The big story today is the meeting between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland. The event was carefully choreographed and left neither of them humiliated the way former president Trump was on July 16, 2018 in Helsinki, Finland, where he took Putin’s word over that of U.S. intelligence about Russian interference in the 2016 election (Trump’s Russia advisor Fiona Hill said recently she was so appalled during the joint press conference with Trump and Putin she thought about faking a medical emergency to interrupt it).
Today was a good day here at home too. Manchin met with the Texas State Dems who walked out on a legislative vote. They stifled the Repubs and they wanted to explain their strategy to Manchin. I believe they gave him food for thought because he is talking a different game now. At least, that’s what I hope for.
The meeting between President Biden and President Putin went about as well as could be expected.
The take-away – Biden is clear-eyed about what might be possible to achieve in the way of stabilizing the relationship. As he said in his comments following their meeting, the next few months will tell us if Russia is prepared to engage constructively with the US. He is not relying on anything Putin might have said – he is waiting for results.
Trump abandoned America’s global leadership position, preferring an “America First” mantra, yet expecting everyone to move out of the way for him to stand there and glare, in the mistaken impression that his posturing looked like strength. He assumed the world would just have to follow his impulsive, uninformed rants, insulting our allies and heaping praise on our adversaries. Today. Biden showed us what true leadership looks like, and our G7 partners breathed a sigh of relief.
I want to thank HCR and all of you who post on here.
I'm not politically savy and realize everyday how little I know, so thanks for sharing and helping educate me.
With that said, it truly feels good to again be proud to be an American.
I know that our president isn't perfect, who is? But I'm willing to be patient and give him a chance. I get tired of everyone saying that things aren't moving fast enough. Guess what, democracy isnt like watching Law and Order where everything is settle in an hour, it takes time to get things done, especially when you have one party who only wants to obstruct.
I guess being a caregiver and realizing that right now my life is sort of on hold, I can take my time and enjoy each hour of the day that I get to spend time with my husband and breathe a sigh of relief because we have a new man in charge who cares about us all.
To me, the best news of the day is Senator Manchen starting to embrace changing the filibuster and supporting the For the People Act. Sounds like he might go for the filibuster with 41 needed to keep the filibuster going rather than 60 to stop it. He's proposed a few changes to the For the People Act which at least at first glance look OK. Think we need to thank the West Virginian people for protesting and making sure Manchen knows they are in favor of keeping our democracy.
"What President Biden really did was to rally our allies behind a defense of democracy." Thank you for cutting through all the noise and boiling down this oh-so important trip to its essence. Fascinating to watch anti-democracy Republicans huff and puff and harumph in response to Biden's accomplishments.
President Biden bringing in Dr Fiona Hill to consult about Putin was brilliant.
Dr Hill gave not only first hand credible knowledge of Putin and his workings but the visual of a confident, educated woman who actual knows what makes Putin tick. I'm fairly certainly there was a collective "oh shit" from the Kremlin when the White House announced that Dr Hill was consulting directly with President Biden. Well played. 👏
I was impressed with President Biden's press conference following the meeting with Putin. He showed how to deal will a dictator. Not how to be dealt by one as Trump had.
Yesterday's news was filled with unsubstantiated bullshit from the GOP of how "weak Biden is". Each interview was depicting exactly how Trump acted during his 4 year tenure, but they interjected Biden's name. The GOP seemed to use the same color to paint an image of Biden throughout the day. That does run in the same vain as their constant beat down for their Big Lie routine.
I find it interesting that there are GOP Members who are concerned with Juneteenth and its implication directed towards CRT. Wait until they realize how January 6th will be seen moving forward as the day that the Capitol was sullied by insurrectionists from within the GOP.
From Fiona Hill wanting to be ill to Putin saying “We don’t have to look each other in the eye and soul and make pledges of eternal love and friendship” speaks to the total lack of statecraft in the previous administration. Biden was the best choice for foreign relations. I wish he’d get bolder domestically and defend voters rights more aggressively.
I would say Biden achieved all the "resetting" he meant to achieve.
He re-established that the US is working to a defined foreign policy once more, and by doing so he began a resumption of the efforts among our allies and us to manage world affairs in a coherent way. Our presence tips the scales back where they need to be for that to succeed. From that perspective, this was a master-class in soft power.
We have a true “Elder” statesman President, and for the foreseeable future. In our memory, are the childish trysts of recent "adolescent male" American presidents. We’ve seen youthful folly in this century occupy the White House, until Joseph R Biden brought wisdom, compassion and dignity to the office, to the world stage, and to the American people.
President Biden, and how refreshingly stable and solid I feel to type this. "President Biden, the Elder”, in the archetypal sense of the male and female (Croan) sage. One who has seen the depths of death in a way so close, real and terrifying. Who has come home to his heart, the same heart which beats in all of humanity. One who is not terrified of “the other”, but celebrates what one sees in the other as a reflection of one’s own soul. To break bread, together. imho.
