11-08-2021, 02:59 PM
(11-08-2021, 02:45 PM)Crazyjdawg Wrote: Biden: "This is a monumental win and a huge step forward for this country."
People: "What about the spending bill that's still held up in the Senate, Mr President?"
Biden: "Hey, Shut up! I convinced some Republicans to flip and vote for this so that you'd forget about the bill that Manchin and Sinema are holding hostage!"
Now that this infrastructure bill is passed, the Senate (specifically Manchin and Sinema) basically has no reason to even take the spending bill to a vote. "The Squad" were holding up the infrastructure bill in the house to pressure Biden, Manchin and Sinema into negotiating and agreeing on a path forard for the spending bill.
Instead, Biden just took some votes from the Republicans (in exchange for God knows what *shudder*) to go over the Progressives' head.
The Ratchet Effect keeping us from moving left really is the most accurate metaphor for the way our politics work...
I think they realized that getting one bill passed was better than getting zero passed. The far left wing of the party wasn't going to get what they wanted in the Senate and they needed something to hang their hat on after Tuesday's shellacking.
