This morning, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Democratic president Joe Biden contrasted his record in office against that of his Republican predecessor, and the visions of the Democrats and Republicans going forward. Biden began with his usual line: that he set out to rebuild the middle class by building “an economy from the bottom up and the middle out.” He noted that since he took office, the nation has added 10 million jobs and has seen unemployment drop to 3.5%, a 50-year low. In 11 states, unemployment is at all-time lows, and 17 states have unemployment rates under 3%.
How can we get the message of what Joe Biden has led the Congress Critters to achieve to the ears of the centrists? FN won’t cover it and I’m not hearing MSM (including MSNBC) talking about the reduction in the deficit; they are talking about TFG’s subpoena and Bannon’s jail sentence. They’re not talking about employment numbers and reductions in Covid deaths.
What else are they talking about? They’re talking about the red wave in which the Democrats lose the House and the Senate. They’re not talking about Kevin McCarthy saying that their plans to use threatening to default on federal debt (by not raising the debt limit) as a means to cut Medicare and Social Security (one idea is to limit them to just 20 years (70-90)). Yes, I’ve written them, but no response. I fear that we well may end up with no democracy to hand down to our children and grandchildren.
You and Robert Hubbell made my evening! Between now and the election, I'm only going to read the two of you and headlines of mainline media. Thank you for your work, and please enjoy your weekend.
Well, well. It’s Black and white. And Evil. God is good and the Devil is clever and bad. And The Book of Job is a must read, for Americans are being tested yet again, stretched between the Good and the Evil. And as Heather Cox writes, it’s all in plain view. Almost.
Who knows us best? Black women, of course. And Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson planted in the GOP influenced stench, has a challenge not unlike the Court of the Crash through post War 1950/60.
Hold on tight, Readers.. this can get lots worse. And like Jonathan Capehart, I’m scared. President Biden’s powers were in plain view and most impressive for a president of any age. President Reagan was clearly sclerotic with Alzheimer’s disease. President Joseph R. Biden is playing with a full deck, and in command as he and his team moves to save us from ourselves.
Vote, America. They also serve those that stand and wait.
Vote, America, for our democracy and our future lives depend on it, and our grandchildren are watching.
Vote, America! Vote!
Remember Selma. Abraham Lincoln was our greatest and Joe Biden knows it.
It was a momentous day with much to celebrate. Biden is, as the old saying goes, feeling his oats. He knows what this election means, both for the nation and what he will be able to accomplish before he leaves office.
On the other hand, the bad news from the Washington Post article would be utterly shocking in normal times. But is anyone surprised that Trump stole highly classified documents about Iran's missile program and highly sensitive intelligence about China? Just another day in Trump World. I'm certain we will eventually learn if any of the information fell into the wrong hands via Espionage for Dummies — or was shared for treasonous profit.
It will be interesting to see how 45’s response to the J6 subpoena goes....Glad Austin called his counterpart in Russia. It is SO important to keep the lines of communication open. Biden has done a stellar job. Now, if only the People hear him loud and clear. Democrats are FOR us and Republicans are AGAINST us. Our peace and prosperity is on the chopping block of history. Let’s hope the Grim Reaper’s hand is held in check by our votes.
WowWowWow did you bring many hammers with this newsletter! Mil gracias. Personally, I am absolutely furious with the DNC, Democrats in office, and the media for not getting all of this information to the public in powerful ways. The Republicans do it with their disinformation. They spew lie upon lie on social media and on their news platforms. Where is the DNC? Where are the facts for people to know all the President Biden has done or is trying to do for them? Furious is not the word for what I feel. My husband is a representative of the majority of Americans who don't have time or inclination to investigate or learn. To him, President Biden has no pizzazz. This is what most believe rather than actually know all he is doing. Steve Schmidt posted this on Twitter. https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/1583463484410327040?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet The replies showed how it bombed, but there does need to be some kind of wake up call by the Democrats.
I write because, even as I read HCR’s account of the Biden Administration’s domestic record, I imagine part of the reason Biden typically doesn’t connect well with audiences is that, with few exceptions, people don’t sense how his agenda connects with their lives. Hence, I would advise, that while abortion care, let alone democracy, must remain on the front burner, our Party needs to focus more on its pro-worker agenda—$15 hourly minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, the child tax credit, affordable, quality childcare, universal healthcare, investments in housing, in eldercare, and more—all of which have received zero Republican support. Similarly, in a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when the American people want billionaires to start paying their fair share of taxes, not one Republican has supported the legislation.
