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Biden: "here's a $1.9 tril, the minimum to preserve society from collapse." GOP: "We're in for $600 mil!" Pundits: "Negotiate!" Extraordinary moment--a test of whether the WH is actually up to the historic task of...well, preserving society from collapse. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-31/ten-gop-senators-ask-for-biden-meeting-on-stimulus-compromise
Negotiation, in an attempt arrive at a compromise for a bill via regulator order instead of simply acting via reconciliation to, you know, DO THE THINGS NECESSARY TO PRESERVE SOCIETY FROM COLLAPSE, and you're Obama 2.0--only worse, because, you know...
...in the interval before Lucy pulls the football, society begins to collapse. But if the Democrats simply act with the power they have at their disposal to get people and institutions desperately needed help with zero GOP support, they will enjoy sole credit...
...for people being able to hug their grandchildren for the first time in a year, and, well, society not collapsing. So: that rarest of strategic opportunities, one that delivers rewards both in the long term and the short term.
