Whatever may be said about Joe Biden's memory, he didn't have a memory lapse in this instance as alleged by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives. It's troubling that Mike Johnson would misrepresent this in this way.
Joe Biden doesn't have a monopoly on "fake shit".
Sir, why did you [President Biden] pause LNG exports to Europe? Like, I don't understand.
Liquefied natural gas is in great demand by our allies. Why would you do
that? You understand -- we just talked about Ukraine -- you’re fueling
Vladimir Putin’s war machine because they’ve got to get their gas from
him."
He looks at me, stunned, and says, "I didn’t, I didn’t do that."
I said, "Mr. President, yes, you did. It was an executive order, like, three weeks ago."
He says, "No, I didn’t do that." He’s arguing with me.
-- The Moment Speaker Mike Johnson Knew Biden Wasn't "In Charge" Anymore
LNG exports to Europe were not paused. And demand in Europe dropped in 2024. Biden signed a temporary pause for pending approvals of LNG exports, not for existing approvals of LNG exports. This and Mike's other comments in the story indicate that he is not exactly reliable on the subject. But he could have easily just looked it up.
Jan 26, 2024:
Sep 4, 2024:
US LNG export dominance tested as Europe's demand wilts
Meanwhile, Mike Johnson didn't tell anybody about this until now? Seems like a dereliction of duty for the man in line right behind the VP to become president in the event of incapacity or death.
And, oh yeah, US LNG export tanker loads hit a seven-month high in January 2025 at 71, through yesterday:
“The law is very precise, and the only way to extend that is if there is an actual deal in the works,” Johnson added. “I think President Trump is probably intrigued by all this and he likes to make deals, as you know. So we’re very hopeful that that can happen, and that 270 million American people who enjoy the platform can enjoy it, but enjoy it safely and not have their data being mined by our nation’s enemy.”
The ERA was never ratified according to the rules. Pretending otherwise and using the power of the executive to assert otherwise is a violation of their oaths of office. There is no 28th Amendment to the US Constitution. The ERA is not the law of the land. These are renegade Democrats, but I repeat myself, enemies of the rule of law and enemies of democracy. They mock us with this stunt, and deserve mockery in return.
Here are 11 things Trump has promised to carry out on Day 1 of his presidency
... One of Trump’s most audacious promises was that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of taking office — or even before.
“That
is a war that’s dying to be settled. I will get it settled before I
even become president,” Trump said during a September debate with Vice
President Kamala Harris in Philadelphia. ...
There are thousands of destroyed lots as far as the eye can see.
Who wants to pay the former full price for one?
The tax base has been gutted.
Peter Yarrow, of Peter Paul and Mary fame, made a 14-year old girl wank his weenie in a hotel room in 1970. He served three months for his crime.
WaPo in 2021 wondered if there were other victims.
Jimmy Carter pardoned Peter Yarrow at the last second in 1981, while we were distracted with the release of the Iran hostages and the inauguration of Ronald Reagan.
Both disgusting wankers have now died, just days apart: Jimmy on Dec 29th. Peter on Jan 7th.
Round roast $7.486/lb
All uncooked beef roasts category $7.719/lb
Table wine, red and white $13.985/liter
Beer $1.812/pint
The 2017-2020 average annual rate was 1.96%.
The four year average annual rate 2021-2024 under Joe Biden clocks in at 4.48%, almost 129% worse than under Trump I.
During 2024 the year over year measure has been at 3.3% or 3.2% every month from June inclusive, but stonks are soaring today as if something has changed.
Nothing's changed.
