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quakerboy

(14,186 posts)

17. Yup.

Reply to Iggo (Reply #15)

Mon Dec 9, 2024, 01:05 PM

Dec 9

Thats what he signed up for. No president to date is owed popularity or pleasant words from any citizen. Thats not any part of the deal they make when they decide to run for president.

That may change soon. But for now.

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I'm happy Joe pardoned Hunter and would be fine if that's his last official act in office. He owes the party nothing. [View all] SRK65802 Dec 9 OP

I agree. LoisB Dec 9 #1

Same here Rebl2 Dec 9 #3

Agreed nt XanaDUer2 Dec 9 #2

To hell with that crap. Joe owes nobody anything. They stood back and allowed his son to be Autumn Dec 9 #4

They'll get the same in return. onecaliberal Dec 9 #5

They are more comfortable going after him than Trump newdeal2 Dec 9 #6

Its safer quakerboy Dec 9 #16

The media especially. There is a joke of an article posted from Wall street journal JI7 Dec 9 #7

Agree Easterncedar Dec 9 #8

I'm happy too, but he does owe us something ecstatic Dec 9 #9

She won't do anything different than Biden did, By the time she got an AG in , trump would be in office. Autumn Dec 9 #10

Actually, he is still President until 12:01 pm on January 20th. niyad Dec 9 #13

The bottom line, we have no idea what Joe and his crew are doing. Biophilic Dec 9 #14

I hope one of his last acts is to put the Equal Rights Amendment on the books. GoCubsGo Dec 9 #11

He probably doesn't think it will hold up, since a few states rescinded and the 1982 expiration has long passed Polybius Dec 9 #23

too true marti Dec 9 #12

Not me. I want him to do his job until his last day. Iggo Dec 9 #15

Yup. quakerboy Dec 9 #17

I hope Joe pardons a bunch of other people. patphil Dec 9 #18

I just hve to say... 2naSalit Dec 9 #19

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Joe is/was a truly great president, but johnnyplankton Dec 9 #20

Agreed - many had strong doubts about Harris being nationally electable, but in July 2024, there was no question that Midwestern Democrat Dec 10 #25

People need to get a clue wryter2000 Dec 9 #21

Yep. I have no problem whatsoever about the pardon. I hope Biden pardons a lot more people. mucholderthandirt Dec 10 #24