With 60% of the people in this country living paycheck to paycheck and millions working for starvation wages, it should surprise no one that the American people in poll after poll report that the economy and inflation are their two major issues. Hence, not only should we not ignore these issues; we should make it clear to working families throughout this country, many of whom are prepared to vote Republican, that if they vote Republican they are voting for a Party, which on every single issue economically runs counter to their interests and concerns.
While I don’t expect taking the fight to the Republican Party will have much, if any, impact on MAGA-GOP, I imagine there are sufficient numbers of “persuadables,” who could help Dems hold the House, pick up some Senate seats, and also win contests in battleground state and local elections.
Thank you for your letters now since the beginning. We have to hold on to hope, because there are no guarantees. That is not a negative statement. I look to the situation in Ukraine to see the horizon. They do not have the choice to give up, and neither do we. Isn’’t the short incarnation and rapid death of the supply-side redux of the late British Prime Minister an object lesson in how economic theory has not stayed static? Only the radical conservatives have been stalled in their thinking. Let’s hope the recent events in UK will inform the education of the American Electorate as well!
Have you ever seen a baby have exploding diarrhea? Well, that is basically what Trump left Biden with! He made a mess of the USA that was like exploding diarrhea. I mean it got onto everything. Biden now has a huge mess to clean up. It is on everything. Let us look at how Iran is selling or giving drones to Russia, which violates the international treaty that Iran has signed. My understanding of this situation is that because Trump backed out of dealing with Iran and put them under more sanctions Iran has absolutely no incentive to either follow the rules or negotiate in good faith or even try to work things out with the USA. So, Iran is stuck tying their economy to other pariah nations like Russia, Venezuela, North Korea and perhaps China. Is that a good thing? I don't think so. Not for Ukraine, not for the EU and not for us. It is going to be difficult for Biden to undo this stinky mess that Trump made of that piece of foreign policy. And, now that we know that Trump had Iranian intel lying around in his revolving door residence Mar-a-Lago (could a place have a more pretentious name? like is Florida in Italy?) we can only wonder whether he let Iran, or Putin, or China, or all of the above know who was gathering intel on Iran and Putin. He may not even have done this intentionally. However, we know that Russia and China are quite good at getting intel.---The more we dig the more of this poop we find. I am sure I don't need to remind everyone of the mess that Trump made of Covid, which we are all still living with today in that he made it a global thing for right wingers to refuse to get vaccinated, and mask. Too bad for him that he has also managed to kill off a lot of the people that would have voted for him too, but apparently there are still plenty enough of these crazies left.--- That is another thing. He is leading one the sickest, craziest political cults in our country. I guess we have had plenty, and I am sure South Korea can relate since they have the Unification Church. We have the followers of L Ron Hubbard who lasted longer than Jim Jones's group. Is Ivermectin the same as cyanide laced cool aid? It is a similar type of following craziness to take it because your cult leader tells you to. There is a lot of this of late. The way we went through covid seems to have added even more people to the cult following of QAnon. However, when people join cults, like the cult of personality that Trump has established, they cannot be reasoned with to leave it, they have to come to that realization on their own. I just worry that there is too much mess to clean up because there has never been such an explosion before. This explosion was quite intentional too. Trump made a mess of everything he could that he had not messed up already so that Biden would look incompetent. However, let us hope that the fact that more people voted for Biden means that there are more people who want a calm good life than that want to belong to a cult. As Prof. Richardson has said, Biden has really done a lot to clean up the huge mess that Trump made of our economy.
This is a brilliant affirmation of progress toward the rebuilding of our country. How can it not be understood or even believed by so many Americans? It must be the shrill noise level enabled by our over-connected world, where every ill-conceived outcry echoes loud. History will see this clearly, when finally it is chiseled in stone.
Love this early bird letter. Thank you. And even, you, Professor, might get some extra sleep. I feel like I’ve read this news before. Groundhog Day in October. The repubs and TFG open their playbook and we’re off again . “The pattern is for them to cut taxes for the wealthy and then, when the deficit increases, complain that there is no money for social welfare programs and that Democrats advocating them are in favor of wasteful spending.” Those repubs aren’t even innovative or creative. That tactic is just another, not even on page one, of their manual to cheat the citizens, who likely aren’t paying attention. But we Dems are and my ballot will go in the Dropbox tomorrow morning. I wish I could be more optimistic about the future. But at this point, Knowledge is Power, and I’ll hope that makes us strong.
How can we get the message of what Joe Biden has led the Congress Critters to achieve to the ears of the centrists? FN won’t cover it and I’m not hearing MSM (including MSNBC) talking about the reduction in the deficit; they are talking about TFG’s subpoena and Bannon’s jail sentence. They’re not talking about employment numbers and reductions in Covid deaths.
