Important, on the money piece by @ThePlumlineGS. McConnell has revealed himself to be who we knew he was. He will obstruct. Dems must, to begin with, break the current logjam with a move against his procedural filibuster. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/25/senate-mini-nuclear-option-mcconnell/?tid=ss_tw
Opinion | Can Democrats exercise a mini-nuclear option against McConnell?

With Mitch McConnell holding the Senate hostage, Democrats have one option for escalating.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/25/senate-mini-nuclear-option-mcconnell/?tid=ss_tw
In related news, if Dems don't stand up to McConnell now, they will also reveal they are who we feared they were-undisciplined & unserious. If it takes Biden sitting down with Manchin & Sinema & reading them the riot act, then so be it. Otherwise the '22 election loss starts now.
Make no mistake, capitulation to McConnell now (and capitulations to DINOs like Manchin and Sinema) would be a disaster. If you thought it would take more than a week to get to the first genuine political crisis of the Biden presidency, you miscalculated.
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