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Post by DFW HOYA on Aug 31, 2024 17:52:33 GMT -5
So Dan Quayle would have been qualified to be President? Sure, the guy was in Congress for 12 years and then VP for 4 years so his background made him as qualified as many if not most Presidential candidates over the years. An interesting question: Quayle was judged by the electorate not qualified to be president despite serving as Vice-President. The qualifications for VP are often much different and usually involve one of three intangibles: 1) service in Congress, 2) regional electoral appeal or, the more dangerous of the three, 3) a friend of the nominee. Here are the Democratic and Republican VP nominees of the television age. Which were qualified to step up? Democrats (elected in bold): 1948: Alben Barkley, 71 (14 years House, 22 years Senate) 1952: John Sparkman, 53 (10 years House, six years Senate) 1956: Estes Kefauver, 53 (10 years House, seven years Senate) 1960: Lyndon Johnson, 52 (10 years House, 12 years Senate) 1964: Hubert Humphrey, 53 (12 years Senate, three years as a mayor) 1968: Edmund Muskie, 54 (4 years Governor, eight years Senate) 1972: Sargent Shriver, 57 (6 years director of the Peace Corps, 5 years, three years as a WH staffer) 1976, 1980: Walter Mondale, 48 (4 years state AG, 12 years Senate) 1984: Geraldine Ferraro, 49 (4 years House) 1988: Lloyd Bentsen, 67 (18 years Senate) 1992,1996: Albert Gore Jr., 44 (8 years House, 8 years Senate) 2000: Joseph Lieberman, 58 (10 years Senate, 6 years state AG, 10 years state house) 2004: John Edwards, 51 (6 years Senate) 2008, 2012: Joe Biden, 66 (36 years Senate) 2016: Tim Kaine, 58 (3 years Senate, 4 years Governor, 3 years as a mayor) 2020: Kamala Harris, 56 (4 years Senate, 4 years state AG) 2024: Tim Walz, 61 (12 years House, 5 years Governor) Republicans (elected in bold): 1948: Earl Warren, 57 (10 years Governor, 6 years state AG) 1952,1956: Richard Nixon, 39 (2 years Senate, 3 years House) 1960: Henry Cabot Lodge, 58 (12 years Senate, six years ambassador) 1964: Bill Miller, 50 (13 years House) 1968, 1972: Spiro Agnew, 50 (2 years Governor) 1976: Bob Dole, 53 (5 years Senate, 8 years House) 1980, 1984: George Bush, 56 (4 years House, 3 years ambassador) 1988, 1992: Dan Quayle, 41 (8 years Senate, 4 years House) 1996: Jack Kemp, 61 (18 years house, 4 years Cabinet) 2000,2004: Dick Cheney, 59 (10 years House, 4 years Cabinet) 2008: Sarah Palin, 44 (2 years Governor, 6 years mayor) 2012: Paul Ryan, 52 (12 years House) 2016, 2020: Mike Pence, 55 (12 yeas House, 4 years Governor) 2024: J.D Vance, 40 (1 year Senate) Putting aside the "who the heck is..." that is John Sparkman, Bill Miller or even Paul Ryan, there's no clear pattern. Richard Nixon was a mere 39 when running for VP, but J.D. Vance is 40. George Bush's experience in the House numbered two terms yet he is seen as one of the four most effective VP's of the modern age, behind Gore, Biden, and LBJ. Perhaps "do no harm" is the best analysis (advantage: Walz over Vance) but if a VP candidate can help carry a key state or two (as LBJ did in 1960, but Joe Lieberman did not in 2000) it makes a difference. Other than that, no one really votes "for" a VP. www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-07/vice-president-trump-biden-running-mate-election-2024
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 18:51:34 GMT -5
