Posted on 02/08/2023 7:26:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind
During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, Joe Biden called for unity to get things done in Congress.
“To my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there is no reason we can’t work together in this new Congress,” Biden said. “The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere. And that’s always been my vision for the country: to restore the soul of the nation, to rebuild the backbone of America: the middle class, to unite the country. We’ve been sent here to finish the job!”
The last Congress, of course, had Democrat majorities in both the House and Senate, and, for the most part, things were passed rather easily in both chambers because Democrats were united behind Joe Biden’s agenda. But Americans voted for divided government in 2022, handing Republicans the majority in the House. Despite Biden’s suggestion, the message sent by the American people is that they want the recklessness of one-party control reined in.
As for his calls for unity, Biden has often given lip service to “unity” and “bipartisanship,” but polls have shown that Americans have doubted his ability to “bring the country closer together” from the beginning.
But unity has never actually been his goal.
In April of last year, Biden’s then-press secretary, Jen Psaki, admitted that he never actually intended to work with Republicans on Capitol Hill at all. “I will say that the president’s view is that bringing America together is bringing the American people together,” Psaki said. “So, when I say he’s, uhh, focused on bringing people together, bringing Democrats and Republicans together, he’s not talking about solving bipartisanship in this zip code.”
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“If you’d always just obey me, we’d have unity.”
RE: “If you’d always just obey me, we’d have unity.”
That has always been the motto of every tyrant in history.
When have Dems ever “reached across the aisle” - as they demand of Repubs all the time?
Their idea of unity is one-party unity, on their terms and dictates, nothing else will be tolerated.
Begs the question... What ‘things’ are you talking about getting done? Biden’s not doing any ‘things’ that will benefit the american people i can guarantee that much.
Biden could help the US tremendously if he would just shut up and sit down. Go away!
Cooperating with evil is never right, never worthwhile (even for shortterm).
Give him nothing, ashes in the mouth. Nothing. Shut down everything, it will slow the decay.
Democrats reach across the aisle all the time to pat the RINOs on their backs for once again betraying their Base.
When the obvious reason is missed
Democrats were united behind Joe Biden’s agenda. But Americans voted for divided government in 2022.
Libtard Clown Show 🤡
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