What else are they talking about? They’re talking about the red wave in which the Democrats lose the House and the Senate. They’re not talking about Kevin McCarthy saying that their plans to use threatening to default on federal debt (by not raising the debt limit) as a means to cut Medicare and Social Security (one idea is to limit them to just 20 years (70-90)). Yes, I’ve written them, but no response. I fear that we well may end up with no democracy to hand down to our children and grandchildren.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/10/18/mccarthy-gop-medicare-social-security/
You and Robert Hubbell made my evening! Between now and the election, I'm only going to read the two of you and headlines of mainline media. Thank you for your work, and please enjoy your weekend.
Well, well. It’s Black and white. And Evil. God is good and the Devil is clever and bad. And The Book of Job is a must read, for Americans are being tested yet again, stretched between the Good and the Evil. And as Heather Cox writes, it’s all in plain view. Almost.
Who knows us best? Black women, of course. And Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson planted in the GOP influenced stench, has a challenge not unlike the Court of the Crash through post War 1950/60.
Hold on tight, Readers.. this can get lots worse. And like Jonathan Capehart, I’m scared. President Biden’s powers were in plain view and most impressive for a president of any age. President Reagan was clearly sclerotic with Alzheimer’s disease. President Joseph R. Biden is playing with a full deck, and in command as he and his team moves to save us from ourselves.
Vote, America. They also serve those that stand and wait.
Vote, America, for our democracy and our future lives depend on it, and our grandchildren are watching.
Vote, America! Vote!
Remember Selma. Abraham Lincoln was our greatest and Joe Biden knows it.
Further proof that Harry Truman was right back in 1948, when he observed that "The only 'good Republicans' are pushing up daisies."
Every day!! It’s exhausting. I hope to live long enough to see our Democracy restored and made stronger. (So I can leave in peace).
We need to get on that though! Each day is a gift and not promised. More runway is behind me.
It’s a shame Biden’s accomplishments once again go unnoticed because of the cluster bomb that is DJT.
It was a momentous day with much to celebrate. Biden is, as the old saying goes, feeling his oats. He knows what this election means, both for the nation and what he will be able to accomplish before he leaves office.
On the other hand, the bad news from the Washington Post article would be utterly shocking in normal times. But is anyone surprised that Trump stole highly classified documents about Iran's missile program and highly sensitive intelligence about China? Just another day in Trump World. I'm certain we will eventually learn if any of the information fell into the wrong hands via Espionage for Dummies — or was shared for treasonous profit.
It will be interesting to see how 45’s response to the J6 subpoena goes....Glad Austin called his counterpart in Russia. It is SO important to keep the lines of communication open. Biden has done a stellar job. Now, if only the People hear him loud and clear. Democrats are FOR us and Republicans are AGAINST us. Our peace and prosperity is on the chopping block of history. Let’s hope the Grim Reaper’s hand is held in check by our votes.
WowWowWow did you bring many hammers with this newsletter! Mil gracias. Personally, I am absolutely furious with the DNC, Democrats in office, and the media for not getting all of this information to the public in powerful ways. The Republicans do it with their disinformation. They spew lie upon lie on social media and on their news platforms. Where is the DNC? Where are the facts for people to know all the President Biden has done or is trying to do for them? Furious is not the word for what I feel. My husband is a representative of the majority of Americans who don't have time or inclination to investigate or learn. To him, President Biden has no pizzazz. This is what most believe rather than actually know all he is doing. Steve Schmidt posted this on Twitter. https://twitter.com/SteveSchmidtSES/status/1583463484410327040?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet The replies showed how it bombed, but there does need to be some kind of wake up call by the Democrats.
Clear and concise. History as news. Seeing the arc from high above. Fields of heather. Thank you.
I write because, even as I read HCR’s account of the Biden Administration’s domestic record, I imagine part of the reason Biden typically doesn’t connect well with audiences is that, with few exceptions, people don’t sense how his agenda connects with their lives. Hence, I would advise, that while abortion care, let alone democracy, must remain on the front burner, our Party needs to focus more on its pro-worker agenda—$15 hourly minimum wage, paid family and medical leave, the child tax credit, affordable, quality childcare, universal healthcare, investments in housing, in eldercare, and more—all of which have received zero Republican support. Similarly, in a time of massive income and wealth inequality, when the American people want billionaires to start paying their fair share of taxes, not one Republican has supported the legislation.
