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Biden's Blast from the Past – The Return of the Misery Index
American Thinker ^ | 14 May, 2021 | Brian C. Joondeph

Posted on 05/14/2021 3:28:20 AM PDT by MtnClimber

This week has the distinct smell of Democrats in charge.

What was once old eventually becomes new, from fashion and hair length to music and economics. As they say, history may not repeat itself, but it often rhymes. Today we are seeing events that rhyme with events of a few decades ago. The rhyme is held together by the single commonality of which party is running the country.

This week has the distinct smell of Democrats in charge. We have gas lines again, more cars waiting to fill up their gas tanks than ever waiting to hear candidate Joe Biden speak at his sparsely attended campaign car rallies.

War is breaking out in the Middle East with Palestinian militants lobbing missiles at Israel, and Israel appropriately responding to attacks on its homeland. I wonder if Obama’s “pallets of cash” paid for any Hamas missiles? Or if the planned restoration of $235 million in US aid to the Palestinians has freed up cash for missiles?

Inflation and unemployment are both rising. It’s like traveling back in time to the late 1970s, dancing to the Bee Gees’ “Stayin Alive” under a mirror disco ball. But now it’s 2021 and we are dancing to Biden’s fiddle.

The rhyme these days is something older readers may remember, the “Misery Index”. One can hearken back to the days of President Jimmy Carter, the former peanut farmer turned US President, from 1976 to 1980, before Ronald Reagan taught America what conservatism was and could offer not only to America but the world.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Society
KEYWORDS: communism

1 posted on 05/14/2021 3:28:20 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

Gas lines...I remember them.


2 posted on 05/14/2021 3:28:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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The Trump administration was constantly barraged by the Dems producing continuous chaos for 4 years.

So here we are with the Biden administration and the Dems who are now producing continuous chaos around the world.

Can't wait until the November elections.

3 posted on 05/14/2021 3:52:04 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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I think Biden will be worse than Carter. We have Iran as a problem again. Energy independence is out the window. Inflation. The interest rates are sure to go back to Carter levels....


4 posted on 05/14/2021 4:10:17 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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bkmk


5 posted on 05/14/2021 4:10:44 AM PDT by sauropod (Chance favors the prepared mind.)
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“Gas lines...I remember them.”

I was in one Wednesday.
Yogi Berra came to mind..”Its deja vu all over again.”


6 posted on 05/14/2021 4:12:49 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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To: oldvirginian

I remember the odd/even license plate days!


7 posted on 05/14/2021 4:58:32 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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Luckily I had two vehicles, one was my personal vehicle and the other an old farm truck. One was odd one was even so I managed to stay rolling no matter what.

Someone needs to revive the misery index from the Carter era.


8 posted on 05/14/2021 5:18:32 AM PDT by oldvirginian (Shut up and sing, shut up and dribble, shut up and play, shut up and act...just SHUT UP)
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To: MtnClimber

Strange casseroles, gas lines, batshit crazy news headlines. In Carter’s day we didn’t have an Obamafied media, so there was real news.

Stock your pantry this summer, we may be in for a rough winter.


9 posted on 05/14/2021 5:24:26 AM PDT by BlackAdderess (The way to deal with bad ideas is to go through via critical thought, not around)
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In Carter’s day we didn’t have an Obamafied media, so there was real news.


Good point.


10 posted on 05/14/2021 6:34:56 AM PDT by volunbeer (Find the truth and accept it - anything else is delusional)
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To: MtnClimber

Malaise II: Electric Boondoggle


11 posted on 05/14/2021 6:45:14 AM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Poor kids are just as bright, just as talented, as white kids." - Joe Biden Aug 8, 2019)
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Do we get to call BLM and ANTIFA the Boondoggle Boyz?


12 posted on 05/14/2021 7:00:55 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of Colorado scenery and wildlife, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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I had a 13.5% mortgage under Jimmah Carter. Second worst President after Joseph Stolen.


13 posted on 05/14/2021 7:49:59 AM PDT by IAGeezer912 (One out of every 20 people on the face of the earth are Americans. We have won life's lottery.)
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