Biden's CNN town hall, your impressions

Week late. You joined just to start this. Or are you reinvented?

Bwahahaha...me too!

i would rather see Biden with closed fists than the last guy with this big, lying mouth wide open and spewing hate or divisiveness. any day. a thousand times a day. 46>45.

 Me: what's she talking about?  Did I just miss something?  Oh, that.  Old news/no news.  
 (do we have a "stirring the pot" emoji? If not:need)

In no way is he doing a terrible job. In no way am I pissed. I voted for him in the primary (I chose him), I am pleased he is president, and overall, he is doing quite well.

There. I answered without referring to TFG. Okay now?

I voted for Joe in the primary and I'm just fine with the job he is doing. Not pissed at all that he was my choice.

I'm quite happy with our new president. Every morning I wake up with an enormous sense of relief that I no longer have to worry about what new offensive statement was tweeted at 4 in the morning.

Eventually, the Democrats will pass the infrastructure bills. The Democrats successfully passed a covid relief package in the spring that included monthly tax credits that make a big difference to many families. My son's school is benefitting from federal funds to test students and staff once a week. We're still dealing with covid, but I am relieved to have a president who cares, who is willing the follow the science and is not out playing golf, ignoring the pandemic.

Every time I see Jill Biden, I'm happy that she is the First Lady. Most importantly, I'm thrilled to have a First Lady with a background in education. I'm also confident that she will never make an insensitive statement like wearing a jacket that says ask me if I care.

Every time there is a natural disaster, I'm grateful that President Biden is in charge and he won't just throw paper towels or suggest raking forest floors. I feel fortunate to have a president in charge who is taking climate change seriously and re-entered the Paris agreement.  

Every time there is a summit with world leaders, I'm relieved that President Biden is in charge and will not offend other leaders or start World War 3.  I'm happy to have a president who recognizes Russia as a threat and doesn't just idolize Putin.  I'm relieved that the person in charge of nuclear weapons is educated and smart enough to know that Great Britain is a nuclear power and Scandanavia is not part of Russia. And yes, the former guy is relevant because unfortunately, he's still head of the Republican Party.

Biden's not perfect.  There were mistakes like Afghanistan.  Although the issue is complex and I don't blame President Biden, immigration is a mess.
Biden is not President Obama and may not have been my first choice.  He's not Kamala Harris, Pete Buttigieg or Jamie Raskin (not realistic but I would love to see any of them as president).  But, I am still optimistic that President Biden is uniquely qualified to help reunite our country or at the very least, heal some of the deep divisions.

And he is a million times better than the other guy.  

Nope, not even close. 

You know who is actually doing a terrible job, every Congress person and Senator. None of them are working for the best interests of the American people. They are working for the best interests for themselves.

Exactly.  Congress not surprisingly only has a 20% approval rating.  I'm furious with Republican senators and representatives not willing to vote for a Jan 6 committee and trying to rewrite history.  I'm furious the Republican senators would not even debate a voting rights bill.

I'm also frustrated with the Democrats for taking so long to pass the infrastructure bill.  I'm frustrated with the process.  I'm frustrated that 2 senators have the power to block the bills and remove key provisions like climate change and possibly, negations on prescription drug prices.  I'm frustrated that they have not passed a voting rights bill and terrified of what will happen in the next election if they don't.

I'm aggravated with all of them that getting re-elected is their main concern.  Especially the Republicans who are afraid to offend the base and have embraced former and white supremacy.

I’m fine with him. I am not pleased with Congressional Dems at the moment. They need to stop pissing about, find common ground, and do a deal. More dealmaking, fewer TV appearances. It’s clear that no one will get everything that they want, but everyone can get something good. Don’t let perfection(I.e. getting exactly what you want) be the enemy of good.

I don’t disagree with what you are saying and I’m all for compromise but (there is always a but) Manchin and Sinema are not good faith actors.  

Between the two of them they are systematically stripping items from the bill including how to pay for it using reasons to justify their stripping that makes no sense.  And every time you give them what they want, they then want more. Which makes me think they are in the pockets of rich Republican donors

Which makes me also think the final bill, if there ever is one, will be a mere shadow of the original and that’s not acceptable.

Since President Biden and other Democrats in Congress can’t threaten them to get with the program or else, the Biden Administration and more importantly the American People are screwed once again and it’s all because of Manchin & Sinema   

In the olden days I was a republican. Now I’d say I’m an independent. I voted for Biden (first time I ever voted Democrat- always R or 3rd party in the past) and I’m happy with my vote. It’s also true that sadly, I have a very low bar. But I haven’t seen anything that makes me displeased with Biden.

Honestly, I wish he’d answer questions more succinctly and stop getting so far in the weeds with his stories. I get frustrated listening to him during town halls and find myself holding my breath for him to just. answer. the. question! Other than that, I’m good.

Completely agree on both. It’s infuriating.