Sure, the guy was in Congress for 12 years and then VP for 4 years so his background made him as qualified as many if not most Presidential candidates over the years. An interesting question: Quayle was judged by the electorate not qualified to be president despite serving as Vice-President. The qualifications for VP are often much different and usually involve one of three intangibles: 1) service in Congress, 2) regional electoral appeal or, the more dangerous of the three, 3) a friend of the nominee. Here are the Democratic and Republican VP nominees of the television age. Which were qualified to step up? Democrats (elected in bold): 1948: Alben Barkley, 71 (14 years House, 22 years Senate) 1952: John Sparkman, 53 (10 years House, six years Senate) 1956: Estes Kefauver, 53 (10 years House, seven years Senate) 1960: Lyndon Johnson, 52 (10 years House, 12 years Senate) 1964: Hubert Humphrey, 53 (12 years Senate, three years as a mayor) 1968: Edmund Muskie, 54 (4 years Governor, eight years Senate) 1972: Sargent Shriver, 57 (6 years director of the Peace Corps, 5 years, three years as a WH staffer) 1976, 1980: Walter Mondale, 48 (4 years state AG, 12 years Senate) 1984: Geraldine Ferraro, 49 (4 years House) 1988: Lloyd Bentsen, 67 (18 years Senate) 1992,1996: Albert Gore Jr., 44 (8 years House, 8 years Senate) 2000: Joseph Lieberman, 58 (10 years Senate, 6 years state AG, 10 years state house) 2004: John Edwards, 51 (6 years Senate) 2008, 2012: Joe Biden, 66 (36 years Senate) 2016: Tim Kaine, 58 (3 years Senate, 4 years Governor, 3 years as a mayor) 2020: Kamala Harris, 56 (4 years Senate, 4 years state AG) 2024: Tim Walz, 61 (12 years House, 5 years Governor) Republicans (elected in bold): 1948: Earl Warren, 57 (10 years Governor, 6 years state AG) 1952,1956: Richard Nixon, 39 (2 years Senate, 3 years House) 1960: Henry Cabot Lodge, 58 (12 years Senate, six years ambassador) 1964: Bill Miller, 50 (13 years House) 1968, 1972: Spiro Agnew, 50 (2 years Governor) 1976: Bob Dole, 53 (5 years Senate, 8 years House) 1980, 1984: George Bush, 56 (4 years House, 3 years ambassador) 1988, 1992: Dan Quayle, 41 (8 years Senate, 4 years House) 1996: Jack Kemp, 61 (18 years house, 4 years Cabinet) 2000,2004: Dick Cheney, 59 (10 years House, 4 years Cabinet) 2008: Sarah Palin, 44 (2 years Governor, 6 years mayor) 2012: Paul Ryan, 52 (12 years House) 2016, 2020: Mike Pence, 55 (12 yeas House, 4 years Governor) 2024: J.D Vance, 40 (1 year Senate) Putting aside the "who the heck is..." that is John Sparkman, Bill Miller or even Paul Ryan, there's no clear pattern. Richard Nixon was a mere 39 when running for VP, but J.D. Vance is 40. George Bush's experience in the House numbered two terms yet he is seen as one of the four most effective VP's of the modern age, behind Gore, Biden, and LBJ. Perhaps "do no harm" is the best analysis (advantage: Walz over Vance) but if a VP candidate can help carry a key state or two (as LBJ did in 1960, but Joe Lieberman did not in 2000) it makes a difference. Other than that, no one really votes "for" a VP. www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-07/vice-president-trump-biden-running-mate-election-2024I find amusing the blanket acceptance that Harris is qualified by proximity while Quayle was roundly roasted by the left throughout his term. Perspective I guess.
