Mon Feb 22, 2021, 07:32 AM

Biden's Revolution Is Doing What Obama and Clinton Did Not

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Biden’s Revolution Is Doing What Obama and Clinton Did Not
‘MAKE ME DO IT’
One month in, the 46th president is respecting the left even when it wants to go further than he will, and he’s dismissing bad-faith conservative complaints about his agenda.
Michael Tomasky
Special Correspondent
Updated Feb. 22, 2021 7:12AM ET / Published Feb. 22, 2021 4:05AM ET

We’re one month and change into the Biden presidency, and let’s just say it. He’s been staggeringly good. He has way surpassed my expectations. And it’s small wonder he has a 63 percent approval rating. Most people like what they see.

What’s he done, in big-picture terms? Three things. First and foremost, he and his team are not letting themselves be bullied by the economic supply-siders and neoliberals who’ve spent the last few decades transferring $50 trillion in wealth from the middle class to the rich.

Second, the Biden team understands that the standard Beltway definition of bipartisanship is useless with today’s Republican Party. The Biden people get that congressional Republicans don’t even really represent most rank-and-file Republicans anymore—hence these polls showing significant support even among Republicans for most aspects of the COVID relief bill. This administration shows every sign of not letting itself get suckered into the false promise of trying to win Republican votes that aren’t likely to materialize.

Third, they don’t have contempt for Democrats to their left, which is a great thing to see. History tells us pretty clearly in my view that progress is made in this country when activists on the left go out and agitate and change public opinion and liberals codify that change by writing laws. The Biden people clearly agree with this view.

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63 replies	Author	Time	Post
Biden's Revolution Is Doing What Obama and Clinton Did Not (Original post)	babylonsister	Feb 22	OP
I agree,	gab13by13	Feb 22	#1
Biden has stature, longevity, good will	bucolic_frolic	Feb 22	#2
And experience. Experience COUNTS!!!	calimary	Feb 22	#36
He's what we need. K & R	Guilded Lilly	Feb 22	#3
It appears that he hasn't forgotten any of the lessons he has picked up along the way.	DFW	Feb 22	#4
GOOD. This is a VERY good thing.	calimary	Feb 22	#37
Biden has extreme emergencies. That makes all the difference.	Hortensis	Feb 22	#5
I've argued for decades that they're -not- the same!	electric_blue68	Feb 22	#45
Yes. Extremely harmful lies that need zero tolerance.	Hortensis	Feb 22	#48
+1	betsuni	Tuesday	#59
Biden is a white man so he gets less pushback . But these comparisons don't make sense	JI7	Feb 22	#6
Isn't the article referring to Bill Clinton?	Sugarcoated	Feb 22	#28
Yes on the racism against against Obama. 🤬	electric_blue68	Feb 22	#46
+1	betsuni	Tuesday	#55
+1000	Solomon	Tuesday	#61
Biden knows he will be judged on what he delivers for the American people the next 18 months	Johnny2X2X	Feb 22	#7
Crying for happiness, for a change..	ananda	Feb 22	#8
I'd compare him to	multigraincracker	Feb 22	#9
So would I. Certainly Biden's challenges	wnylib	Feb 22	#23
Thanks for posting this. Biden has indeed been staggeringly good this first month.	PatrickforB	Feb 22	#10
i am quite happy with him and his administration so far.	lark	Feb 22	#11
Competence is in charge	mountain grammy	Feb 22	#12
Have we reached earthquake tension yet?	Hermit-The-Prog	Feb 22	#13
So far, so exceptional	Ferrets are Cool	Feb 22	#14
...	speak easy	Feb 22	#16
That is a beautiful creature.	Ferrets are Cool	Feb 22	#17
Joe Biden listens.	speak easy	Feb 22	#15
I have to say it ..... I was wrong about Biden at the beginning of primary season	groundloop	Feb 22	#18
My guess is that Garland	NewJeffCT	Feb 22	#24
Ditto. I left DU when Obama came aboard and tried to coddle the Right early on.	theneworiginal	Feb 22	#27
Well spoken. nt	Tommymac	Tuesday	#53
This article sums it up beautifully	PatSeg	Feb 22	#19
Spot on.	zentrum	Feb 22	#20
Go big and don't look back.	Jon King	Feb 22	#21
We all have to help stack the deck...	cynical_idealist	Feb 22	#30
Lucid truth, baby!	jaxexpat	Feb 22	#22
Biden will have been in office for 1 month on 2/20. He has gotten a hell of a lot done.	Botany	Feb 22	#25
Your last line put a lump in my throat and a little tear in my eye, Botany.	JudyM	Tuesday	#51
The right wing/Fox News/GOP are fighting Joe and Kamala's ideas so hard because they know ...	Botany	Tuesday	#56
The good/evil is so well-defined this time, maybe the truth will have a better chance	JudyM	Tuesday	#60
KnR	Hekate	Feb 22	#26
I wonder what the general concensus within the Naysayer Wing of the Democratic Party have to say.	BobTheSubgenius	Feb 22	#29
I would like to believe this...	angrychair	Feb 22	#31
"...they don't have contempt for Democrats to their left"	LudwigPastorius	Feb 22	#32
We need ACTION on critical issues	WarGamer	Feb 22	#33
"..why are we waiting until the last minute to pass the Stimulus?"	LudwigPastorius	Feb 22	#34
Post removed	Post removed	Feb 22	#35
+1	DeminPennswoods	Feb 22	#38
Perhaps Reagan-lite?	Earthshine2	Feb 22	#47
No, thanks.	MineralMan	Tuesday	#57
I don't think Biden is thinking about re-election.	apnu	Feb 22	#39
Joe rocks it.	Joinfortmill	Feb 22	#40
Many of us knew this.. that he would be	Cha	Feb 22	#41
Maybe it's a good thing that Joe Biden's previous attempts to gain the presidency failed.	Oldem	Feb 22	#42
Yes, some people learn from their mistakes..	Cha	Feb 22	#43
Agreed. We all learn from our mistake. The trouble is that	Oldem	Feb 22	#44
K&R	Blue Owl	Feb 22	#49
He has been fanstastic	Gore1FL	Feb 22	#50
It's awfully early to make these kind of pronouncements - it would be more appropriate to wait until	Midwestern Democrat	Tuesday	#52
Interesting article, ruined by	ecstatic	Tuesday	#54
"respecting the left" "don't have contempt for Democrats to their left"	betsuni	Tuesday	#58
You have Trump to thank for this	Azathoth	Tuesday	#62
I think the last 4 years woke everyone up. It is definitely not politics as usual.	FlyingPiggy	Tuesday	#63

