vcczar Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 Pres. Joe Biden (D-DE) started off kind of slow. He didn't really take off until the 1990s. His actions are not yet over. His actions: Biden, Joe 1976 1st US Sen to endorse Carter in Dem primary Biden, Joe 1984 Major role in Comprehensive Crime Control Act Biden, Joe 1988 pres cand Biden, Joe 1991 Angers liberals for "mishandling" Anita Hill's allegations during Thomas SC confirmation Biden, Joe 1993 Presided over demise of key White House appts Biden, Joe 1993 Author of Violent Crime Act (Biden Crime Law), which included Weapons Assault Ban Biden, Joe 1993 Senate sponser of Violence Against Women Act Biden, Joe 1996 Voted for Defense of Marriage Act, despite later gay marriage support Biden, Joe 1999 Co-sponsored bill with McCain to intervene in Kosovo War Biden, Joe 2001 Influential Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair. Served as the War on Terror began Biden, Joe 2005 One of minority of Dems to vote for Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention Act Biden, Joe 2007 Calls for breaking Iraq into three federalize states: Sunni, Shia, Kurd Biden, Joe 2008 Obama's VP nom; also, previously a Dem pres cand in this election Biden, Joe 2011 Played vital role in getting McConnell to support Budget Control Act Biden, Joe 2012 Obama's VP once again Biden, Joe 2012 First active member of a presidential administration to ever openly support Gay Marriage Biden, Joe 2015 Declines to run for pres, which is a surprise for some Biden, Joe 2019 First former VP to get support to become Speaker -- 1 vote Biden, Joe 2019 Role in allegation of Trump's quid pro quo Biden, Joe 2021 Elected pres, the oldest in US history at the time Biden, Joe 2021 Signs COVID Stimulus Package Biden, Joe 2021 Advocates Build Back Better Plan, which fails to pass Biden, Joe 2021 Returns US to the Paris Agreement Biden, Joe 2021 Signs Juneteenth Act Biden, Joe 2021 Pull US from Afghanistan, ending the 20 year war, but Taliban regains control instantly Biden, Joe 2021 Signs Infrastructure Act Biden, Joe 2022 Signs Respect for Marriage Act, legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide; repeals Defense of Marriage Act Biden, Joe 2022 Appts Ketanji Brown Jackson to the SC, the 1st black woman to serve the court Biden, Joe 2022 Signs Inflation Reduction Act Biden, Joe 2022 Sanctions Russia following invasion of Ukraine and begins aiding the defending nation Biden, Joe 2023 House launches impeachment inquiry, although no specific evidence for it has been presented Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 Aside from inflation and low incomes (both which are kind of out of his hands, especially the former), I think he's done better than expected already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 It's kind of interesting that he runs for president in 1988 when he's accomplished almost nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrangeP47 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 4 minutes ago, vcczar said: It's kind of interesting that he runs for president in 1988 when he's accomplished almost nothing. To be fair, probably the biggest accomplishment Biden has, which doesn't really show up in any measurable sense, is "being an actual functioning adult", which he was doing long before 88. I mean sure, it's often used to contrast him against Trump, but it was applicable to a certain sort of voter back then too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrman104 Posted September 14 Share Posted September 14 1 hour ago, vcczar said: It's kind of interesting that he runs for president in 1988 when he's accomplished almost nothing. He had planned to run in 84 even. When he endorsed Carter against Kennedy in 1980 he said "If you’re looking for an Irish Catholic Democrat to support, wait until 1984 and one of us will be back” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vcczar Posted September 14 Author Share Posted September 14 10 minutes ago, Murrman104 said: He had planned to run in 84 even. When he endorsed Carter against Kennedy in 1980 he said "If you’re looking for an Irish Catholic Democrat to support, wait until 1984 and one of us will be back” I didn't know that. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.