Biden plugs jobs plan at
Amtrak anniversary event:
They 'became my family'
Posted By: Ribicon, 5/2/2021 12:39:29 AM
President Biden on Friday plugged his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan at an event commemorating the 50th anniversary of Amtrak, a company near and dear to the longtime rail commuter. “I’ve been riding Amtrak almost as long as there’s been an Amtrak,” said Mr. Biden, who famously commuted from Delaware to Washington, D.C., via rail when he was a U.S. senator. “Amtrak became my family.” He was speaking from a station in Philadelphia, Pa., where he says he ended up a handful of times after falling asleep. “In the past, when I’ve ended up at the 30th Street Station, Amtrak Station, it’s probably because
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Michigan mother-of-four, 35, dies from
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brain blood clot 11 days after receiving
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Failed Texas Democrat Candidate Sounds Alarm:
2022 ‘Could Be Major Setback’ for Democrats 34 replies
2022 ‘Could Be Major Setback’ for Democrats 34 replies
Failed special election Democrat candidate Jana Lynne Sanchez has sounded the alarm that 2022 “could be a major setback” for Democrats if they lose their slim majority in the House of Representatives.
Sanchez, after not receiving enough votes last Saturday to make the special election runoff, has a very strong message for the Democrats.
Sanchez lost by fewer than 400 votes to come in third place. Republican candidates did extremely well, edging out the rest of the field. Sanchez said the Republicans received an overwhelming majority (62 percent) of the total voters.
Sanchez continued to say, “all the things I thought would have motivated Democrats” to come and vote failed.
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The photo saw both Bidens appearing to loom large over the Carters who were pictured on sitting on two living room chairs.
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Biden Administration Denies Permit To Veteran
Motorcycle Group For Memorial Day Event In
DC 28 replies
Motorcycle Group For Memorial Day Event In
DC 28 replies
You may remember the veteran biker group known as Rolling Thunder. They have since changed their name to Rolling to Remember.They were planning to ride into Washington, DC on Memorial Day and end their ride at the Pentagon, as they have done for years.The Biden administration has decided to deny their permit this year. Shame on them.The Washington Free Beacon reports:Biden Nixes Veterans’ Memorial EventThe Biden administration denied event permits for the Rolling to Remember motorcycle ride held every year for the past 30 years
About one-third of the employees of software developer Basecamp have quit their jobs after the company’s founders asked them to focus on developing software, rather than get involved in politics at work.
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A bizarre yet endearing photo has been released of President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden meeting with former President Jimmy Carter and former first lady Rosalynn Carter. The perspective of the photo saw both Bidens appearing to loom large over the Carters who were pictured on sitting on two living room chairs.The photo was taken at the Carter's home in Plains, Georgia last Thursday, 78-year-old President Biden's 100th day in office. The couple live in two-bedroom rancher the president built himself since before he entered the White House.
Kevin McCarthy: GOP Reps ‘Concerned’ about
Cheney’s ‘Ability to Carry Out’ Leadership Role 25 replies
Cheney’s ‘Ability to Carry Out’ Leadership Role 25 replies
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) said some GOP congressmen are “concerned” about Representative Liz Cheney’s (R., Wyo.) ability to fulfill her leadership position, in comments to Fox News on Tuesday.
“There’s no concern about how she voted on impeachment. That decision has been made,” McCarthy said. “I have heard from members concerned about her ability to carry out the job as conference chair to carry out the message.”
As chairwoman of the House GOP conference, Cheney is the third-highest ranking Republican in the House.
“We all need to be working as one if we’re able to win the majority,”
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"Biden plugs," a headline for the connoisseur. Here, Bidet muses about being confused while shoveling $80 billion more for failed and outmoded Amtrak to burn, just for starters.