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Post by tashoya on Aug 31, 2024 19:05:53 GMT -5
An interesting question: Quayle was judged by the electorate not qualified to be president despite serving as Vice-President. The qualifications for VP are often much different and usually involve one of three intangibles: 1) service in Congress, 2) regional electoral appeal or, the more dangerous of the three, 3) a friend of the nominee. Here are the Democratic and Republican VP nominees of the television age. Which were qualified to step up? Democrats (elected in bold): 1948: Alben Barkley, 71 (14 years House, 22 years Senate) 1952: John Sparkman, 53 (10 years House, six years Senate) 1956: Estes Kefauver, 53 (10 years House, seven years Senate) 1960: Lyndon Johnson, 52 (10 years House, 12 years Senate) 1964: Hubert Humphrey, 53 (12 years Senate, three years as a mayor) 1968: Edmund Muskie, 54 (4 years Governor, eight years Senate) 1972: Sargent Shriver, 57 (6 years director of the Peace Corps, 5 years, three years as a WH staffer) 1976, 1980: Walter Mondale, 48 (4 years state AG, 12 years Senate) 1984: Geraldine Ferraro, 49 (4 years House) 1988: Lloyd Bentsen, 67 (18 years Senate) 1992,1996: Albert Gore Jr., 44 (8 years House, 8 years Senate) 2000: Joseph Lieberman, 58 (10 years Senate, 6 years state AG, 10 years state house) 2004: John Edwards, 51 (6 years Senate) 2008, 2012: Joe Biden, 66 (36 years Senate) 2016: Tim Kaine, 58 (3 years Senate, 4 years Governor, 3 years as a mayor) 2020: Kamala Harris, 56 (4 years Senate, 4 years state AG) 2024: Tim Walz, 61 (12 years House, 5 years Governor) Republicans (elected in bold): 1948: Earl Warren, 57 (10 years Governor, 6 years state AG) 1952,1956: Richard Nixon, 39 (2 years Senate, 3 years House) 1960: Henry Cabot Lodge, 58 (12 years Senate, six years ambassador) 1964: Bill Miller, 50 (13 years House) 1968, 1972: Spiro Agnew, 50 (2 years Governor) 1976: Bob Dole, 53 (5 years Senate, 8 years House) 1980, 1984: George Bush, 56 (4 years House, 3 years ambassador) 1988, 1992: Dan Quayle, 41 (8 years Senate, 4 years House) 1996: Jack Kemp, 61 (18 years house, 4 years Cabinet) 2000,2004: Dick Cheney, 59 (10 years House, 4 years Cabinet) 2008: Sarah Palin, 44 (2 years Governor, 6 years mayor) 2012: Paul Ryan, 52 (12 years House) 2016, 2020: Mike Pence, 55 (12 yeas House, 4 years Governor) 2024: J.D Vance, 40 (1 year Senate) Putting aside the "who the heck is..." that is John Sparkman, Bill Miller or even Paul Ryan, there's no clear pattern. Richard Nixon was a mere 39 when running for VP, but J.D. Vance is 40. George Bush's experience in the House numbered two terms yet he is seen as one of the four most effective VP's of the modern age, behind Gore, Biden, and LBJ. Perhaps "do no harm" is the best analysis (advantage: Walz over Vance) but if a VP candidate can help carry a key state or two (as LBJ did in 1960, but Joe Lieberman did not in 2000) it makes a difference. Other than that, no one really votes "for" a VP. www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-07-07/vice-president-trump-biden-running-mate-election-2024I find amusing the blanket acceptance that Harris is qualified by proximity while Quayle was roundly roasted by the left throughout his term. Perspective I guess. Dan Quayle made it exceedingly easy to roast him because he couldn't stop tripping over his own d!ck. If he were running now, he'd be seen as one of the better "Republican" orators. www.liveabout.com/dan-quayle-quotes-2733512
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Post by Elvado on Aug 31, 2024 19:14:36 GMT -5
I find amusing the blanket acceptance that Harris is qualified by proximity while Quayle was roundly roasted by the left throughout his term. Perspective I guess. Dan Quayle made it exceedingly easy to roast him because he couldn't stop tripping over his own d!ck. If he were running now, he'd be seen as one of the better "Republican" orators. www.liveabout.com/dan-quayle-quotes-2733512He was clearly not the intellectual heavyweight shown here.
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Post by tashoya on Aug 31, 2024 19:50:35 GMT -5
Dan Quayle made it exceedingly easy to roast him because he couldn't stop tripping over his own d!ck. If he were running now, he'd be seen as one of the better "Republican" orators. www.liveabout.com/dan-quayle-quotes-2733512He was clearly not the intellectual heavyweight shown here. I'm fairly certain you didn't make the point you thought you did. You made one. Just not the one you intended.
