Let the Healing Begin

Agreed! I saw interviews where he said he's only been sleeping 3-4 hours a night since March =( At least our new president acknowledges that covid is real and is already trying to start cleaning up the mess. To be honest he wasn't my first choice, but so far I'm impressed! I love how he involved women of color in his inauguration. With mr trump I was impressed when he would go a day without outwardly expressing hate and encouraging people to commit hate crimes... low bar.

I am definitely breathing a sigh of relief. I know we still have a long way to go in terms of covid, but at least something is being done. I breathe a little easier that the black woman I'm married to and her family won't be attacked for no reason. I know racism and police brutality will still be huge problems, but at least our new president acknowledges that these issues exist and doesn't support the perpetrators. Thanks for the hopeful post ?

Awards can be awarded again. I never even thought to know what Dr Fauci's first name was (Anthony). I still want to nominate him for the Nobel Prize!

And much kudos to Pres Biden for his diversified selection of key advisors & support staff. But he has such a full plate in front of him that I pray he takes it slow enough to remain healthy & safe. It took 4 yrs for this country to be where it is now.

Silly thought I've had before  - wonder if any President ever wakes up and just says "I'll think I'll sleep late and do nothing today"????? I'm sure they an for days off or vacation/personal time. But that would have to be scheduled. I'm just thinking of something spontaneous.

I'm guessing that healing has begun!

Saw a little guy on TV the other day. He was happily talking about folk receiving "Dr Fauci's Ouchies" vaccines. Made me smile! 

On 1/27/2021 at 6:27 PM, amoLucia said:

I'm guessing that healing has begun!

Saw a little guy on TV the other day. He was happily talking about folk receiving "Dr Fauci's Ouchies" vaccines. Made me smile! 

The healing will really begin if Biden can pass a huge stimulus bill to stimulate the economy. Hope he doesn't make Obama's mistakes and suck up to the republicans. He needs to do what winners do. Stick it to them and push his policies through with or without their help. 

In two years if he hasn't solved the problems, he will own them. Give McConnell a taste of his own medicine. Stack the Supreme Court and pass legislation making gerrymandering and Citizens United obsolete. Without either, republicans will have to change their racist, lying, thieving ways. 

Biden has the opportunity to forever change this country for the better. 

4 hours ago, Curious1997 said:

The healing will really begin if Biden can pass a huge stimulus bill to stimulate the economy. Hope he doesn't make Obama's mistakes and suck up to the republicans. He needs to do what winners do. Stick it to them and push his policies through with or without their help. 

In two years if he hasn't solved the problems, he will own them. Give McConnell a taste of his own medicine. Stack the Supreme Court and pass legislation making gerrymandering and Citizens United obsolete. Without either, republicans will have to change their racist, lying, thieving ways. 

Biden has the opportunity to forever change this country for the better. 

 That's you wanting him to pass your agenda without regard to anyone else and that's not a healing attitude.   That type of governance got Trump in who undid all what Obama did, and got Biden in to undo what Trump did, and will get in a Republican and undo what Biden did and so on.

I don't like that attitude that if you cooperate with the other side you're done for.  This happened to our Republican governor that took Obama's stimulus money.  

I think him inviting the Republicans that made a counter offer to this stimulus package and tossing around ideas is a good start towards healing. Not ramming down his agenda without regard.

He'd be wise to remember that he didn't win by a landslide.  He barely won and doesn't really have a mandate.

In my opinion.

5 minutes ago, Tweety said:

 That's you wanting him to pass your agenda without regard to anyone else and that's not a healing attitude.   That type of governance got Trump in who undid all what Obama did, and got Biden in to undo what Trump did, and will get in a Republican and undo what Biden did and so on.

I don't like that attitude that if you cooperate with the other side you're done for.  This happened to our Republican governor that took Obama's stimulus money.  

I think him inviting the Republicans that made a counter offer to this stimulus package and tossing around ideas is a good start towards healing. Not ramming down his agenda without regard.

He'd be wise to remember that he didn't win by a landslide.  He barely won and doesn't really have a mandate.

In my opinion.

He won by over 6 million votes, more than anyone in history. 

Not interested in bipartisan anything. Repubs set the precedent, so they should have to live with it. There's a pandemic, people out of work, recession looming, bills to be paid and an international crisis completely brought on by Trump alone! 

74 million voted for Trump and you want to go easy on them? They chose probably the worst person in America to vote for and you want bipartisanship? Biden is a decent, not spectacular public servant and you would choose the criminal to support? A rapist, prolific liar who possibly is the candidate for the worst president in America's history and you suggest diplomacy? 

I wouldn't even offer a single platitude much less meet or consult with them. Lie down with dogs, you get the picture. 

IMO. 

6 minutes ago, Curious1997 said:

He won by over 6 million votes, more than anyone in history. 

