021-10-29T15:39:41Z")
On a more light-hearted note: > **[Biden gives Pope a sentimental challenge coin: 'The next time I see you, if...](https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/29/politics/challenge-coin-joe-biden-pope-francis/index.html)** > > President Joe Biden gave Pope Francis a deeply personal challenge coin during his trip to the Vatican on Friday, marking the gift with a moment of light-heartedness that nods to a long tradition in the US military. ---
**Author:** ![ralfy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ralfy/32/600_2.png) [@ralfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralfy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2021, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057/1425 "2021-10-30T01:22:55Z")
That’s the same President Brandon who referred to the “Book of Palms” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/eNrEODVKAO0/maxresdefault.jpg "Biden's biblical ‘slip-up’ points to how little religion will inform his decisions") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNrEODVKAO0) Meanwhile, he now has four hits in the iTunes charts: > **[Not one, not two: Four anti-Biden ‘Let’s Go Brandon’ songs reach iTunes top 10](https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/oct/29/four-anti-biden-lets-go-brandon-songs-reach-itunes/)** > > The number of songs called “Let’s Go Brandon” rising to the top of the charts has doubled in a matter of days. Finally, > **[WSJ News Exclusive | U.S. in Talks to Pay Hundreds of Millions to Families...](https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-in-talks-to-pay-hundreds-of-millions-to-immigrant-families-separated-at-border-11635447591)** > > The government is considering payments of $450,000 a person affected by the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy in 2018 for asylum seekers illegally crossing the border. Expected payout is around a billion dollars. There might be more reparations in the future for many other things. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057.md?page=70) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057.md?page=72)