Posted on 10/20/2021 1:29:00 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Over at Politico, Christopher Cadelago and Marianne Levine offer the latest excuse for Joe Biden going quiet in public, in this case on the reconciliation-bill fight on Capitol Hill: He’s busy playing the inside game!
As Democrats on Capitol Hill brace in anticipation of a brutal midterm, Biden is spending an extraordinary amount of time and political capital behind the scenes to convince them to rally around a common framework for social and climate spending. His congressional huddles have accelerated, from phone calls on the White House veranda to one-on-one and group meetings — including two high-stakes Tuesday sit downs with moderates and progressives. He’s dialing up old friends to take their temperature about how his presidency is really fairing far beyond the Beltway. White House aides, in their own recent conversations with nervous allies, have repeatedly cited the flurry of presidential calls as a sign itself of Biden’s commitment to getting the bills over the finish line, at times bristling at claims that he hasn’t been involved enough. But Biden’s hours and hours of meetings don’t just reflect the precarious moment in which his presidency finds itself. They underscore the heavy reliance his White House has placed on an inside game, rather than the bully pulpit, to dislodge recalcitrant holdouts and move their agenda.
Note, just as an aside, how “a brutal midterm” for congressional Democrats is already a baseline expectation the authors don’t need to explain or justify. Why is the White House at pains to stress how much Biden is doing privately? Because he’s not out there convincing the voters to put pressure on Congress...
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Like Giannis Antetokounmpo?
Seems like the administration is trying to get everything done through a lot of “private meetings”. And I bet Joe does not attend.
People are expecting too much of poor Joe. What the heck does doing a good job managing the country in a fair and just way have to do with his business of selling out and betraying the country? Nothing! He is doing a good job of amassing power and engaging in graft, especially for one in his deteriorating health and mental awareness. Give the guy a break!
I bet Biden still goes home to Delaware for a 3 - 4 day weekend though...
Biden is afraid to step on the on to the bully pulpit because his arguments are bullsh!+ and the world knows it
Trump had meetings with Pelosi and Schumer to get legislation passed.
* Biden meets with his side of the aisle.
That says a lot.
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