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Post by DanMcQ on Aug 31, 2024 23:44:41 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 3:18:06 GMT -5
A three-ring circus indeed. Trump, Vance and GOP struggle to address abortion issues Republicans from Donald Trump down, facing the first presidential election since the fall of Roe v. Wade, are still struggling to find their footing on the issue, caught between a conservative base and a majority of Americans who support abortion rights. Trump has sought to moderate his position but carries the baggage of helping to overturn Roe, the landmark abortion rights case, and this week he opposed an abortion rights measure in Florida after months of equivocating. Running mate JD Vance, like a host of other GOP candidates, has softened his stance — but found his past support for sweeping abortion restrictions hard to escape. And party leaders have been evasive on key policy questions such as their plans for abortion pill access. “They have looked like a three-ring circus that’s badly managed,” said Chuck Coughlin, a longtime consultant to GOP candidates in Arizona, who laughed when asked if Republicans had corrected the problems with abortion that plagued them in the 2022 midterms. “It’s just terrible the way they’ve handled the whole thing.” Trump, Coughlin said, wants to “jettison his legacy, which he can’t jettison. … He’s a deer in the headlights.” Trump has boasted of appointing three justices to the Supreme Court that cemented the majority behind the June 2022 Dobbs decision that overturned Roe. Ballot referendums have only underscored that electoral potency. The abortion rights position has won all seven times it appeared on a state referendum, including in such conservative places as Kansas, Ohio and Montana. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/08/31/trump-vance-republicans-abortion-reproductive-rights/
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 4:35:28 GMT -5
Oops… somebody didn’t read the article they posted. It’s a good thing you deleted it before everyone else saw it, but I was able to quote the part that destroyed your argument. “The photo of the Bidens at the cemetery was not during a campaign, it was taken by the cemetery, as part of the official publicity of the event.” 5/25/20. He may not remember but he was running for President. And if you think he was not campaigning, you probably believe Kamala was not tasked with the border. The quiet technocrat who steered Biden’s effort to tighten the border The lead architect of President Joe Biden’s border strategy is not Vice President Kamala Harris, despite persistent Republican claims to the contrary. That role belongs to a bookish, little-known policy adviser named Blas Nuñez-Neto. A data-driven technocrat, Nuñez-Neto has helped engineer Biden’s pivot toward tougher border enforcement and sweeping restrictions on asylum — moves that contributed to a nearly 80 percent drop in illegal crossings since December. The transformation is shoring up one of Democrats’ biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election and potentially defusing a top-polling issue for Republican nominee Donald Trump. After three years of record crossings, the U.S.-Mexico border is quieter and more controlled today than at any point since late 2020, before Trump left office. Trump has largely ignored the change, displaying at his rallies a chart that shows record illegal crossings during Biden’s first three years and cuts out data showing the 2024 decline. He continues to label Harris, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, as the “border czar,” though she never held such a role. Biden tasked Harris with leading the administration’s plan to reduce Central American emigration by promoting investment and job creation, not to deal with immigration enforcement at the southern border. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/08/31/border-policy-biden-blas-nunez-neto/
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Post by DanMcQ on Sept 1, 2024 4:44:58 GMT -5
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Post by Elvado on Sept 1, 2024 5:17:44 GMT -5
5/25/20. He may not remember but he was running for President. And if you think he was not campaigning, you probably believe Kamala was not tasked with the border. The quiet technocrat who steered Biden’s effort to tighten the border The lead architect of President Joe Biden’s border strategy is not Vice President Kamala Harris, despite persistent Republican claims to the contrary. That role belongs to a bookish, little-known policy adviser named Blas Nuñez-Neto. A data-driven technocrat, Nuñez-Neto has helped engineer Biden’s pivot toward tougher border enforcement and sweeping restrictions on asylum — moves that contributed to a nearly 80 percent drop in illegal crossings since December. The transformation is shoring up one of Democrats’ biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election and potentially defusing a top-polling issue for Republican nominee Donald Trump. After three years of record crossings, the U.S.-Mexico border is quieter and more controlled today than at any point since late 2020, before Trump left office. Trump has largely ignored the change, displaying at his rallies a chart that shows record illegal crossings during Biden’s first three years and cuts out data showing the 2024 decline. He continues to label Harris, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, as the “border czar,” though she never held such a role. Biden tasked Harris with leading the administration’s plan to reduce Central American emigration by promoting investment and job creation, not to deal with immigration enforcement at the southern border. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/08/31/border-policy-biden-blas-nunez-neto/That damned AP working for Trump as early as 2021. apnews.com/general-news-3400f56255e000547d1ca3ce1aa6b8e9
