You can be as cynical as you like, but none of what you suggest is really true. Biden is no more "left" than me. We are both social democrats. Believers in the power of democracy and capitalism but with a safety net for the disadvantaged.

Of course Biden needs to, and will, reach out to them. He doesn't want, or need, a totally divided country. It will be very, very hard and take a long time. Much longer than his Presidency but he can make a start.

Nor does he have "corporate paymasters" determining his agenda. He has wise entrepreneurs who support democracy (often helping fund both major parties) because they know that well-ordered government benefits everyone, including their businesses.

Maybe it's a surprise to you to know that not everyone is as self-centred as Trump. Many have public-spirited motivations and want to leave a legacy. They want to use their wealth positively.

By the way if you believe Brexit produced a "clear" result you must be using a special dictionary intended only for those with one eye on the right. With so much controversy surrounding the way the vote was called, the way the campaigns were conducted and the level of foreign interference to then have a 48:52 tally was anything but "clear". It was as murky as a 1950s pea-souper.

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What, he eats feet?

Must be German then.

I became an Antifa supporter after that Cup Final. It took a couple of years before someone pointed out to me that the fa wasn't the Football Association.

Living down here does have some advantages. At least you can see them cry.

A safety net for the disadvantaged. Paid for by whom. The safety net here is now a wage packet for many the same as it will be in the usa for votes. Trump has said many times he wants people to make the best for themselves with their own sweat and toil. Sadly those very people will be paying for the disadvantaged.

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So it was just about trump then? Not policy.
If he cured cancer,gave world peace and made everyone a penny above what they need it would still be about trump. Wow If shallow were people you would be china.

I speculated yesterday about what needed to be done to restrain Trump during these last 2 weeks and whether using the 25th would happen.

I also wondered if his staff would take steps to do something.

It now looks to be as though the latter has happened. His most recent statements do not appear to have been written by him. They don't match either his style or pattern.

My guess is, and it's only a guess, is that Pence and the senior advisers have told him that unless he says what they tell him to say, and then keeps quiet, they will immediately use the 25th.

Perhaps Ivanka and Jared were involved too and demanded he comply to try to protect their futures.

A few staff have already resigned too. So my suspicion is that he finally has had to accept he has no other choice than to comply.

Whether he tries now to go ahead and pardon himself and if so whether anyone in the Justice Department will co-operate with him in preparing the legal texts will be interesting to observe.

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