Not interested in bipartisan anything. Repubs set the precedent, so they should have to live with it. There's a pandemic, people out of work, recession looming, bills to be paid and an international crisis completely brought on by Trump alone! 

74 million voted for Trump and you want to go easy on them? They chose probably the worst person in America to vote for and you want bipartisanship? Biden is a decent, not spectacular public servant and you would choose the criminal to support? A rapist, prolific liar who possibly is the candidate for the worst president in America's history and you suggest diplomacy? 

I wouldn't even offer a single platitude much less meet or consult with them. Lie down with dogs, you get the picture. 

IMO. 

I allow you your opinion.  But that still is "let the healing begin for me only".  But I get it.

The Biden Administration also needs to be mindful of those in own party and understand the "it's my way or the highway"  might not be the best approach to "let the healing begin".

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/01/politics/joe-biden-joe-manchin/index.html

1 hour ago, Curious1997 said:

He won by over 6 million votes, more than anyone in history. 

They both received the most votes of anyone in history.  You can't look at a 6 million vote win as a landslide and a mandate.  It's a win by 3% of the total 161 million votes.  Impressive and an indisputable victory for sure and a bit more than Trump won by percentage wise in 2016 but not as much as Obama.

Anyway, he's the winner.  I do have hope that we can heal from the Trump Administration and his extremist followers, but that's really going to be dependent on what the Republicans do.  If they stand up and regroup or if they continue the path they are on.  I already do feel better that Trump did't win again and for now that's healing enough.

I have no hope that the near 50/50 devision in ideals and how to get things done in this country is going to be fixed anytime soon.  But that's politics. 

I dunno...democrats should just legislate their agenda, regardless of the GOP. The GOP have talked about bipartisan unity for years now while engaging in no bipartisan unity.  They obstructed attempts at unity for the duration of the Obama administration and passed the tax giveaway without even pretending to seek bipartisan unity.  

Are there different rules for governing for conservatives versus liberals? We have zero additional need for unity than we needed a month ago, a year ago or a few presidents ago. There are plenty of things to unite us...covid for instance. 

We don't need unity with people who can't discern truth from lies and who would break our republic to please a despot...we need relief and remedy. 

1 hour ago, toomuchbaloney said:

I dunno...democrats should just legislate their agenda, regardless of the GOP. The GOP have talked about bipartisan unity for years now while engaging in no bipartisan unity.  They obstructed attempts at unity for the duration of the Obama administration and passed the tax giveaway without even pretending to seek bipartisan unity.  

Are there different rules for governing for conservatives versus liberals? We have zero additional need for unity than we needed a month ago, a year ago or a few presidents ago. There are plenty of things to unite us...covid for instance. 

We don't need unity with people who can't discern truth from lies and who would break our republic to please a despot...we need relief and remedy. 

Then Democrats would be hypocrites since that's what they campaigned on.  I'm not saying we need unity with the radical QAnon right and those politicians, or that we can even achieve unity with reasonable republicans on how to get things done.  But to campaign on a platform of reaching across the aisle and then say "never mind, we we're going to shove our agenda down your throat and not talk to you" doesn't make for the idea of "let the healing begin".  The Democrats have the advantage of both houses and Republican no this and we can throw them under the bus, or we can do like Biden did and have a meeting and listen.  

I get it though, I'm angry to at the destruction of Democracy lead by Trump and his enablers and I'm not saying pander to them.  I'm just saying let's not be hypocrites and truly be the people that are interesting in "let the healing begin".

Pipe dream I know.

53 minutes ago, Tweety said:

Then Democrats would be hypocrites since that's what they campaigned on.  I'm not saying we need unity with the radical QAnon right and those politicians, or that we can even achieve unity with reasonable republicans on how to get things done.  But to campaign on a platform of reaching across the aisle and then say "never mind, we we're going to shove our agenda down your throat and not talk to you" doesn't make for the idea of "let the healing begin".  The Democrats have the advantage of both houses and Republican no this and we can throw them under the bus, or we can do like Biden did and have a meeting and listen.  

I get it though, I'm angry to at the destruction of Democracy lead by Trump and his enablers and I'm not saying pander to them.  I'm just saying let's not be hypocrites and truly be the people that are interesting in "let the healing begin".

Pipe dream I know.

 

Are you suggesting that Biden isn't reaching across the aisle attempting to get republicans to join in the rebuilding of America? Because bipartisan unity requires more than interest and effort on the part of Biden and liberals.  

I'm saying that the process should not be stalled or delayed while everyone pretends that republicans are going to unify behind some Biden policy.  The GOP  has shown us time and again over the past 20 years that compromise and bipartisan support are little more than talking point rhetoric for them. 

It's not Biden's fault that the GOP are unwilling to unify in defense of We the People or the Republic.