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Post by Elvado on Sept 1, 2024 5:32:43 GMT -5
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 7:28:22 GMT -5
Same old tired playbook. SPH
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 7:33:28 GMT -5
The quiet technocrat who steered Biden’s effort to tighten the border The lead architect of President Joe Biden’s border strategy is not Vice President Kamala Harris, despite persistent Republican claims to the contrary. That role belongs to a bookish, little-known policy adviser named Blas Nuñez-Neto. A data-driven technocrat, Nuñez-Neto has helped engineer Biden’s pivot toward tougher border enforcement and sweeping restrictions on asylum — moves that contributed to a nearly 80 percent drop in illegal crossings since December. The transformation is shoring up one of Democrats’ biggest vulnerabilities ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election and potentially defusing a top-polling issue for Republican nominee Donald Trump. After three years of record crossings, the U.S.-Mexico border is quieter and more controlled today than at any point since late 2020, before Trump left office. Trump has largely ignored the change, displaying at his rallies a chart that shows record illegal crossings during Biden’s first three years and cuts out data showing the 2024 decline. He continues to label Harris, his Democratic opponent in the upcoming election, as the “border czar,” though she never held such a role. Biden tasked Harris with leading the administration’s plan to reduce Central American emigration by promoting investment and job creation, not to deal with immigration enforcement at the southern border. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2024/08/31/border-policy-biden-blas-nunez-neto/That damned AP working for Trump as early as 2021. apnews.com/general-news-3400f56255e000547d1ca3ce1aa6b8e9To quote the AP, which is exactly as she described her mandate. I know you went to a third rate law school (as I did as well) but it did teach me the importance of facts. Do you understand what "own borders" reference as to the three Central American countries identified? Do you understand the meaning of "root causes"? But I guess you enjoy your "alternative facts" from the NY Post and Fox Propaganda. "Harris is tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts to deal with issues spurring migration in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, as well as pressing them to strengthen enforcement on their own borders, administration officials said. She’s also tasked with developing and implementing a long-term strategy that gets at the root causes of migration from those countries." And AP from August 14, 2024. She was never the “border czar” The GOP and even some media outlets called Harris the “border czar” after she got her assignment from Biden, but that was never her actual job. She had no special responsibilities at the border. Those involved in the hottest issue there — negotiations over whether to continue former President Donald Trump’s pandemic immigration policy known as Title 42 — say the vice president was not involved in that debate. apnews.com/article/harris-migration-border-el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-60bf6703ede25a177b06c1baed34e5fbYou should really brush up on your Googling skills but perhaps this is the reason you rarely cite any support for your opinions. (Another skill my third rate law school taught me - support your arguments with facts).
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Post by Elvado on Sept 1, 2024 7:45:14 GMT -5
To quote the AP, which is exactly as she described her mandate. I know you went to a third rate law school (as I did as well) but it did teach me the importance of facts. Do you understand what "own borders" reference as to the three Central American countries identified? Do you understand the meaning of "root causes"? But I guess you enjoy your "alternative facts" from the NY Post and Fox Propaganda. "Harris is tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts to deal with issues spurring migration in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, as well as pressing them to strengthen enforcement on their own borders, administration officials said. She’s also tasked with developing and implementing a long-term strategy that gets at the root causes of migration from those countries." Pick and choose much? Tapped to “lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenges at the US Southern border AND work with Central American nations to address root causes of the problem”. Does that sentence not imply she had a multifaceted mandate? I know the presence of AND in the sentence does not suit your narrative. Apparently Biden thought, naively, that she could walk AND chew gum. He was wrong. Lester Holt even knew her job, even if she didn’t.
