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peggysue2

(10,831 posts)
Fri Feb 9, 2024, 12:42 PM Feb 9

We Are The Ones We've Been Waiting For [View all]

I've said this a number of times but with all the brouhaha over the last few days thought it worth repeating. This is personal follow-up to Applegrove's post from the New Republic:

Joe Biden was never my guy until 2020. My choice was simple then: I believed Biden was The One to beat Donald Trump, the man who was the Worst, Most Destructive President in American History.

Those factors are still in play. But then, there's this:

Joe Biden has exceeded all my expectations.

Turns out Joe was not merely a place holder but the most consequential president of my living memory. President Biden's list of accomplishments in 3 years is massive, important and are far more expansive than most presidents rack up in two full terms.

To ignore these accomplishments or to run with a Republican/media-driven narrative is political malpractice. We have an enormous responsibility to fulfill this coming November. We're tasked with making sure Donald Trump and his odious enablers, both domestic and foreign, never get their hands on the levers of power again.

It's positively existential in nature for the country, for the world, for the future.

It's on us now. The courts are not going to save us. The electorate will have the final say.

I'm reminded of something President Obama once said:

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

Believe it!

Tune out the noise machine and let's get this done.





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"Tune out the noise machine" TwilightZone Feb 9 #1
Exactly, Twilight peggysue2 Feb 9 #7
Agreed. TwilightZone Feb 9 #8
Reporters behavior was an abomination. Joinfortmill Feb 9 #32
Tell Fox News, Newsmax, and OAN where they can shove it! Initech Feb 9 #19
Exactly. We can't rely on our Courts or Justice system to protect our country from authoritarianism. Midnight Writer Feb 9 #2
I agree! peggysue2 Feb 9 #10
Agreed...every word peggysue2...every word... MiHale Feb 9 #3
Thanks for that, MiHale peggysue2 Feb 9 #11
Yes, and his most important accomplishment Qutzupalotl Feb 9 #4
Absolutely! peggysue2 Feb 9 #15
Oh yes mahina Feb 9 #5
Yes, indeed! peggysue2 Feb 9 #16
You don't need a time machine to go back in time to fight fascism. usonian Feb 9 #6
You got it! peggysue2 Feb 9 #17
Exactly. Elessar Zappa Feb 9 #9
Love this! peggysue2 Feb 9 #20
Both of our staunchly democratic daughters - Prairie_Seagull Feb 9 #12
Nice when that happens, Prairie Seagull peggysue2 Feb 9 #22
Being an athiest I don't often use this term but Prairie_Seagull Feb 9 #30
Love the post but one VERY small thing... WarGamer Feb 9 #13
Your comment is noted, WarGamer peggysue2 Feb 9 #23
Hope you didn't take it as a scold... WarGamer Feb 9 #34
Nah peggysue2 Feb 9 #38
great blue tsunami et tu Feb 9 #14
Wash 'em all into the Deep Blue Sea, et tu peggysue2 Feb 9 #24
we go girl! et tu Feb 9 #37
If y'all haven't done so already. . . DinahMoeHum Feb 9 #18
Love that phrase, Dinah peggysue2 Feb 9 #25
Kicking for visibility. love_katz Feb 9 #21
Thanks for that, love_katz peggysue2 Feb 9 #26
We have to be! pandr32 Feb 9 #27
I'll be Ridin' with Biden right along with you, pandr32 peggysue2 Feb 9 #39
Joe wasn't the one we wanted. But he was the one we needed. Still is. Funtatlaguy Feb 9 #28
I absolutely agree and agree absolutely. LoisB Feb 9 #29
Amen. Vote. Joinfortmill Feb 9 #31
Well said and TO THE POINT! BuddhaGirl Feb 9 #33
Thank you, Buddha girl. peggysue2 Feb 10 #42
I wholly agree wendyb-NC Feb 9 #35
He is, indeed , the Man. peggysue2 Feb 10 #43
I'm also in that camp. Expectations far exceeded. Same for congressional leadership. JudyM Feb 9 #36
I, too, am impressed by our congressional leadership peggysue2 Feb 10 #44
We shall not be moved cally Feb 9 #40
Great performance! peggysue2 Feb 10 #45
Thank you, Peggysue Hekate Feb 9 #41
Thank you for reading, Hekate. peggysue2 Feb 10 #46
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