Bear Pit: now the sole domicile of politics at LuLa

[MattBurt]

Democrats and anti-Trump fanatics must be disappointed.  He didn't pardon himself, his family, start a new war or press the nuclear button.  Nor did he crash Air Force 1 into the Capitol.

As an independent I'm pretty relieved those things didn't happen. I don't know all the democrats but the ones I do know would be relieved too.

Maybe the democrats you know are really MAGA people in disguise. Sort of like when Antifa stormed the capitol disguised as Trumpkins. Seems to be happening all over the place lately.

[chez]

Democrats and anti-Trump fanatics must be disappointed.  He didn't pardon himself, his family, start a new war or press the nuclear button.  Nor did he crash Air Force 1 into the Capitol.

There is enough Trump highlights these past 4 years to keep everyone entertained for years.

[John Camp]

Democrats and anti-Trump fanatics must be disappointed.  He didn't pardon himself, his family, start a new war or press the nuclear button.  Nor did he crash Air Force 1 into the Capitol.

I'm actually relieved that he didn't do the pardons, start a war or press the nuclear button, because I was afraid he would. I didn't think he'd crash the plane because he was on it, and that would no way fit with what we know about Trump and his heel spurs.

One of the things that Alan and Joe may be amazed to discover is that the people who disparaged that asshole Trump for lo these many years will not feel a particularly insane fealty toward Biden. Biden doesn't require it. I don't think he's going to be a great president, but I'll be disappointed if he isn't at least competent. And that, basically, is all I want from a president -- a decent job respectful of democracy with an eye for taking care of the people who live in it.
 

[Alan Klein]

There is enough Trump highlights these past 4 years to keep everyone entertained for years.

Well, Trump needs to provide new material. Otherwise, we'll all go to sleep.   Who's going to listen to Biden?

[faberryman]

Democrats and anti-Trump fanatics must be disappointed.  He didn't pardon himself, his family, start a new war or press the nuclear button.  Nor did he crash Air Force 1 into the Capitol.

Obviously, we dodged a few bullets, and can breath a great sigh of relief.

[James Clark]

I'm actually relieved that he didn't do the pardons, start a war or press the nuclear button, because I was afraid he would. I didn't think he'd crash the plane because he was on it, and that would no way fit with what we know about Trump and his heel spurs.

One of the things that Alan and Joe may be amazed to discover is that the people who disparaged that asshole Trump for lo these many years will not feel a particularly insane fealty toward Biden. Biden doesn't require it. I don't think he's going to be a great president, but I'll be disappointed if he isn't at least competent. And that, basically, is all I want from a president -- a decent job respectful of democracy with an eye for taking care of the people who live in it.

Well said.

[Alan Klein]

I'm actually relieved that he didn't do the pardons, start a war or press the nuclear button, because I was afraid he would. I didn't think he'd crash the plane because he was on it, and that would no way fit with what we know about Trump and his heel spurs.

One of the things that Alan and Joe may be amazed to discover is that the people who disparaged that asshole Trump for lo these many years will not feel a particularly insane fealty toward Biden. Biden doesn't require it. I don't think he's going to be a great president, but I'll be disappointed if he isn't at least competent. And that, basically, is all I want from a president -- a decent job respectful of democracy with an eye for taking care of the people who live in it.
 

If you take the emotion out of it, Trump did fine.  No new wars.  He reduced tension with North Korea.  Defeated ISIS. I'm disappointed with all the printing and deficits, worse than Obama. His populist tendencies bordered on socialism. Biden will print more and spread the money around more as he buys into Sanders and the squad. 

Biden's a guy who always has his finger up into the air to see which way the wind is blowing.  He has no core.  At least you knew where Trump was coming from.  He always let you know.  In spades.  People will miss his directness.  Most politicians talk out of both sides of the mouths. 

[faberryman]

If you take the emotion out of it, Trump did fine.  No new wars.  He reduced tension with North Korea.  Defeated ISIS. I'm disappointed with all the printing and deficits, worse than Obama. His populist tendencies bordered on socialism. Biden will print more and spread the money around more as he buys into Sanders and the squad. 

Biden's a guy who always has his finger up into the air to see which way the wind is blowing.  He has no core.  At least you knew where Trump was coming from.  He always let you know.  In spades.  People will miss his directness.  Most politicians talk out of both sides of the mouths.

Absolute lunacy.

[digitaldog]

At least you knew where Trump was coming from. 

The wrong way!

[Chris Kern]

Absolute lunacy.

Apropos of absolute lunacy, before we close the book on the Trump era I commend to all of you The Complete List of Trump's Twitter Insults (2015-1021).  (It also serves as an excellent Trumpian lexicon and source of alt-grammar.)

[jeremyrh]

I can feel the tingle up my leg.

That can happen to men your age. May be time for some special pants.

[LesPalenik]

January 20, 2021 will be remembered as a day when Amazon shares rallied $150 in one day.

[Chairman Bill]

That can happen to men your age. May be time for some special pants.

Mormonism is age-related? I didn't know that.

[faberryman]

Let's not forget to say farewell to the other members of the Trump clan:

Farewell to Trump’s Baby Sociopaths

https://newrepublic.com/article/160982/goodbye-trump-children-ivanka-jared

[JoeKitchen]

He's back, reporting utter crap. Again. Just like these goons:

I feel like there is something much deeper here between you two none of us know about. 

I hate to think what it is. 

[JoeKitchen]

He's a politician in a land full of enemies. He's going to screw up, say dumb things, make bad decisions, be overtaken by events. I am certain that you'll pipe up at every real or imagined misstep. Nobody is doing any fawning, what you're witnessing is the mental equivalent of having a boil lanced. It just feels good to have that previous twit gone from the scene.

And if there was any fawning done, the last 4 years of kiss-ass sycophancy was the gold standard on that front.

Please, give me a break, I fully expect by the end of the day Biden will have no boots left since the mainstream media will have licked them all up. 

[JoeKitchen]

Oh please. So someone asked a softball question on some show leading up to the inauguration. If you're going to latch onto trivial nonsense like this, you're going to wear yourself out. Save your energy for some real news.

Please give me one example of a hard question being asked by anyone in the mainstream media. 

[faberryman]

Please, give me a break, I fully expect by the end of the day Bide will have no boots left since the mainstream media will have licked them all up.

Bide?

[JoeKitchen]

I have no idea why you would want to read articles like that, but it is your time so you can certainly spend it as you wish.

I don't know why you won't be able to find the type of coverage you want to read. Fox News, Newsmax, OAN, Breitbart, Infowars, etc. should have plenty of material for you. Who knows, maybe there will a 24/7 Trump TV channel.

Here's the deal Frank, I really dont care if MSNBC or some other openly partisan news source fawns over Biden, it is to be expected.  But what gets me is that the mainstream media (CBS, NBC, CNN, etc.)claims to be neutral unbiased, but they are not.  They gave hell to Trump, which is proper, but treat Dems like saints, which is not.  This, combined with the fact that so many just blindly accept them as being unbiased simply because they say so, is what gets me. 

Give hell to all politicians, they deserve it, every single one.  After all, it is not by accident they control other peoples' lives.  They choose to be in that position and all deserve to be scrutinized. 

[JoeKitchen]

Here's something even Trump supporters can celebrate - the US once again has a president with normal sized hands.

This is good!