Remember when people said Bernie wouldn't be able to get anything done because he couldn't work and compromise with politicians but Biden could?
I haven't been paying attention to US politics recently and was just wondering how well that argument held up. :biden:
It held up absolutely zero, because the GOP doesn't play that game (unless it's on the military because there's always more money for bombs).
The only significant legislataion Biden has accomplished so far was the covid bill, which was not bipartisan. He's currently trying to reach a compromise on infrastructure which will result in either 1) a watered down bill that won't meet our needs or 2) no deal followed by a partisan bill that will be better but still not enough.
That's not even necessarily a knock against Biden specifically. Bipartisanship and compromise have never accomplished anything good. Presidents only accomplish things when they have control of Congress and can get things done without needing votes from the other party, and even that isn't always enough (see: Obama, Barack).