"I understand we have to govern with the Senate we have rather than the Senate we wish we had. But engaging with these preening flakes [Sens. Sinema and Manchin] again isn’t a no-risk proposition. They’ve done more to harm Biden’s presidency than Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy combined, and they’ll keep right on with their death-by-a-thousand-papercuts strategy as long as it keeps the cameras on their smug-ass mugs.
"Enough. Cut them off. Accept the fact that Republicans control the
Senate, with the important exception of federal judiciary and
administration nominations that require senate approval. Make the most
of that scrap of power and executive orders, and work like hell toward
holding the House and electing a real Democratic majority in the Senate
this November. We don’t have one now." "Betty Cracker" at Balloon Juice, on why "negotiating" with Sinemanchin is a proven, losing proposition.
