I can't really blame the Post for this since it's the way Democrats talk too. But I wish everyone could somehow get away from the whole "whittling" narrative. By this metric, Democrats are also whittling away at arts funding, national parks, housing aid, food stamps, breast cancer research, and a thousand other things. The only difference between these items and the BBB is that the stuff in BBB has been put on paper. But the outcome is the same: these are all things that (potentially) won't get additional funding this year.
I know I'm just whistling into the wind. It still bugs me, though.
Lucky I am not president because I'd go balls deep in an agenda based on arts, national parks, and cancer research. First, i love arts and parks, and second - fuck cancer.
It would be a winning agenda. Arts for the elites - AOC already got the dress for my first gala. Parks for everyone (but could peal of some red state hunters I am sure). And everyone hates cancer. You could squeeze a fair amount of climate initiatives into the Parks Plan as long as you don't mention the climate.
Though Trump could counter me with an oddly pro-cancer platform at get 27-40% of the vote easily.
What is COVID if not fast-acting cancer?
Manchin's out in the last hour or so publicly saying he's comfortable doing nothing "zero" for BBB and that nothing's happening anytime soon. Said pass the BIF and then wait six months and see. I think he's been saying this for the past six months already. I think we're adjourned.
No he didn't
Whittling? Thought it was more like whistling. Past the polling place.
You are going to get that whittling merit badge!
Momentum died Oct. 1. This is just Manchin and Sinema doing their best Kabuki for the remaining spectators. There is not going to be a BBB; it's a BBB-BS.
Democrats appear to be holding a Dutch auction in the hope Sinema and Manchin might put their hands up before the bidding gets to zero.
Kill the BIF. Roll the elements Manchin and Sinema wanted into a single reconciliation bill, leaving out the stuff put in to buy symbolic 'bipartisan' support. Pass the BBB bill with whatever items Pelosi can get through the House, including hefty tax increases on the rich. Dare Manchin and Sinema to vote against it. If they do, better to have the screw-up now than next year.
The deal is 3.1 trillion for BBB. Again Drum are you paying attention??? This article you mentioned is out of date and irrelevant. Maybe you need to actually have real sources into the Democratic party. Eh, like I do.
It's well known the paid leave part was not going to be factory issue for 2 months. Yet this bozo journalist writes a irrelevant piece of journalism. Kill them.