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In reply to the discussion: Do you think Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema are committed to passing Joe Biden's agenda? [View all]Caliman73
(11,767 posts)Problem is that the very bills that Sinema and Manchin are standing in the way of, are critical to Biden's and the vast majority of the Democratic party's agenda.
These aren't just things that came off the top of Biden's head. These are things that have been negotiated, that have the support of Progressives and most moderates. Information available shows that opposition to the bills in both the House and Senate are being coordinated through Manchin at least. Sinema seems to just be a rouge operator at this time. The 9 moderates who were stalling the bill in the House were in communication with Manchin.
The Democratic Party is a big tent and there are always differences. As Will Rogers said, "I am not a member of any organized Political Party, I'm a Democrat".
This is not that. This is two Democrats who are completely blocking the two most critical pieces of legislation for their party, at a time when they are most likely to be able to pass them, in a time when politically, it would put forth the major ideological and policy difference between Republicans and Democrats and which would be the difference for campaigns in the 2022 AND likely 2024 elections.
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