There's a giant reporter bias toward legislation. They get to hang out in Congress, talk to competing interests in the House & Senate, count votes.
That's why virtually all press on presidential politics is funneled through legislation.
#DayOneAgenda moves are just no fun.
That's why virtually all press on presidential politics is funneled through legislation.
#DayOneAgenda moves are just no fun.
"Will you enact the plan to dissolve student debt on executive authority under the Higher Education Act" will never get asked, because who wants to cover that, there's not even a bill or a vote or anything
And what this has the effect of is- 1) making people stupider about policy and the function of the presidency, 2) cutting off avenues of public support, 3) removing accountability by funneling everything "a president can do" into the gridlock wood chipper.
So this is why every time I see a debate about legislative priorities on this hell site, I'm going to mention the #DayOneAgenda. It should never be forgotten, and everyone involved should be accountable to the powers the president already holds.
