The flailing nomination of Neera Tanden to be Biden’s budget chief shows that a single wayward Democrat can turn any single vote into a knife fight on the Senate floor. With two other Cabinet nominations under GOP fire and a massive Covid aid package coming up, Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer need rock-solid unity to ensure the opening months of Biden’s administration don’t get derailed by intraparty feuds.
Biden campaigned as the guy that could make progress with Republicans. And it looked like he’d have to until two shocking wins in Georgia gave Democrats the Senate last month. But today's Republican Party isn’t the same one he served with for 36 years. And Biden has alienated some Republicans in the early days of his presidency by pressing to pass $1.9 trillion in coronavirus aid on a party-line vote rather than working toward a bipartisan compromise.
“I’ve talked to the president four times since the election, he’s called me. I’ve talked to his legislative director, Louisa Terrell, and I talk to a host of Democratic senators as well,” Collins said. “I’ve not had anyone in the White House call me on a nominee.” Murkowski is also reviewing a 2017 tweet from Tanden telling the senator that she was “high on her own supply" in reference to the Senator’s advocacy for lower corporate tax rates.
“Whatever Sen. Manchin does, it is no excuse for 50 Republicans to line up against a woman because she issued some sharp tweets,” Warren said, predicting Haaland and Becerra would be confirmed.
Republicans, as usual, are not the least bit interested in Bipartisanship
All the Democrats or just the DINOs?
Interesting you put a picture of SenSanders on story about Democratic disunity mostly caused by Manchin & Sinema. It's almost like discrediting anyone who disagree with Democrats from the left - while giving a pass to those who do so from the right - is intentional or something.
Why use a picture of Bernie Sanders instead of a picture of joe manchin or kyrsten sinema
Sure. After smug elitist brunch libs Biden/Harris attacked everyone during the primaries, demanded support for the general, attacked everyone after, they want unity? They are still attacking progressives over those immediate $2K checks because they are petty and divisive.
I promise you, the American Fascist Party, aka the GQP, has bigger problems. But, yeah. Let's bag on the Dems. 🙄
I'm still remembering he said he was going to have a Republican on his cabinet I haven't seen that yet either.
Republicans view of compromise is to just give them what they want. Of course, they will complaint that it is not enough. Obama learned on his second term that they just wanted to defeat, just because. Biden should just do his best and let the voters decide.
January 6 Republican Seditionist act changed everything .
Good luck with the gender neutral potato club 😂
republicans aren't going to cooperate with ANYTHING unless they profit from it.
Same for Republicans.
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