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TinyViolins · 31-35, M
Thankfully, he's consistent. The things that make President Biden are the same things that made candidate Biden, Vice President Biden, and Senator Biden. He's affable, he's compassionate, he's a dedicated civil servant, and his natural inclination is to try to bring people together.
That said, he's not very bright or innovative. He's in many ways a product of the system of governance that rewards simple narratives over nuanced pragmatism. His pullout of Afghanistan, his vaccine drive, and to some extent his handling of the economy, while all generally the right approach, were all botched or stalled mostly because of how simplistic it all is.
And as bad as it all is, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was a better candidate than the other guy, given how Trump never bothered to have platform goals for 2020 and turned every speaking opportunity into an ego stroke
That said, he's not very bright or innovative. He's in many ways a product of the system of governance that rewards simple narratives over nuanced pragmatism. His pullout of Afghanistan, his vaccine drive, and to some extent his handling of the economy, while all generally the right approach, were all botched or stalled mostly because of how simplistic it all is.
And as bad as it all is, I have absolutely no doubt in my mind that he was a better candidate than the other guy, given how Trump never bothered to have platform goals for 2020 and turned every speaking opportunity into an ego stroke
Stillwaiting · M
@TinyViolins Consistent?? He flip-flops more than .. well .. flip-flops. Nothing he's touched appears better for it.