I share the sentiment, but Charlie held those same viewpoints. I thought this first column was just fine for my reasons in first subscribing to The Bulwark - it's not meant to be an echo chamber.
Agreed. Look, this place is still conservative, and as a liberal Democrat I go here to take my medicine and be informed. I don’t agree with Bill on Biden but I respect his opinion.
I respect their opinions and I’m a regular here (although not fed up enough to comment til today! I don’t think these *are* Bill’s real opinions — I think he’s being played by a Republican effort to change the narrative from “Republicans in disarray” back to where they think it properly belongs. Biden is fine but if they can get Trump’s opponents all worked up about Biden it takes the heat off of them. I’m tired of it. Everyone wants Biden to quit today. He’s not going to. Is this how we have to spend our time? It wastes mine. I have work to do and so do we all.
The sad thing is I read Democrats writing the same. Democrats can NOT stop apologizing for their candidates. You couldn't pick a worse candidate than Trump and conservative intellectuals, voters and journalists promote him even though he is Putin's dog. Trump supposedly borrowed from Russian banks in NYC when he couldn't get loans elsewhere (I heard this from a retired New York City buildings dept inspector). Where is the outrage?
I agree. I believe the question about Biden's fitness is overblown. It's not the gaffes that are important, it's the actions and Biden has out performed much better than we would have a right to believe that ANY candidate could have done. Biden is steady, he believes strongly in what is best for this Country. He has the respect of our like minded allies. He doesn't have to win them over like any other possible candidate would have to do. We're on the right path - why would you want to take a chance of derailing it. I trust Biden to do what's right and I believe the majority of the people who believe in this Country and it's success against dangerous forces who would like to destroy our way of life and our democratic principles. There is no argument for Trump. Hopefully, his conviction/s will remove that possibility. I believe that is more likely than the insane rhetoric regarding Biden will succeed.
You are absolutely right that people should rally around Biden whose age and experience has benefitted the country. Why the Republicans support Russia's stooge is beyond me. Reagan is rolling in his grave to see how far Trump has taken a once serious and conservative party and turned it into a freak show.
Well said, Christine. This is a bad start. I’ll give them till the end of the week. But if they are still Biden Bashing, I’m gone. Where is Charlie???
I share the sentiment, but Charlie held those same viewpoints. I thought this first column was just fine for my reasons in first subscribing to The Bulwark - it's not meant to be an echo chamber.
You’re right but maybe he framed them differently? I’m not sure, but I like seeing how real Republicans (not Maga) feel too. Information is power.
Agreed. Look, this place is still conservative, and as a liberal Democrat I go here to take my medicine and be informed. I don’t agree with Bill on Biden but I respect his opinion.
I respect their opinions and I’m a regular here (although not fed up enough to comment til today! I don’t think these *are* Bill’s real opinions — I think he’s being played by a Republican effort to change the narrative from “Republicans in disarray” back to where they think it properly belongs. Biden is fine but if they can get Trump’s opponents all worked up about Biden it takes the heat off of them. I’m tired of it. Everyone wants Biden to quit today. He’s not going to. Is this how we have to spend our time? It wastes mine. I have work to do and so do we all.
The sad thing is I read Democrats writing the same. Democrats can NOT stop apologizing for their candidates. You couldn't pick a worse candidate than Trump and conservative intellectuals, voters and journalists promote him even though he is Putin's dog. Trump supposedly borrowed from Russian banks in NYC when he couldn't get loans elsewhere (I heard this from a retired New York City buildings dept inspector). Where is the outrage?
I agree. I believe the question about Biden's fitness is overblown. It's not the gaffes that are important, it's the actions and Biden has out performed much better than we would have a right to believe that ANY candidate could have done. Biden is steady, he believes strongly in what is best for this Country. He has the respect of our like minded allies. He doesn't have to win them over like any other possible candidate would have to do. We're on the right path - why would you want to take a chance of derailing it. I trust Biden to do what's right and I believe the majority of the people who believe in this Country and it's success against dangerous forces who would like to destroy our way of life and our democratic principles. There is no argument for Trump. Hopefully, his conviction/s will remove that possibility. I believe that is more likely than the insane rhetoric regarding Biden will succeed.
You are absolutely right that people should rally around Biden whose age and experience has benefitted the country. Why the Republicans support Russia's stooge is beyond me. Reagan is rolling in his grave to see how far Trump has taken a once serious and conservative party and turned it into a freak show.
Same, Rob. I'm not here to have my priors confirmed but to broaden my mind while engaging with sane conservatives.