Thread by @ITGuy1959

1- Lol, some notble excerpts follow.

"..in particular a pair of moderate Senate Democrats who have wielded outsize influence in shaping the president’s agenda."

"outsize influence" lol. How dare they serve their constituencies.

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https://twitter.com/HotlineJosh/status/1443569488931209222

2- "But the lack of tangible progress ... are testing the legislative acumen of a president who prides himself as a consummate creature of Capitol Hill."

Lol imagine writing "creature of Capitol Hill" like it was a positive attribute.

3- "Biden is coping with House Democrats ... as well as senators who prize their independence and may be impervious even to presidential pressure."

Lol they're obsessed with Manchin and Sinema.

4- "Still, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the administration does believe Sinema wants some part of Biden’s domestic agenda package to pass by the end of this year.."

Lol, that doesn't sound very optimistic.

5- "Still, neither Sinema nor Sen. Joe Manchin, the other pivotal centrist, has conveyed much urgency after meeting with Biden and other White House officials, signaling they are content to take their time."

Yeah, well, they see his polling numbers.

6- "And this week, frustration from liberals boiled over, with lawmakers arguing that Manchin and Sinema have been unwilling to even start robust negotiations with others in the party."

The Squad throwing a tantrum. Imagine that.

7- "The push for Biden and his aides to become more personally forceful has been acute in the House, where Democrats have been increasingly vocal about their eagerness and, at times, frustration with the White House."

Lol, the Joe Biden in their head is not old clown in the WH.

8- "House Democrats “need to know exactly where the president stands ... Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) said on MSNBC on Wednesday. “What is it that the president wants? Nobody can even answer that question.”

Well, Joe probably can't answer questions much simpler than that, so..

9- "Indeed, in private meetings with lawmakers, Biden has shown that he has no specific red lines, whether on policy or procedure, according to participants."

So Joe run domestic policy like he runs foreign policy. Good to know.

10- "Despite the urgency of the week, the entirety of Biden’s complex legislative agenda is almost certain to take weeks to flesh out. But for now, Biden’s approach looks unlikely to change."

In other words, Dems in disarray.

11- "Although the public may be imagining some sort of “West Wing” episode in which the president gives a nine-paragraph speech and everybody just collapses their opposition,” Schatz said, “that’s not actually the way lawmaking works.”

Yeah, life isn't "The West Wing". Who knew.

12- To sum up this whole article:

Biden is not engaged, Dems are in disarray, and don't expect any sweeping bills to pass for months. And finally, Wapo is dutifully here to manage your expectations.

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