Jan 21st, 2021 | Tom Talks

Jan
21
2021
Tom Talks
Tom Talks

TRUMP IS HISTORY. NOW WHAT? Tom talks about how we will fill the big void that departing loser Donald Trump leaves behind and about what's next.

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Submitted by KZK AM and FM on

Good riddance to very bad rubbish

Submitted by mwkirlin on

I know you could be right that history will repeat itself and Biden will try to work across the aisle the way Obama did. Biden has the House and Senate, as Obama did during his first two years. It is my sincere hope that he learns from that history because Obama squandered an opportunity trying to work across the aisle. Democrats should not screw this up, and yes they could, but they have the ability to force an agenda for 2 years. Where we agree is this will be a very short presidency for Biden. Should Biden go into this knowing it's a short presidency, he'll have every opportunity to take advantage and not try to make friends with people who aren't going to work with him. He has enough commonality with the Republicans anyway where there shouldn't be too much difficulty there. I am simply hoping and believing that he will not fold like a lawn chair.

Submitted by cpk on

While it's true that, like when Obama took office in '09, that Biden has both a Dem House and Senate, that's about where the similarity ends. Right now, Dems hold the slimmest of majorities in both chambers - Back in '09, Dems had 257 vs 178 lead in the House, and held the Senate 59-41. (briefly, they even had a fillibuster-proof lead once Sen. Franken was seated after a long, contentious election, and that was lost when Sen Kennedy died a few months later). Compare to now - Dems hold a SLIM majority, only 221-211 and the Senate is 50-50. And you can't count on all Dems voting with Schumer every time either (eg. Sen. Manchin and Sinema). So, he's gotta do some working across the aisle because this ain't a majority that one can steamroll an agenda with. Even with the big majorities Obama had, we still couldn't get a lot of stuff through. (eg. Public Option). Biden's presidency will be most successful if he follows the Clinton model (sans dalliances with interns, of course)

Submitted by cpk on

While it's true that, like when Obama took office in '09, that Biden has both a Dem House and Senate, that's about where the similarity ends. Right now, Dems hold the slimmest of majorities in both chambers - Back in '09, Dems had 257 vs 178 lead in the House, and held the Senate 59-41. (briefly, they even had a fillibuster-proof lead once Sen. Franken was seated after a long, contentious election, and that was lost when Sen Kennedy died a few months later). Compare to now - Dems hold a SLIM majority, only 221-211 and the Senate is 50-50. And you can't count on all Dems voting with Schumer every time either (eg. Sen. Manchin and Sinema). So, he's gotta do some working across the aisle because this ain't a majority that one can steamroll an agenda with. Even with the big majorities Obama had, we still couldn't get a lot of stuff through. (eg. Public Option). Biden's presidency will be most successful if he follows the Clinton model (sans dalliances with interns, of course)