Response to babylonsister (Original post)

Mon Feb 22, 2021, 07:51 AM

gab13by13 (2,893 posts)

1. I agree,

The Democratic voters, left, center , right, are all behind Joe. We have to work on a couple of blips in the Senate, but maybe that will be fixed also.

Biden's Revolution Is Doing What Obama and Clinton Did Not

1. I agree,

2. Biden has stature, longevity, good will

36. And experience. Experience COUNTS!!!

3. He's what we need. K & R

4. It appears that he hasn't forgotten any of the lessons he has picked up along the way.

37. GOOD. This is a VERY good thing.

5. Biden has extreme emergencies. That makes all the difference.

45. I've argued for decades that they're -not- the same!

48. Yes. Extremely harmful lies that need zero tolerance.

59. +1

6. Biden is a white man so he gets less pushback . But these comparisons don't make sense

28. Isn't the article referring to Bill Clinton?

46. Yes on the racism against against Obama. 🤬

55. +1

61. +1000

7. Biden knows he will be judged on what he delivers for the American people the next 18 months

8. Crying for happiness, for a change..

9. I'd compare him to

23. So would I. Certainly Biden's challenges

10. Thanks for posting this. Biden has indeed been staggeringly good this first month.

11. i am quite happy with him and his administration so far.

12. Competence is in charge

13. Have we reached earthquake tension yet?

14. So far, so exceptional

16. ...

17. That is a beautiful creature.

15. Joe Biden listens.

18. I have to say it ..... I was wrong about Biden at the beginning of primary season

24. My guess is that Garland

27. Ditto. I left DU when Obama came aboard and tried to coddle the Right early on.

53. Well spoken. nt

19. This article sums it up beautifully

20. Spot on.

21. Go big and don't look back.

30. We all have to help stack the deck...

22. Lucid truth, baby!

25. Biden will have been in office for 1 month on 2/20. He has gotten a hell of a lot done.

51. Your last line put a lump in my throat and a little tear in my eye, Botany.

56. The right wing/Fox News/GOP are fighting Joe and Kamala's ideas so hard because they know ...

60. The good/evil is so well-defined this time, maybe the truth will have a better chance

26. KnR

29. I wonder what the general concensus within the Naysayer Wing of the Democratic Party have to say.

31. I would like to believe this...

32. "...they don't have contempt for Democrats to their left"

33. We need ACTION on critical issues

34. "..why are we waiting until the last minute to pass the Stimulus?"

38. +1

47. Perhaps Reagan-lite?

57. No, thanks.

39. I don't think Biden is thinking about re-election.

40. Joe rocks it.

41. Many of us knew this.. that he would be

42. Maybe it's a good thing that Joe Biden's previous attempts to gain the presidency failed.

43. Yes, some people learn from their mistakes..

44. Agreed. We all learn from our mistake. The trouble is that

49. K&R

50. He has been fanstastic

52. It's awfully early to make these kind of pronouncements - it would be more appropriate to wait until

54. Interesting article, ruined by

58. "respecting the left" "don't have contempt for Democrats to their left"

62. You have Trump to thank for this

63. I think the last 4 years woke everyone up. It is definitely not politics as usual.