“Three days into Biden's presidency and the press was demanding to know when he'd start placating the GOP by pushing "Republican priorities."”
“To date, there's been virtual no news coverage on which "Democratic priorities" the GOP is willing to adopt in the name of unity.”
“As is custom with the D.C. media, the entire onus of bipartisanship is placed on Democrats, who are responsible for breaking the Capitol fever, which is fueled by obstructionist Republicans.”
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“is all part of a four-year Beltway media obsession with announcing the Republican Party is finally cutting ties with Trump— usually following an especially erratic and dangerous bout of behavior from him — and that the moment of "reckoning" has arrived. But it never does.”
“After foolishly labeling the faux billionaire a "populist" for years, the Times focuses on Biden optics, eagerly combing over Inauguration Day photos in hopes of finding expensive items that can be used to raise doubts about Biden's humility.”
“It's a longtime game the Beltway press has played with Democrats, assuming that wealthy Democrats can't also be champions of the middle class”