Manchin kills BBB?
Wonder if this is just a negotiating tactic, or if he is really done.
If he is done, then you’d have to say that the progressives had a point about separating the bills…
Replies to: Manchin kills BBB?
Can we finally focus on releasing all convicts over the next few years?
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Obamacare was once dead but got revived.
The Dems have to pass SOMETHING.
Perhaps they'll get smart and push through the most popular items on their bases' wish lists one by one.
I was under the impression that bite-size portions in lawmaking were scuttled by reconciliation.
You have to wrap as much as possible into monstrous bills because you only have a couple chances in the reconciliation process. I’m not sure if that is an accurate take.
I agree with you that it would be better to break these things up into more digestible pieces.
Reconciliation is unnecessary for bipartisan bills.
There are items that the two parties could agree upon but the Dems wanted to squeeze through stuff that could never pass on its own merits.
PS-No reason to downvote this great, great news.
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God give him strength.I'm curious Chris, does the strongly developing inflation change your opinion?
Do you feel that "the science has changed" so to speak on pushing forward with this bill? I am obviously against it.
I am not worried about inflation. Neither is the Fed, neither are the markets.
That assessment might change next year. But for now, not worried.
The Fed is most certainly worried about inflation. They forecast 3 interest rate hikes to address it
What’s he have against the Better Business Bureau anyway?
Among many other things “Build Back Better” was a dopey name….
Agreed. Very dopey. (And, I always first thought of the Better Business Bureau as well.)
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Strange that a WV senator couldn't be bribed. Byrd was a master.
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He just did a giant favor for Dems.
That bill was going to be a stone around their necks, as AOC & co happily tossed the normal people out of the boat.
That stone would be the end. Further, inflation from their first two spending sprees will cause
enough inflation fo the foreseeable future to hurt Dems anyways without killing capitalism all together.
Disagree. It will make Biden seem like a failure.
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He'll always have Afghanistan.
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And Democracy succeeded...
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“Seem like”?
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Symbolism over substance.
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That's funny. What part of this Presidency has been a success? Just throw this on the
dumpster fire that is Biden/Harris.
According to Tyrone, Afghanistan was a logistical triumph, even better than Dunkirk.
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Tyrone is a Bay Area hippie that smokes weed.
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I have to step in on Ty's behalf here...
Pretty sure he's strictly edibles these days...
Orange wasn't re-elected. That's all that ever mattered.
So even though we're heading off a cliff, that was success for dems. Always about the man. Always.
In case you haven’t heard, our very republic was at stake
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Of course this is the right answer. How many times did he kill Democracy?
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Agree.
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Disagree!
I'm not sure what I'm disagreeing with I just felt obligated to take the opposite position!
I’m not sure. A lot of folks were expecting free goodies out of this bill.
They may sit out next time around
Biden’s fantasy about being another FDR is imploding.
As is that of a permanent Democrat majority as Latinos are flipping fast. They did not flee the horrors of central government control of society to support it in their new homeland.
Link: https://www.wsj.com/articles/hispanic-voters-now-evenly-split-between-parties-wsj-poll-finds-11638972769