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<blockquote data-quote="Frank Underwood" data-source="post: 389665" data-attributes="member: 35">
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ending the Afghanistan war was good, though to say it didn&#039;t go smoothly would be an understatement.&nbsp; He&#039;s also countered it by throwing billions at new wars.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">We&#039;ll see what comes of that infrastructure bill in time.&nbsp; It was negotiated down and wasn&#039;t nearly enough to begin with.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gas prices have come down, but food prices are still high.&nbsp; Also, how many of those jobs were a result of people returning to work after lockdowns were lifted?</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pardoning people for simple marijuana convictions is great, but his 1994 crime bill is also largely responsible for harshly penalizing non-violent offenders to begin with.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Providing funding to produce semiconductors in the USA instead on being reliant on China is good, but many people still face economic hardship.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wasn&#039;t same sex marriage settled in 2015?&nbsp; It&#039;s good if he codified it (out of political expediency, no doubt,) but he won&#039;t do the same for a woman&#039;s right to choose.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Biden cares so much about climate change that he&#039;s &quot;approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump.&quot;&nbsp; Source:&nbsp; <a href="http://Biden is approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a></li>
</ul>I could go on as well.&nbsp; There have been a few positives to come out of his administration, but it&#039;s vastly overshadowed by the wars and continued capitulation to the oligarchs.It&#039;s much more than the typical gaffes of yesterday (much of which consisted of outright lying and plagiarism.)&nbsp; I could tell beforehand, but the special counsel confirms it.Also, we agree the orange war pig/p*ssy grabber isn&#039;t suitable to vote for either (although Biden&#039;s also a war pig, creepy hair sniffer, and has been accused of sexual assault.)Kennedy has the usual pro-Israel war pig stance, but I agree with his stance against the Ukraine War and authoritarian Covid policies.&nbsp; We know now that the establishment pushed half-truths and outright lies when it came to the efficacy of the vaccine.&nbsp; Not to mention the conflicts of interest with big pharma companies sponsoring cable news shows and having execs sitting on regulatory boards.&nbsp; I&#039;m unsure if I&#039;ll vote for Kennedy, but being a skeptic of the Ukraine war and big pharma are good things in my book.It only cost people their livelihoods and created other problems such as isolation, depression, and suicide while doing little to prevent Covid deaths.&nbsp; But what do I know.<h3><a href="https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2022-02-02/a-johns-hopkins-study-says-ill-founded-lockdowns-did-little-to-limit-covid-deaths" target="_blank">A Johns Hopkins study says &#039;ill-founded&#039; COVID lockdowns did more harm than good</a></h3></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Frank Underwood, post: 389665, member: 35"] [LIST] [*]Ending the Afghanistan war was good, though to say it didn't go smoothly would be an understatement. He's also countered it by throwing billions at new wars. [*]We'll see what comes of that infrastructure bill in time. It was negotiated down and wasn't nearly enough to begin with. [*]Gas prices have come down, but food prices are still high. Also, how many of those jobs were a result of people returning to work after lockdowns were lifted? [*]Pardoning people for simple marijuana convictions is great, but his 1994 crime bill is also largely responsible for harshly penalizing non-violent offenders to begin with. [*]Providing funding to produce semiconductors in the USA instead on being reliant on China is good, but many people still face economic hardship. [*]Wasn't same sex marriage settled in 2015? It's good if he codified it (out of political expediency, no doubt,) but he won't do the same for a woman's right to choose. [*]Biden cares so much about climate change that he's "approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump." Source: [URL='http://Biden is approving more oil and gas drilling permits on public lands than Trump']The Washington Post[/URL] [/LIST] I could go on as well. There have been a few positives to come out of his administration, but it's vastly overshadowed by the wars and continued capitulation to the oligarchs. It's much more than the typical gaffes of yesterday (much of which consisted of outright lying and plagiarism.) I could tell beforehand, but the special counsel confirms it. Also, we agree the orange war pig/p*ssy grabber isn't suitable to vote for either (although Biden's also a war pig, creepy hair sniffer, and has been accused of sexual assault.) Kennedy has the usual pro-Israel war pig stance, but I agree with his stance against the Ukraine War and authoritarian Covid policies. We know now that the establishment pushed half-truths and outright lies when it came to the efficacy of the vaccine. Not to mention the conflicts of interest with big pharma companies sponsoring cable news shows and having execs sitting on regulatory boards. I'm unsure if I'll vote for Kennedy, but being a skeptic of the Ukraine war and big pharma are good things in my book. It only cost people their livelihoods and created other problems such as isolation, depression, and suicide while doing little to prevent Covid deaths. But what do I know. [HEADING=2][URL='https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2022-02-02/a-johns-hopkins-study-says-ill-founded-lockdowns-did-little-to-limit-covid-deaths']A Johns Hopkins study says 'ill-founded' COVID lockdowns did more harm than good[/URL][/HEADING] [/QUOTE]

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