Every week that goes by with Democrats unable to bully or bribe their two recalcitrant Senate colleagues into signing on to one of the worst pieces of legislation in modern history is a good week for America.
Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona are still holding out against passage of their party’s $3.5 trillion socialist spending bill, despite relentless attacks from their colleagues, who alternate between coating them with sugar and dousing them with bile.
Democrats have thrown overboard key pieces of the package, including free community college, to lighten the cost enough to win over the two dissidents. They’ve also backed off somewhat on weaponizing the IRS to squeeze more revenue out of working Americans.
But then Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who is the driver of the legislative package that would turn America into a full-on welfare state, penned an op-ed last week that ran in Manchin’s home state — one of the poorest in the nation — accusing him of opposing help for the working class. It clearly ticked off Manchin.
In a heated face-to-face meeting between the pair, Manchin reportedly shouted at Sanders, “How about zero?” when pressed for an amount of spending he’d support.
Zero is a fine number. The best number, in fact.
Manchin and Sinema, who herself has been harassed while trying to use the bathroom, hope to help their party and country avoid the disaster this bill would bring.
They understand pouring additional trillions of dollars of government spending onto the trillions already spent would send inflation through the roof.
Its vast new cradle-to-grave welfare programs would provide further disincentive to work for a labor force that is too comfortable staying at home.
The massive tax hikes on the wealthy and corporations that are supposed to pay for this boondoggle will slow investments and job creation, and provide renewed incentives for companies to move their business overseas.
The American people aren’t cheering all the giveaways the bill would shower on them. Rather, they are wary of their government becoming so much bigger and more intrusive. A poll this month from the bipartisan PAC No Labels found 60% of Americans agree with Manchin’s plea for a “strategic pause” on the bill that would provide more time to weigh its impact.
Washington Post’s left-leaning editorial board chided Democrats for attempting to abuse their slim majority in Congress “to stage a revolution.”
That’s a good description of what’s going on. Democrats are trying to radically reshape America without building the broad consensus that should precede such a consequential transformation.
They had hoped to shove it through a month ago. The longer their ambition is denied, the better the chance it will be derailed.
This is a bad bill, and not just because of its tremendous cost. Even a much smaller version would position the federal government as the most dominant force in American life, making nearly every individual dependent on its largesse.
God bless Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for standing in the path of their own party’s bulldozer. Here’s praying they’ll hang tough.
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“God bless Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema for standing in the path of their own party’s bulldozer. Here’s praying they’ll hang tough.”
If these two will stand their ground and not cave, how sweet the defeat—Dems lose their legislation due to holdouts in their own Party—can’t accuse Republicans.
>> If these two will stand their ground and not cave <<
Well, Son Of Thunder, they aren't Republicans, so maybe they have enough backbone to do just that.
These days, it certainly SEEMS like all the republicans who HAD a spine, are no longer IN congress.
If this bill passes then forget George Washington, Bernie Sanders will become our new founding Father of the American Socialist States of America soon to become the Floundering States of confusion.
It sounds to me that perhaps Joe Manchin is beginning to understand that the democrat party would ” Toss him under the Bus ” if they ever wanted to and not even miss a heart-Beat in doing it to him. If I was Joe Manchin , I Would watch my back if I Were him.
AND since many on the left, think being VIOLENT Towards they oppose is ALL OK, perhaps they actually would TRY TO THROW him, literally under a moving bus..
I wish I could be as confident in the sanity of Manchin and Sinema as is suggested here, but I can still remember the Ben Nelson (Nebraska) sellout on the Obamacare vote. Never underestimate the power of the last minute democrat back room bribes. Biden the Bafoon doesn’t have to be competent when sleeze bags like Pelosi and Schumer have wealthy communists like Soros on their side.
Bribes, blackmail or flat out bullying.. ALL THREE are the tactics of the left.
The dishonorable socialist Democrat Party revolves around and its philosophy is based on Total Control, Hate, Lies, Cons, Deceptions, Immorality and the lack of Integrity, Ethics or Honor.
Socialist democrats are willing to destroy themselves and everyone around them before they will agree to compromise their failed policies and their destructive self-fabricated beliefs.
And why wouldn’t Communist George Soros come to the aid of democrat Communist party of America, after all these are fellow Comunists that George Soros is coming to help wreak the Americans.George Soros is iglad to do it.
Schools already serve 2 meals a day ,have schools serve a bag supper ,that’s 3 meals a day and get rid of food stamps ,see I just saved us money. Get a job. If your working get rid of welfare. See I just saved us money again. If your working ,your paying taxes. See I just Generated income for the U.S..
What gets me is WHY SHOULD SCHOOLS feed kids when PARENTS GET PAID TO FEED THEIR KIDS???
Ituser, But they’re the Disadvantaged , They have been disadvantaged by th” Greedy White Race, Ya, Sure, Any Excuse is better than none for their not Succeeding when many Foreign born citizens have inspite of a language problem for many of them.
WHEN someone on welfare/wic/ebt, makes MORE THAN SOMEONE WORKING a 18$/hr job often makes, HOW THE HELL can they keep calling them “Disadvantaged”????
THEY HAVE MORE ADVANTAGES THAN MANY NORMAL WORKERS do!!!
A person is only as good as their word so hopefully both are as good as their word.