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Joe Biden is a master Congressional negotiator. Was during Obama. Is now. Especially in the face of the toughest kind of opposition. He's the Congress whisperer. That is the seeming message of the deal we're currently hearing floated.
If we had heard what essentially amounts to a freeze come out of normal budget talks with a radicalized House GOP seeking to blow up all social spending, we would see it as a big win. They still could have used a gov't shutdown as leverage then.
This rumored deal (if it passes...and that's not a sure thing with loons like Mike Lee in the Senate) would essentially have done all that while avoiding global economic chaos and huge economic pain back home.
Yes, revenue increases and defense cuts would've made more sense. But with a House controlled GOP getting there would've been impossible. Yes, Biden could've tried other means to separate the budget battle from the debt ceiling battle...but they likely wouldn't have worked.
Dealt a tough hand, Biden seems on the verge of getting a very solid outcome. Just as he did when striking his rescue package, his bipartisan infra bill, his anti-inflation deal, the CHIP Science act and more. Face it, Biden regularly achieves what pundits say is impossible.
No US president since Johnson has been a greater master of dealing with the Hill. None has been tested so often and come out so well, getting so much done for the American people. That's the bottom line. That's the story that needs to be told.
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