@Ed209, agree to disagree then. I feel like you're exaggerating the impact of Biden's energy policies.
US whilst effectively giving the thumbs up to Russia's Nord Stream 2 pipeline that brought gas to Germany just prior to the invasion.
This doesn't mean anything. Biden doesn't have the authority to dictate Germany's actions. I don't recall the Nord Stream 2 pipeline ever entering service for the Germans by the way. I know it was finally completed in September 2021, but its certifications were completely halted after the invasion. And then someone (definitely the Russians) sabotages the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. It was never in use.
The fact of the matter is that, whatever negotiating power (due to Biden's policies) you think Russia may have had before the invasion, was significantly reduced when they made the ill-advised choice to invade Ukraine. It resulted in a decline in their buyer base, particularly in Europe, forcing the Russians to sell their oil below the standard benchmark price.
He made things hard for the oil and gas industry with more rules
Good. With all these wildfires and extreme weather patterns we're seeing, the last thing we need to see, is the deregulation of the the oil and gas sector.
He may have made the right moves as a long-term plan, but it was a bad time to execute these things in the midst of an invasion that could have escalated quite catastrophically.
As for Biden's push for clean energy, I for one think it's a great plan and it's an ambitious one at that. The legislation he signed into law (IRA) aims to transform the US into a hub of clean technology. I think the Ukrainian war has accelerated this shift into clean energy for the Europeans as well, and I think by increasing investments in this sector, it's going to result in a diversified energy portfolio, ultimately giving us reduced energy expenses while also making Russian oil far less appealing in the long run, pushing them further down the path of a pariah state.
As you've already pointed out, this strategy is playing the long game, so I'm not surprised why some people are complaining in the present time. Patience and incremental change will be key. And by the time this clean tech transformation come through, Biden will no longer president (he might not even be alive), so when future presidents start to nab the credit for this transition into clean tech, I want all you guys to remember Biden
I respect your opinion and agree with many other things you say,
@Ed209. But on this particular matter, I vehemently disagree.
Meanwhile the Democrats sat on their asses and did not codify Roe v Wade when they had plenty of opportunities to do so. You're being played if you think either party cares about you.
Roe was the law of the land for more than 50 years. The Supreme Court doesn't frequently overturn its prior decisions, so it's pretty rare to see these kinds of reversals.
Sure, the Democrats could have codify Roe into law at anytime, but unfortunately they are too busy cleaning up the mess the republicans make whenever they assume power, which is a pattern that dates back to the Reagan era. No time to codify Roe.
Republicans spend their time in the White House wrecking and looting everything, Democrats eventually get in and use their time to repair things, but since they can't snap their fingers and magically fix everything (in 1 or 2 terms), Republicans get to paint them as ineffective, and then the cycle repeats itself.