Read Joe Biden’s first speech as president
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-joe-bidens-first-speech-as-president
metmike:
Nice speech.
If Biden is serious about unity, then he should call to drop the impeachment hearings of ex President Trump.
This, considering that the most divisive thing imaginable.......by a wide margin during his first 2 months in office would be having President Trump impeachment hearings in the Senate.
His agenda right from the get go is going to basically be the opposite of Trumps, as he reverses some of Trump's agenda/policies ASAP.
While doing this, if he and his party also impeach the previous President who is no longer in office(despite Trump deserving it) who received 74 million votes, then they are totally full of doo doo on coming together.
If Biden calls off the impeachment, then he really does want unity.
Remember, this is MUCH, MUCH more than being about one man, President Trump and making sure that he pays a price for his behavior.
It's an easy, peasy no brainer if you are sincere about coming together.
Democrats now have the control. They will be setting the agenda and tone of the politics for at least the next 2 years. We don't have to worry about making concessions to make democrats happy because they have the control.
So the question is, will they use that power to rapidly impose liberal agenda to the max with impunity, including reversing many of the things that 74,000,000 Americans voted for Trump over? AND, try to punish him at the same time?
This would be like a person having a huge fist fight with somebody else and winning. After they win, they tell that defeated person who's butt they just whooped, and that's laying on the ground.........bruised and bleeding that they should now try to get along with each other and be friends.
The person on the ground reaches their hand out for help to get up based on the kind words they are hearing from the winner of the fight.
Does the guy standing help his previous adversary get up, providing actions to go with those kinds words? or does he kick him more while he's down?
74,000,000 Americans sort of got their arses whooped and are on the ground after the last 2+ months.
By continuing the impeachment hearings to punish the man they just voted for during the next couple of months, you are giving them a few more kicks in the head and not helping them get up.
This maximizes divisiveness! Almost all from republicans who will get a bad first impression of President Biden that will set the tone for the next 4 years and be almost impossible to change.
