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I am thrilled to have a boring as fuck President (Original Post) Aviation Pro Aug 2022 OP
Four more years ! dweller Aug 2022 #1
Beyond refreshing. rubbersole Aug 2022 #2
And respect Bayard Aug 2022 #3
Precisely. I sleep well knowing we have a POTUS who protects the nation and watches out for our onetexan Aug 2022 #22
So agree! Rebl2 Aug 2022 #25
A President we can be proud of! calimary Aug 2022 #32
yeah we don't need the song and dance, just results. And JOE BIDEN IS GETTING IT DONE. JuJuChen Aug 2022 #4
Biden is my leader, whom I worship like a God! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2022 #5
He's a bad ass. He's rebuilding so much of the government the tick destroyed. onecaliberal Aug 2022 #6
How weird am I that I think he's way more interesting? chowder66 Aug 2022 #7
Joe Biden as president, is if anything, a comfort. The man cares about us and the country. JuJuChen Aug 2022 #8
Agreed, he's the good kind of boring IronLionZion Aug 2022 #9
Thank you, Mr. President!! ❤️ littlemissmartypants Aug 2022 #10
Now if we could only get the media to igore anything dump says or does SouthernDem4ever Aug 2022 #11
Yes! Someone just doing the job treestar Aug 2022 #12
I love me Some Joe Biden ! kimbutgar Aug 2022 #13
Me, too EnergizedLib Aug 2022 #14
Exactly what America needed D_Master81 Aug 2022 #15
Four more years, and good health to President Biden! mrsadm Aug 2022 #16
This is what Republican voters don't get. Metaphorical Aug 2022 #17
I think it's mostly their right-wing authoritarians... Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2022 #35
Yes. Sanity has returned to the White House. The Wielding Truth Aug 2022 #18
I'm a sucker for well-spoken political leaders and, in that regard... Different Drummer Aug 2022 #19
Now if only the less experienced Dem voters summer_in_TX Aug 2022 #20
Yup Lemon Lyman Aug 2022 #21
I remember talking to young people who didn't want to vote for that old white guy Warpy Aug 2022 #23
He does eat ice cream, too. we can do it Aug 2022 #24
I agree. I don't wake up every morning wondering as I did with Trump whether we're in the Lonestarblue Aug 2022 #26
I disagree with your characterization of Biden. WestMichRad Aug 2022 #27
... BannonsLiver Aug 2022 #28
That's why I loved "No Drama Obama." Ilsa Aug 2022 #29
I listen to a lot of comedy on SiriusXM TrogL Aug 2022 #30
👍 Joinfortmill Aug 2022 #31
I'm one who wants to hear more from him lunatica Aug 2022 #33
I love his measured, soft rhythm speech. peacebuzzard Aug 2022 #34
I sleep easy every night knowing Joe is in charge Kaleva Aug 2022 #36

onetexan

(13,041 posts)
22. Precisely. I sleep well knowing we have a POTUS who protects the nation and watches out for our
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:55 PM
Aug 2022

collective wellbeing. He is a moral, kind, intelligent man well schooled in the art of politics and foreign diplomacy, who represents us on the world stage well, has restored America back as leader of the free world, and fights to protect our fragile democracy.

calimary

(81,267 posts)
32. A President we can be proud of!
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 06:04 PM
Aug 2022

And one we don’t have to explain, excuse, cringe from, or apologize for!

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
5. Biden is my leader, whom I worship like a God!
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 03:44 PM
Aug 2022

Kidding! I'm not a right-wing authoritarian LOSER like a Trump cultist!

But I'm likewise pleased to have a boring and competent President again!

onecaliberal

(32,861 posts)
6. He's a bad ass. He's rebuilding so much of the government the tick destroyed.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 03:50 PM
Aug 2022

Most consequential presidency of my lifetime.

chowder66

(9,069 posts)
7. How weird am I that I think he's way more interesting?
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 03:54 PM
Aug 2022

I guess I'm a sucker for competency, compassion, experience and wisdom.

kimbutgar

(21,148 posts)
13. I love me Some Joe Biden !
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:19 PM
Aug 2022

He is good man who cares about the American people and gets stuff done. No bs, no egotistical behavior or temper tantrums.

I am proud he is our president.