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 7:47:06 GMT -5
To quote the AP, which is exactly as she described her mandate. I know you went to a third rate law school (as I did as well) but it did teach me the importance of facts. Do you understand what "own borders" reference as to the three Central American countries identified? Do you understand the meaning of "root causes"? But I guess you enjoy your "alternative facts" from the NY Post and Fox Propaganda. "Harris is tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts to deal with issues spurring migration in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, as well as pressing them to strengthen enforcement on their own borders, administration officials said. She’s also tasked with developing and implementing a long-term strategy that gets at the root causes of migration from those countries." Pick and choose much? Tapped to “lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenges at the US Southern border AND work with Central American nations to address root causes of the problem”. Does that sentence not imply she had a multifaceted mandate? I know the presence of AND in the sentence does not suit your narrative. Apparently Biden thought, naively, that she could walk AND chew gum. He was wrong. Lester Holt even knew her job, even if she didn’t. And how about the most recent AP article? Keep leading with your chin. Harris’ assignment was to tackle the “root causes” of migration from three Central American nations — El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras — that were responsible for a significant share of border rossers. The vice president took a long-term approach to an immediate problem, helping convince multinational corporations and Latin American businesses to invest in the region. That, she argued, would create jobs and give locals more reasons to stay at home rather than take the arduous trek north. She was never the “border czar” The GOP and even some media outlets called Harris the “border czar” after she got her assignment from Biden, but that was never her actual job. She had no special responsibilities at the border. Those involved in the hottest issue there — negotiations over whether to continue former President Donald Trump’s pandemic immigration policy known as Title 42 — say the vice president was not involved in that debate. apnews.com/article/harris-migration-border-el-salvador-guatemala-honduras-60bf6703ede25a177b06c1baed34e5fb
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Post by Elvado on Sept 1, 2024 7:55:55 GMT -5
So she is given a multifaceted job, abjectly fails at it and then recasts it ex post facto.
Well played.
She really is a politician.
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 7:56:05 GMT -5
To quote the AP, which is exactly as she described her mandate. I know you went to a third rate law school (as I did as well) but it did teach me the importance of facts. Do you understand what "own borders" reference as to the three Central American countries identified? Do you understand the meaning of "root causes"? But I guess you enjoy your "alternative facts" from the NY Post and Fox Propaganda. "Harris is tasked with overseeing diplomatic efforts to deal with issues spurring migration in the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, as well as pressing them to strengthen enforcement on their own borders, administration officials said. She’s also tasked with developing and implementing a long-term strategy that gets at the root causes of migration from those countries." Pick and choose much? Tapped to “lead the White House effort to tackle the migration challenges at the US Southern border AND work with Central American nations to address root causes of the problem”. Does that sentence not imply she had a multifaceted mandate? I know the presence of AND in the sentence does not suit your narrative. Apparently Biden thought, naively, that she could walk AND chew gum. He was wrong. Lester Holt even knew her job, even if she didn’t. My third rate law school also taught me that the specific governs the more general. Imagine that!
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 8:00:38 GMT -5
So she is given a multifaceted job, abjectly fails at it and then recasts it ex post facto. Well played. She really is a politician. Here's what Biden said at the time: Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what happened after that. Harris hasn't visited the border or the countries below it since early 2022. The White House says she has helped generate billions in job-creating investments in Central America. President Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris to tackle the daunting issue of immigration in March 2021, but the vice president’s public-facing work on addressing the root causes of migration largely evaporated within months, according to an NBC News analysis of public documents, U.S. aid disbursements and Harris’ travel schedule. Harris traveled to Mexico in June 2021 to sign an agreement that has led to a commitment of $4 billion in direct assistance and over $5.2 billion in private-public investment from the U.S. But she has not visited the southern border, or the countries to its south, since January 2022. And despite requests from Mexico for more investment, her “Root Causes Strategy” made no new financial commitments. When Harris became Biden’s “border czar,” as critics called her, the administration was under pressure from both sides to address the rising number of migrants — particularly unaccompanied children — crossing the border and landing in poor conditions in U.S. custody. On March 24, 2021, Biden took the stage at the White House and seemed to hand the keys on the issue over to his vice president. “The vice president has agreed — among the multiple other things that I have her leading, and I appreciate it — agreed to lead our diplomatic effort to work with those nations to accept returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders,” Biden said. In accepting the task, Harris made her role more specific, describing largely diplomatic responsibilities. “I look forward to engaging in diplomacy with government, with the private sector, with civil society and the leaders of each in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen democracy and the rule of law and ensure shared prosperity in the region. We will collaborate with Mexico and other countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.” www.nbcnews.com/investigations/kamala-harris-border-policy-rcna163317
