. . . Barely hanging on.
Posted on 10/01/2021 8:22:16 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
I think we can say, at least for the moment, it looks like the Biden agenda is dead.
Whether it will come back at a later point, scaled back is another question. But, right now, it’s looking like the progressives’ greed just killed the whole works. They tried to hold up the infrastructure bill by demanding the reconciliation spending spree first and got called on it. So now what they have is nothing.
As we reported earlier, Biden sent strong signals that the meeting was a failure by indicating a timeline for “getting this done” no longer matters. “We’re gonna get this done… it doesn’t matter if it takes six minutes, six days, or six weeks,” Biden said. He then blew off a question about unity, with “Come on, man!”
Leaving the House Dem Caucus meeting today @POTUS says, “we’re gonna get this done… it doesn’t matter if it takes six minutes, six days or six weeks…”
When asked about dissension among Democrats, Biden said with a raised fist, “Come on man. Unite the party 50/50.” pic.twitter.com/jlrOYMco3h
— Caroline McKee (@CarolineMcKee12) October 1, 2021
Some noted ironically that Biden basically said “666” in his comment.
But if that wasn’t enough to indicate that the Biden/Pelosi agenda had slipped away, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) sent a very clear message that it was dead, at least for now.
Sinema had previously said that if they didn’t have a vote on the infrastructure bill or pass it by Monday, she wouldn’t be backing reconciliation. And she had about ten other senators who were thinking along the same lines.
Sinema has had meetings since with Biden but there’s been no indication that either of them has moved off the positions that they have set. And now there’s word that she left town before Biden’s visit to the Hill which sends a pretty big message right there regarding any immediate agreement. So for Biden’s edification — since he seems to need it — that means it isn’t happening in six minutes.
Sinema’s spokesperson said that she had a medical appointment for a foot injury. But she also has a fundraising retreat scheduled for tomorrow in Phoenix, according to the NY Times.
People on the left just melted down over the news that she had left town with some even talking about going to the spa where she was having her event, showing how manic they all have gotten over this. Some of them, like Robert Reich, talked about primarying Sinema.
Who wants to primary Sinema and Manchin?
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) October 1, 2021
But it turns out that Sinema might know her constituents just a bit more than the radical leftists do.
A poll from OH Predictive Insights shows Sinema has a higher approval rating in Arizona than fellow Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly. While Kelly is immensely popular among Democrats, his net approval among independents is just +1, while Sinema’s is +6.
Sinema’s approval rating of 40% among Republicans is double that of Kelly. Overall, Sinema’s net approval rating is +7, while Kelly’s is +4. [….]
According to a Civiqs poll , Arizona residents disapprove of Biden by a margin of 53%-39%. That bodes ill for Kelly, whose polling leads over GOP candidates — such as Arizona attorney general Mark Brnovich and Michael McGuire, the retired adjunct general of the Arizona National Guard — have decreased since OHPI polled the race in May.
Sinema has made it clear that she’s perfectly happy to walk away from the deal. And it looks like, at least for now, that’s what she’s done.
She wants something. What’s it going to cost is the question.
Maybe this is a good time to investigate Hunter’s laptop.
Here’s what happened today:
Biden discussed a topline RANGE between $1.9 trillion - $2.3 trillion
Dems had been hoping to get Manchin/Sinema to agree to something around $2.1 trillion.
Manchin has been firm at $1.5T.
Biden explained that this range comes from his conversations with Manchin and Sinema. They’re not discussing these specific toplines per se, but the White House has been assembling all the different programs they *do* support and this is roughly how much they’d cost.”
In other words, Manchin and Sinema are still in the driver’s seat.
When the meeting was over, Biden sent strong signals that the meeting was a failure by indicating a timeline for “getting this done” no longer matters, which will be interesting news for moderate House Democrats who had already suggested that failure to move by the end of September would be “catastrophic.”
Well, it is now October 1st, and it’s safe to say that House and Senate Dems and all the various warring factions within are in “catastrophic” mode and with no end in sight.
I think it’s safe to declare at this point that the Democrat Civil War is officially underway, and considering it’s ramping up as we head into the 2022 midterms, we are so here for it.
We can hope so!
A lot of the talking heads on CNN and MSNBC are absolutely furious at Sen. Joe Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema for standing in the way of the socialist spending bonanza that Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) have been trying to peddle. “Fiscal insanity” was what Manchin called it.
Maybe this is a good time to investigate Hunter’s laptop.
It has always been a good time to investigate Hunter’s laptop, since it was purchased and the contents made more or less public.
“I think it’s safe to declare at this point that the Democrat Civil War is officially underway, and considering it’s ramping up as we head into the 2022 midterms, we are so here for it.”
Time to buy popcorn futures.
Sinema is a smart cookie. No political death wish.
In my opinion, Kyrsten could care less what the media says. She will not be primaried or lose in the next election. She doesn’t seem to play games with the leaders of her party either.
I bet many I’s and R’s would vote for her in the next election.
. . . Barely hanging on.
Everything you said is absolute truth!!
And after all the trouble these Assistant Democrats went to to assist.......
Dan Sullivan (R-AK) Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Roy Blunt (R-MO) Richard Burr (R-NC) Deb Fischer (R-NE) Lindsey Graham (R-SC) Rob Portman (R-OH) Thom Tillis (R-NC) Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) Jim Risch (R-ID) Chuck Grassley (R-IA) Bill Cassidy (R-LA) Kevin Cramer (R-ND) Roger Wicker (R-MS) Mitch McConnell (R-KY) John Hoeven (R-ND) Susan Collins (R-ME) Mitt Romney (R-UT)
They knew when they were voting for the $1.2 trillion they were enabling the bigger, worse one.
How much less could she care, a little or a lot?
A lot. She is one of the few who is not out there in front of the cameras...at least not that I have seen.
The reality is that these people no matter how angry and frustrated they will in fact be back. They are very dedicated to implementing their destructive agenda. Otherwise, they could have seized the opportunity to push through the so-called “bipartisan infrastructure bill” and trumpeted it with great fanfare, signing ceremonies, etc. as a major accomplishment. It was worth destroying this potential moment to push for the more destructive policies...and they will not stop in this quest, even if they are stalled. They will probably go for a more incremental approach slipping pieces of it into supplementals, stand alone appropriations bills, etc. that don’t alone carry the massive price tag.
Biden sent strong signals that the meeting was a failure by indicating a timeline for “getting this done” no longer matters. “We’re gonna get this done… it doesn’t matter if it takes six minutes, six days, or six weeks,” Biden said. He then blew off a question about unity, with “Come on, man!”
exactly. sinema is all about enricing herself, while making it appear she cares about various things for other people.
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