The movie trailers for action hero movies always intone “only one man can save humanity,” or whatever it is that needs saving in the movie. No pressure, Dude, but it’s all on you. Joe Manchin is no action hero. He is a villain. Joe Manchin is a greedy old white man who made his fortune … Read more
Above image: h/t Salon. Arizona’s prima donna Democratic diva, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, does not have time to answer questions from the press or meet with her constituents to explain her bizarre “Silent Sinema” behavior or why she is sabotaging the Biden agenda, and also appeasing GQP fascism with her unprincipled and incoherent support for the … Read more
Is it wrong that the recent version of the Build Back Better Plan does not have: Any version of Paid Family and Medical Leave? Two Years of Free Community College? Expanded Medicare Coverage for Dental and Vision Care? A permanent extension of the Child Tax Credit for everyone? A more stringent plan to reduce carbon … Read more
President Joe Biden’s CNN town hall on Thursday night was pitched as a venue for him to discuss and sell his ambitious social spending package to the viewing public. But his performance seemed crafted for an audience of two. Biden uses town hall to name-check Manchin and Sinema on agenda hold-ups: Biden spent the first … Read more
Immediately after Senator Kyrsten Sinema voted in favor of advancing the $3.5 trillion Democratic Budget Reconciliation Plan aka the American Families Plan, she signaled that she intended to sabotage the Democratic plan she just voted to advance by saying “I do not support a bill that costs $3.5 trillion.” (Obvious Man asks: “Then why did … Read more