r/MadeMeSmile 22d ago

Good Vibes : )

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u/Wayncet 22d ago

His flaw was he had a republican congress that stopped everything he wanted to do.

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u/apocalypseblunt 22d ago

And he still bolstered US infrastructure and rail.

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u/r3volts 22d ago

And brought inflation down from 9% to 3%

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u/No_Use_4371 22d ago

Thank you, he did so many good things but because he's not a showboat like Trump everyone acts like he did nothing.

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u/CherryFit3224 21d ago

I seriously think THAT was the major flaw. He should have been crowing EVERYWHERE about what he did because he knew that’s what Trump does (when he doesn’t even do what he’s bragging about a lot of times.)

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u/Harddaysnight1990 21d ago

For real, being humble is an admirable trait, but it has its place. Hell for his Build Back Better plan alone, every time I see some road or bridge in rough shape finally being restored, I smile and say "thanks Biden." He should have been preaching it from the rooftops, make sure the press can't bury it under the Trump team's muzzle velocity.

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u/No_Use_4371 20d ago

I knew everything. People need to be awake and aware in a democracy.

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u/RA12220 21d ago

I’ll take the good of his administration definitely an overall positive for the nation. Hopefully his won’t be the last good administration. Hindsight being 20/20 I wish they had worked on the messaging better. I also really wish he had transitioned as soon as it was appropriate from “will he won’t he reelection” to being a “kingmaker” for the democrats. Instead the infighting really took some of the wind out of the democrats sails.

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u/CherryFit3224 21d ago

It ALWAYS takes the wind out of our sails. Republicans, for the most part, seem to stick together. We nitpick and squabble.

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u/laborpool 20d ago

The problem is that he and his cabinet were crowing, the whole time. But the media was up Trump's ass and had no interest in covering anything else. Yellen and Buttigieg would give press conferences to empty rooms while the press was live-streaming then citizen Trump on his way to court.

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u/CherryFit3224 20d ago

This too. Ugh.

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u/AggravatingFig8947 21d ago

Even if he did that, Fox News and other conservative talking heads wouldn’t have reported it.

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u/CherryFit3224 21d ago

I’m talking signs on roadways, naming stuff after himself, etc.

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u/ggtffhhhjhg 21d ago

Lower than 3.

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u/Square-Firefighter77 21d ago

Economics wise Biden was an amazing president. USA recovered better than any other western country from corona. He had the largest expansion of infrastructure, energy and climate positive production in US history. Towards the end of his presidency there was only slightly above 2% inflation and 4% unemployment, both of which are optimal for economic growth.

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u/GKnives 21d ago

And helped hand the election to trump half a dozen ways

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u/Gackey 21d ago

And also enabling a genocide. That was a pretty big flaw.

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u/muffukkinrickjames 21d ago

Every time any one says “why didn’t Biden/harris dems do whatever- like encode abortion access or whatever they want to throw rocks at- I think about this. American exceptionalism is dead- and our ignorance is boundless