Ok, so we're back awake now. Heading to the House soon to vote now that QEvin's temper tantrum is over. It's going to be a good day for our country. But first a quick explainer of last night's theatrics:
1/ The Build Back Better Act is really popular with the American people. Lower prescription drug prices. Universal pre-K. Massive investments to protect our climate. Finally let seniors cover hearing costs in Medicare. Expanded child tax credits. I could go on.
2/ The @GOP agenda is not popular. Taking horse medicine, storming the Capitol and stealing from the poor to pay the rich is no basis for policy.
3/ Trouble is, the elected @GOP has been captured by their bats**t crazy wing. They even put one of them in the White House. Anyone aspiring to lead the party needs their support.
4/ We saw that on the infrastructure bill. The members who voted in favor of that were attacked by the former guy, in spite of looking out for their constituents.
5/ Enter Qevin. He is incapable of leadership, but desperately wants to be the speaker. So he has to show the BS caucus that he's with them, even while he opposes things the American people want.
6/ So he ranted. Facts didn't matter. The good of the American people didn't matter. Performative anger and craziness was all that matters. He needed to show the BS caucus that if they support his leadership, they can count on him to break things.
7/ That's not leadership. But it shows the stakes if the @GOP controls anything after the next election. The lunatics will be in charge, and no one is their caucus has the interest or talents to oppose them.
8/ If only for that reason, I thank @GOPLeader for educating us all on the stakes for our democracy right now. Now let's get to work. /fin
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