Am I supposed to sit here and wait for republicans to feel ashamed or some shit? Am I supposed to sit around and wait for Democrats to magically win seats in red states? Seriously. If Obama couldn’t - or wouldn’t - do jack shit after the first dozen of children were murdered, why exactly am I expected to be hopeful that Biden will?
As long as the filibuster exists - everything they say is a joke because they can't get to 60 votes.
If Biden or the DC dems were serious about anything - last year they would have...
Put the thumbscrews on Manchin, Sinema, and other shit dems.
Killed the filibuster
Gotten to work and actually done stuff.
For point one Biden could have called them into his office and given them carrot and the stick.
Carrot: Work with me and do what I say - I stump for you, you get a shitton of campaign donations, and when you retire - you get a fantastical non-job sinecure where you do no work but get 6 (or 7) figures a year.
Stick: Don't work with me? Every three letter agency I can think of investigates you or audits you or checks you out. I do the same all the members of your family and the people you love. Everybody get as many colonoscopies as possible.
Example - Not only must Manchin be dirty - I bet his daughter is even dirtier. She's the reason Epipens are so insanely expensive. She got her beak wet.
This is imagining Biden is serious about any of this and is any better than Manchin himself
It's still important to point out that Biden has options that he chooses not to exercise.