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honest.abe

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25. Its not an intelligent position in my opinion regardless of how progressive she seems to be.

Reply to ancianita (Reply #23)

Wed Mar 31, 2021, 09:08 PM

Mar 2021

By attacking Biden's "New Deal" as "not nearly enough" sends the message that this legislation is pointless and not worth fighting for. So if progressives don't fight for it then it probably wont get passed. Is that progressive??

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Biden's Infrastructure Plan To Be The Biggest Since The New Deal [View all] babylonsister Mar 2021 OP

Modern era FDR! SheltieLover Mar 2021 #1

I'm really... myohmy2 Mar 2021 #2

I agree with you, I'm very happy with him! nt babylonsister Mar 2021 #3

He said we're 13th in infrastructure. Bad enough, either way. ancianita Mar 2021 #22

Yet AOC says it not nearly enough. honest.abe Mar 2021 #4

We need somebody pulling from the left to balance out the idiots on the right! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #9

Im of the opinion that we need all hands on our side pulling together.. honest.abe Mar 2021 #14

I agree. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #15

I think we get Manchin and Sinema with some smart negotiations... honest.abe Mar 2021 #16

Bingo, and to negotiate, you have to start from a strong position. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #17

I disagree... I think we can get quite a few Rs with some big projects located in key GOP states. honest.abe Mar 2021 #18

You think any of them give a shit about their constituents? They act against them ALL THE TIME. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #19

You may be right but lets see what happens. honest.abe Mar 2021 #20

I suppose by that you mean shove cookies down their gullets until they cant physically say 'no'. Volaris Mar 2021 #32

Have Manchin, Sinema, et. al. commented on Biden's proposal? George II Mar 2021 #27

And some people will say it's too much. AOC is concerned about the Politicub Mar 2021 #12

Yep. But she knows that more packages are coming. ancianita Mar 2021 #23

Its not an intelligent position in my opinion regardless of how progressive she seems to be. honest.abe Mar 2021 #25

It's neither a position nor an attack. It's a progressive opinion. An opinion. That's it. ancianita Mar 2021 #26

She said a few minutes ago that it should be five times what Biden proposed. George II Mar 2021 #28

Good grief. honest.abe Mar 2021 #30

Will this be coupled with a rollback of tax cuts gif the rich? Takket Mar 2021 #5

That's what I am hearing. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #10

President Biden gave an in-depth speech on many of the details this afternoon. George II Mar 2021 #31

Except the New Deal jobs programs' impact was over 2-4 years, not 10 like Biden's Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #6

I suspect there is a good reason for the 10 year Biden "New Deal". honest.abe Mar 2021 #7

She also said a few minutes ago that it should be $10 trillion. George II Mar 2021 #29

What people don't talk about is those infrastructure jobs are good paying jobs. redstatebluegirl Mar 2021 #8

Any chance 10 Reps supports it? Johnny2X2X Mar 2021 #11

"I want to change the paradigm." Kid Berwyn Mar 2021 #13

President Obama might say.... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2021 #21

Sadly, there will be insufferable malcontents... NurseJackie Mar 2021 #24