EnergizedLib

(1,895 posts)
14. Me, too
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:20 PM
Aug 2022

Boring, in this case, is a good thing. Let a boring adult who gets stuff done and governs by substance, not chaos, be what this country needs.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
15. Exactly what America needed
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:21 PM
Aug 2022

Trump made it a daily show, always having to be at the center of the fight. I think the country was just exhausted of it all.

Metaphorical

(1,603 posts)
17. This is what Republican voters don't get.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:39 PM
Aug 2022

Republicans over all are much more extroverted than Democrats. Extroverts see their leaders as superheroes, stopping the bad guys just before the bomb blows up, battling crisis at every turn. To them, that's what a good leader looks like, and Republican leaders pander to that (remember "Mission Accomplished"?

Democratic leaders are far more likely to want to defuse situations before they reach the crisis standpoint, and generally succeed. They get stuff done but it's all behind the scenes. Democrats in general understand this - it means that they can concentrate on their lives, not the crisis du jure - but Republicans see it as a lack of leadership, or worse, that the real crises come only when the Republicans are in power and Democrats always get the boring years. This is true, but its true precisely because Democrats are better at governing, something no Republican wants to admit.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,853 posts)
35. I think it's mostly their right-wing authoritarians...
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:44 PM
Aug 2022

... who behave that way, which indeed seems to be the majority of Republicans nowadays.

I can even spot them at workplaces sometimes. They're the people who idolize a particular boss, even to the point of trying to please that person instead of doing the work that helps the company as a whole. (Like brown-nosers who could instead be doing something productive while on the clock.)

A President is serving an extremely important role in this country, with big responsibilities, but it's still a role and he/she shouldn't be worshipped like a God for doing it.

Right-wing authoritarians probably loved the Don LaFontaine voiced movie trailers in the past, often focused on "one man" saving the world or whatever.

Different Drummer

(7,615 posts)
19. I'm a sucker for well-spoken political leaders and, in that regard...
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:49 PM
Aug 2022

Biden is a major upgrade from his immediate predecessor.

summer_in_TX

(2,738 posts)
20. Now if only the less experienced Dem voters
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:52 PM
Aug 2022

will ignore all the bot activity (and that of ambitious young Dems restless for "their" turn) and take a real look at the amazing president we have! They need to stop agitating for a replacement. And NO ONE should consider primarying Biden if he chooses to run. Studies show that undermines him and makes an incumbent candidate less likely to win.

Humility and servant leadership and getting things done. Normalcy but better normalcy than most presidents delivered. So much to celebrate!

Lemon Lyman

(1,349 posts)
21. Yup
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 04:53 PM
Aug 2022

And it's exactly as it should be. Governing is wonky, boring. Why the f*ck people want a sideshow from the gov't is beyond me.

Warpy

(111,261 posts)
23. I remember talking to young people who didn't want to vote for that old white guy
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:01 PM
Aug 2022

and I told them that he was wily as hell, a workaholic who knew how everything (and everyone) worked, would hit the ground running, and get things done. I said they'd be bored and frustrated for the first year, after which things would start to happen.

Anything that makes that old tobacco juice dribbling tortoise wonder what the hell hit him is a damned good thing, and he's looking stunned these days.

Lonestarblue

(9,988 posts)
26. I agree. I don't wake up every morning wondering as I did with Trump whether we're in the
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:20 PM
Aug 2022

middle of world War III because someone had a temper tantrum.

We can rely on Joe, and so can the rest of the world. I think most Western leaders breathed a sigh of relief to see Joe sworn in. I certainly did.

WestMichRad

(1,322 posts)
27. I disagree with your characterization of Biden.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:23 PM
Aug 2022

He’s not boring, he just understands very well how our political process operates and works quietly to get things done. And is succeeding very well at it.

I think what folks are missing is the charisma of Obama. BHO was a once in a lifetime politician, and if we’re waiting for another like him to come along, we’ll have a long wait.

Biden is making a case for being one of our best Presidents ever, IMHO.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
29. That's why I loved "No Drama Obama."
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:30 PM
Aug 2022

The administration just did the job without looking for nonsense for the media to keep busy with.

TrogL

(32,822 posts)
30. I listen to a lot of comedy on SiriusXM
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 05:43 PM
Aug 2022

I have not heard a single Biden imitation.

Comedians used to complain about Obama not giving them any material.

peacebuzzard

(5,172 posts)
34. I love his measured, soft rhythm speech.
Sun Aug 14, 2022, 08:34 PM
Aug 2022

oh, and no more nightmares. I sleep well every night. I love that.

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