On the other hand, we have a conservatism which views oneself as the arbiter of freedom. I consider the concept of freedom in America as a set of individual rights to hone one’s ego, caught in something called Immature Personality Disorder (found in wikipedia this AM). This IPM I may define as "the necessity for the light to be shown on oneself,” which I know all too well myself. Is my liberalism at times my expression of the immature male, wrapped in varying blue hues of righteousness? “Yes," I would say. But I also feel that "all others are friends I have simply not met". Do I allow my own IPM to guide my life, or do I remember to see the universal heart which allows the birds to now pierce the pre-dawn darkness, reminding me that all is well in this moment. imho
Thank God for President Joseph R Biden. May I remember to live according to his example, the the Elder male, to see ALL of my neighbors as simply a reflection of my mind and heart. May I have compassion for themselves and “myselves”, as I struggle with my personal history in this dysfunctional land of misplaced freedom. Finally, I see a caucasian male whom I feel proud to call in “the home of the brave” .imho
I was hoping to hear Heather's thoughts about Manchin's expressing willingness to restructure the filibuster along Al Franken's suggestions. "I think, basically, it should be [that] 41 people have to force the issue versus the 60 that we need in the affirmative. So find 41 in the negative...I think one little change that could be made right now is basically anyone who wants to filibuster ought to be required to go to the floor and basically state your objection and why you're filibustering and also state what you think needs to change that'd fix it, so you would support it. To me, that's pretty constructive," Manchin during a Monday zoom.
Interesting, the numbers on the Juneteenth vote. Unanimous in the Senate? Feeling guilty about the award for the capitol police officers? Or just fishing for votes. Go ahead, label me a cynic.
Did anyone see the video of the NBC reporter, Rachel Scott, questioning Putin at the press conference? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/abc-correspondent-putin-opponents-russia-b1867295.html She nailed him and he never responded. Pretty brave to challenge that way. I also heard there was a reporter who questioned Putin in Russian. And....I think we should give a shout out to Fiona Hill. Not only did she want to feign illness to stop tRump from further embarrassing the US, but on this Biden trip, she was one of his primary Russian expert advisors. Glad her expertise is still sought after.
On another topic....How mush further can the retuglicans embarrass themselves? Believing Biden was ready to give Alaska back to Russia? Voting against giving the medal of honor to capitol police? Voting against making Juneteenth a federal holiday? Afraid of CRT because it's the "truth"? Pathetic representatives of true Americans.
What a difference it makes to have a functional adult in the room! Actually, a statesman. He has been preparing all his life for this role. He has assembled a plethora of working groups with viable instruction/outcome statements that will result in a slew of actionable items. His assignments of tasks to the right people (e.g., the Sinema-Manchin ijits, consulting Dr. Fiona Hill) is delightful. Certain there is much to critique, there is also much to celebrate.
Today was a good day here at home too. Manchin met with the Texas State Dems who walked out on a legislative vote. They stifled the Repubs and they wanted to explain their strategy to Manchin. I believe they gave him food for thought because he is talking a different game now. At least, that’s what I hope for.
The meeting between President Biden and President Putin went about as well as could be expected.
The take-away – Biden is clear-eyed about what might be possible to achieve in the way of stabilizing the relationship. As he said in his comments following their meeting, the next few months will tell us if Russia is prepared to engage constructively with the US. He is not relying on anything Putin might have said – he is waiting for results.
IMHO, Biden represented the country well.
Trump abandoned America’s global leadership position, preferring an “America First” mantra, yet expecting everyone to move out of the way for him to stand there and glare, in the mistaken impression that his posturing looked like strength. He assumed the world would just have to follow his impulsive, uninformed rants, insulting our allies and heaping praise on our adversaries. Today. Biden showed us what true leadership looks like, and our G7 partners breathed a sigh of relief.
I want to thank HCR and all of you who post on here.
I'm not politically savy and realize everyday how little I know, so thanks for sharing and helping educate me.
With that said, it truly feels good to again be proud to be an American.
I know that our president isn't perfect, who is? But I'm willing to be patient and give him a chance. I get tired of everyone saying that things aren't moving fast enough. Guess what, democracy isnt like watching Law and Order where everything is settle in an hour, it takes time to get things done, especially when you have one party who only wants to obstruct.
I guess being a caregiver and realizing that right now my life is sort of on hold, I can take my time and enjoy each hour of the day that I get to spend time with my husband and breathe a sigh of relief because we have a new man in charge who cares about us all.
To me, the best news of the day is Senator Manchen starting to embrace changing the filibuster and supporting the For the People Act. Sounds like he might go for the filibuster with 41 needed to keep the filibuster going rather than 60 to stop it. He's proposed a few changes to the For the People Act which at least at first glance look OK. Think we need to thank the West Virginian people for protesting and making sure Manchen knows they are in favor of keeping our democracy.
"What President Biden really did was to rally our allies behind a defense of democracy." Thank you for cutting through all the noise and boiling down this oh-so important trip to its essence. Fascinating to watch anti-democracy Republicans huff and puff and harumph in response to Biden's accomplishments.
President Biden bringing in Dr Fiona Hill to consult about Putin was brilliant.