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Post by Elvado on Sept 1, 2024 8:03:19 GMT -5
So she is given a multifaceted job, abjectly fails at it and then recasts it ex post facto. Well played. She really is a politician. Here's what Biden said at the time: Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what happened after that. Harris hasn't visited the border or the countries below it since early 2022. The White House says she has helped generate billions in job-creating investments in Central America. Get more news President Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris to tackle the daunting issue of immigration in March 2021, but the vice president’s public-facing work on addressing the root causes of migration largely evaporated within months, according to an NBC News analysis of public documents, U.S. aid disbursements and Harris’ travel schedule. Harris traveled to Mexico in June 2021 to sign an agreement that has led to a commitment of $4 billion in direct assistance and over $5.2 billion in private-public investment from the U.S. But she has not visited the southern border, or the countries to its south, since January 2022. And despite requests from Mexico for more investment, her “Root Causes Strategy” made no new financial commitments. When Harris became Biden’s “border czar,” as critics called her, the administration was under pressure from both sides to address the rising number of migrants — particularly unaccompanied children — crossing the border and landing in poor conditions in U.S. custody. On March 24, 2021, Biden took the stage at the White House and seemed to hand the keys on the issue over to his vice president. “The vice president has agreed — among the multiple other things that I have her leading, and I appreciate it — agreed to lead our diplomatic effort to work with those nations to accept returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders,” Biden said. In accepting the task, Harris made her role more specific, describing largely diplomatic responsibilities. “I look forward to engaging in diplomacy with government, with the private sector, with civil society and the leaders of each in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen democracy and the rule of law and ensure shared prosperity in the region. We will collaborate with Mexico and other countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.” www.nbcnews.com/investigations/kamala-harris-border-policy-rcna163317 And apparently taught you zealous advocacy as well. Happy September and Hoya Saxa!!!
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Post by SSHoya on Sept 1, 2024 8:05:38 GMT -5
Here's what Biden said at the time: Biden asked Harris to tackle the 'root causes' of migration. Here's what happened after that. Harris hasn't visited the border or the countries below it since early 2022. The White House says she has helped generate billions in job-creating investments in Central America. Get more news President Joe Biden tapped Kamala Harris to tackle the daunting issue of immigration in March 2021, but the vice president’s public-facing work on addressing the root causes of migration largely evaporated within months, according to an NBC News analysis of public documents, U.S. aid disbursements and Harris’ travel schedule. Harris traveled to Mexico in June 2021 to sign an agreement that has led to a commitment of $4 billion in direct assistance and over $5.2 billion in private-public investment from the U.S. But she has not visited the southern border, or the countries to its south, since January 2022. And despite requests from Mexico for more investment, her “Root Causes Strategy” made no new financial commitments. When Harris became Biden’s “border czar,” as critics called her, the administration was under pressure from both sides to address the rising number of migrants — particularly unaccompanied children — crossing the border and landing in poor conditions in U.S. custody. On March 24, 2021, Biden took the stage at the White House and seemed to hand the keys on the issue over to his vice president. “The vice president has agreed — among the multiple other things that I have her leading, and I appreciate it — agreed to lead our diplomatic effort to work with those nations to accept returnees and enhance migration enforcement at their borders,” Biden said. In accepting the task, Harris made her role more specific, describing largely diplomatic responsibilities. “I look forward to engaging in diplomacy with government, with the private sector, with civil society and the leaders of each in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to strengthen democracy and the rule of law and ensure shared prosperity in the region. We will collaborate with Mexico and other countries throughout the Western Hemisphere.” www.nbcnews.com/investigations/kamala-harris-border-policy-rcna163317 And apparently taught you zealous advocacy as well. Happy September and Hoya Saxa!!! Thanks! Looking forward to the season. BTW, my cousin studied Photojournalism at Syracuse but was never a basketball fan. She said the closest she came to basketball was when Rony Seikaly almost ran her down with his jeep on campus!
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