With 60% of the people in this country living paycheck to paycheck and millions working for starvation wages, it should surprise no one that the American people in poll after poll report that the economy and inflation are their two major issues. Hence, not only should we not ignore these issues; we should make it clear to working families throughout this country, many of whom are prepared to vote Republican, that if they vote Republican they are voting for a Party, which on every single issue economically runs counter to their interests and concerns.
While I don’t expect taking the fight to the Republican Party will have much, if any, impact on MAGA-GOP, I imagine there are sufficient numbers of “persuadables,” who could help Dems hold the House, pick up some Senate seats, and also win contests in battleground state and local elections.
Thank you for your letters now since the beginning. We have to hold on to hope, because there are no guarantees. That is not a negative statement. I look to the situation in Ukraine to see the horizon. They do not have the choice to give up, and neither do we. Isn’’t the short incarnation and rapid death of the supply-side redux of the late British Prime Minister an object lesson in how economic theory has not stayed static? Only the radical conservatives have been stalled in their thinking. Let’s hope the recent events in UK will inform the education of the American Electorate as well!
Have you ever seen a baby have exploding diarrhea? Well, that is basically what Trump left Biden with! He made a mess of the USA that was like exploding diarrhea. I mean it got onto everything. Biden now has a huge mess to clean up. It is on everything. Let us look at how Iran is selling or giving drones to Russia, which violates the international treaty that Iran has signed. My understanding of this situation is that because Trump backed out of dealing with Iran and put them under more sanctions Iran has absolutely no incentive to either follow the rules or negotiate in good faith or even try to work things out with the USA. So, Iran is stuck tying their economy to other pariah nations like Russia, Venezuela, North Korea and perhaps China. Is that a good thing? I don't think so. Not for Ukraine, not for the EU and not for us. It is going to be difficult for Biden to undo this stinky mess that Trump made of that piece of foreign policy. And, now that we know that Trump had Iranian intel lying around in his revolving door residence Mar-a-Lago (could a place have a more pretentious name? like is Florida in Italy?) we can only wonder whether he let Iran, or Putin, or China, or all of the above know who was gathering intel on Iran and Putin. He may not even have done this intentionally. However, we know that Russia and China are quite good at getting intel.---The more we dig the more of this poop we find. I am sure I don't need to remind everyone of the mess that Trump made of Covid, which we are all still living with today in that he made it a global thing for right wingers to refuse to get vaccinated, and mask. Too bad for him that he has also managed to kill off a lot of the people that would have voted for him too, but apparently there are still plenty enough of these crazies left.--- That is another thing. He is leading one the sickest, craziest political cults in our country. I guess we have had plenty, and I am sure South Korea can relate since they have the Unification Church. We have the followers of L Ron Hubbard who lasted longer than Jim Jones's group. Is Ivermectin the same as cyanide laced cool aid? It is a similar type of following craziness to take it because your cult leader tells you to. There is a lot of this of late. The way we went through covid seems to have added even more people to the cult following of QAnon. However, when people join cults, like the cult of personality that Trump has established, they cannot be reasoned with to leave it, they have to come to that realization on their own. I just worry that there is too much mess to clean up because there has never been such an explosion before. This explosion was quite intentional too. Trump made a mess of everything he could that he had not messed up already so that Biden would look incompetent. However, let us hope that the fact that more people voted for Biden means that there are more people who want a calm good life than that want to belong to a cult. As Prof. Richardson has said, Biden has really done a lot to clean up the huge mess that Trump made of our economy.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/04/16/history-shows-trump-personality-cult-end-00024941
In the words of Teddy Roosevelt “An ex-President is merely a citizen of the United States."
This is a brilliant affirmation of progress toward the rebuilding of our country. How can it not be understood or even believed by so many Americans? It must be the shrill noise level enabled by our over-connected world, where every ill-conceived outcry echoes loud. History will see this clearly, when finally it is chiseled in stone.
Love this early bird letter. Thank you. And even, you, Professor, might get some extra sleep. I feel like I’ve read this news before. Groundhog Day in October. The repubs and TFG open their playbook and we’re off again . “The pattern is for them to cut taxes for the wealthy and then, when the deficit increases, complain that there is no money for social welfare programs and that Democrats advocating them are in favor of wasteful spending.” Those repubs aren’t even innovative or creative. That tactic is just another, not even on page one, of their manual to cheat the citizens, who likely aren’t paying attention. But we Dems are and my ballot will go in the Dropbox tomorrow morning. I wish I could be more optimistic about the future. But at this point, Knowledge is Power, and I’ll hope that makes us strong.