Dr Hill gave not only first hand credible knowledge of Putin and his workings but the visual of a confident, educated woman who actual knows what makes Putin tick. I'm fairly certainly there was a collective "oh shit" from the Kremlin when the White House announced that Dr Hill was consulting directly with President Biden. Well played. 👏
Thank you Heather.
I was impressed with President Biden's press conference following the meeting with Putin. He showed how to deal will a dictator. Not how to be dealt by one as Trump had.
Yesterday's news was filled with unsubstantiated bullshit from the GOP of how "weak Biden is". Each interview was depicting exactly how Trump acted during his 4 year tenure, but they interjected Biden's name. The GOP seemed to use the same color to paint an image of Biden throughout the day. That does run in the same vain as their constant beat down for their Big Lie routine.
I find it interesting that there are GOP Members who are concerned with Juneteenth and its implication directed towards CRT. Wait until they realize how January 6th will be seen moving forward as the day that the Capitol was sullied by insurrectionists from within the GOP.
Be safe, be well.
From Fiona Hill wanting to be ill to Putin saying “We don’t have to look each other in the eye and soul and make pledges of eternal love and friendship” speaks to the total lack of statecraft in the previous administration. Biden was the best choice for foreign relations. I wish he’d get bolder domestically and defend voters rights more aggressively.
I would say Biden achieved all the "resetting" he meant to achieve.
He re-established that the US is working to a defined foreign policy once more, and by doing so he began a resumption of the efforts among our allies and us to manage world affairs in a coherent way. Our presence tips the scales back where they need to be for that to succeed. From that perspective, this was a master-class in soft power.
We have a true “Elder” statesman President, and for the foreseeable future. In our memory, are the childish trysts of recent "adolescent male" American presidents. We’ve seen youthful folly in this century occupy the White House, until Joseph R Biden brought wisdom, compassion and dignity to the office, to the world stage, and to the American people.
President Biden, and how refreshingly stable and solid I feel to type this. "President Biden, the Elder”, in the archetypal sense of the male and female (Croan) sage. One who has seen the depths of death in a way so close, real and terrifying. Who has come home to his heart, the same heart which beats in all of humanity. One who is not terrified of “the other”, but celebrates what one sees in the other as a reflection of one’s own soul. To break bread, together. imho.
On the other hand, we have a conservatism which views oneself as the arbiter of freedom. I consider the concept of freedom in America as a set of individual rights to hone one’s ego, caught in something called Immature Personality Disorder (found in wikipedia this AM). This IPM I may define as "the necessity for the light to be shown on oneself,” which I know all too well myself. Is my liberalism at times my expression of the immature male, wrapped in varying blue hues of righteousness? “Yes," I would say. But I also feel that "all others are friends I have simply not met". Do I allow my own IPM to guide my life, or do I remember to see the universal heart which allows the birds to now pierce the pre-dawn darkness, reminding me that all is well in this moment. imho
Thank God for President Joseph R Biden. May I remember to live according to his example, the the Elder male, to see ALL of my neighbors as simply a reflection of my mind and heart. May I have compassion for themselves and “myselves”, as I struggle with my personal history in this dysfunctional land of misplaced freedom. Finally, I see a caucasian male whom I feel proud to call in “the home of the brave” .imho
I was hoping to hear Heather's thoughts about Manchin's expressing willingness to restructure the filibuster along Al Franken's suggestions. "I think, basically, it should be [that] 41 people have to force the issue versus the 60 that we need in the affirmative. So find 41 in the negative...I think one little change that could be made right now is basically anyone who wants to filibuster ought to be required to go to the floor and basically state your objection and why you're filibustering and also state what you think needs to change that'd fix it, so you would support it. To me, that's pretty constructive," Manchin during a Monday zoom.
Interesting, the numbers on the Juneteenth vote. Unanimous in the Senate? Feeling guilty about the award for the capitol police officers? Or just fishing for votes. Go ahead, label me a cynic.
Did anyone see the video of the NBC reporter, Rachel Scott, questioning Putin at the press conference? https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/abc-correspondent-putin-opponents-russia-b1867295.html She nailed him and he never responded. Pretty brave to challenge that way. I also heard there was a reporter who questioned Putin in Russian. And....I think we should give a shout out to Fiona Hill. Not only did she want to feign illness to stop tRump from further embarrassing the US, but on this Biden trip, she was one of his primary Russian expert advisors. Glad her expertise is still sought after.
On another topic....How mush further can the retuglicans embarrass themselves? Believing Biden was ready to give Alaska back to Russia? Voting against giving the medal of honor to capitol police? Voting against making Juneteenth a federal holiday? Afraid of CRT because it's the "truth"? Pathetic representatives of true Americans.
What a difference it makes to have a functional adult in the room! Actually, a statesman. He has been preparing all his life for this role. He has assembled a plethora of working groups with viable instruction/outcome statements that will result in a slew of actionable items. His assignments of tasks to the right people (e.g., the Sinema-Manchin ijits, consulting Dr. Fiona Hill) is delightful. Certain there is much to critique, there is also much to celebrate.
Trump Republican brand of politics supported by media like FOX should forever be known as "trumped-up charges".