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I feel President Biden will be the next FDR (Original Post) demtenjeep Feb 2021 OP
I've been feeling this & saying it since before the election SheltieLover Feb 2021 #1
He's got the steepest set of problems to solve since FDR's,... brush Feb 2021 #2
Trump was certainly the next Hoover. murielm99 Feb 2021 #3
Not to mention how much he sucks.... whopis01 Feb 2021 #5
I might agree with you, except that he's too old. Jeebo Feb 2021 #4
I think he will only serve one term but he is going to work like hell that one term and has great demtenjeep Feb 2021 #6
Yes, but minus the racism. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #7
He will if Manchin and Sinema don't sabotage him. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2021 #8
Yes indeed malaise Feb 2021 #9
thank you demtenjeep Feb 2021 #10

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
1. I've been feeling this & saying it since before the election
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:38 PM
Feb 2021

Rather than programs like WPA, Joe will formulate & implement job retraining for renewable energies, etc.

It is a great feeling to have! And to see being put into practice so quickly!

brush

(53,843 posts)
2. He's got the steepest set of problems to solve since FDR's,...
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:42 PM
Feb 2021

as the nation is at its worse off and perilous situation since then. And that includes the housing crisis and great recession that confronted President Obama and him in 2009.

He's determined and I believe he can pull us out of this trump-generated disaster.

murielm99

(30,761 posts)
3. Trump was certainly the next Hoover.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:50 PM
Feb 2021

He lost the Presidency, the House and the Senate.

I have been thinking, hoping and praying that Biden will be the next FDR. GMTA?

whopis01

(3,523 posts)
5. Not to mention how much he sucks....
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:12 PM
Feb 2021


I think this Hoover is a good analogy for him.
Especially with its "Positive Agitation"

Jeebo

(2,026 posts)
4. I might agree with you, except that he's too old.
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 01:51 PM
Feb 2021

FDR served three full terms, that's 12 years. Biden is 78, he can serve only two terms and in eight years he'll be 86. Because of his age I have doubts as to whether he'll even serve more than one full term. Also, there's the problem of the filibuster, which is a serious roadblock to getting anything done. It used to be that the filibuster was used only sparingly, but now the Republicons are relentlessly filibustering everything Democrats try to do.

I hope you're right, but Biden's age and the filibuster are huge obstacles.

-- Ron

 

demtenjeep

(31,997 posts)
6. I think he will only serve one term but he is going to work like hell that one term and has great
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:12 PM
Feb 2021

leadership under him.

He knows what he is doing!!!

malaise

(269,157 posts)
9. Yes indeed
Fri Feb 5, 2021, 02:17 PM
Feb 2021

He has nothing to lose at his age. He's going to tear down this trickle down piss pot crap.

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