JimofPennsylvan
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- Jun 6, 2007
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I just watched President Joe Biden's media appearance on the big bipartisan infrastructure deal struck today and I was just blown away how a President could snatch a defeat out of what should have been the jaws of a giant victory for his Presidency and the nation! Does he really think it is okay with moderate Republicans, Independents and fiscally responsible Democrats that he withhold his signature on this bi-partisan infrastructure bill when both chambers of Congress pass it and send it to his desk until he gets the super foolish and irresponsible Progressive non-infrastructure bill that the White House backs also sent to his desk. Moderate Americans recognize the compelling need for an infrastructure legislation for America so they supported the infrastructure bill but the reckless spending American Families and Human Infrastructure bill is out of the question in regards to supporting. The majority portion of Americans don't think it is responsible to spend $200 billion on universal pre-kindergarten so these children can learn their ABC's when studies tell us that amongst non-low income children after third grade the benefit of pre-K to this group is not statistically significant (universal pre-K for low income communities would be a good Federal policy). The majority portion of the American people believe it is irresponsible to give $300 billion dollars of tax credits to corporations so they can reduce their carbon emissions footprint, the Federal government is already doing a lot on the climate protection front forcing America's passenger vehicle fleet to convert to electric vehicles and dramatically improving renewable power generation into the nation's power generation mix where is big polluting countries like India and China commitment on this issue lets not have America be a foolish country here! The majority portion of the American people believe it is irresponsible to spend $400 billion to expand access to home or community-based care for the elderly and people with disabilities; they view the issue as the Federal and State government is already doing a lot on this matter there is probably more the Federal government should be doing but the big and key criteria here should be what is necessary additional spending for some American families Mom or Dad have lost the ability to care for themselves so the family needs help what is that "necessary help" that should be the sole objective here!
President Biden's views on this bi-partisan infrastructure deal are incredibly dumb. I don't know Senator Mitt Romney, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Susan Collins but I am one-hundred percent sure they are not imbeciles and that is what they would have to be to go along with President Biden's views. President Biden is saying these Senators went along with deal where they would commit to backing this bipartisan infrastructure bill with their vote and the other side of the deal for them is that President Biden is committing to sign this bill when it passes both chambers of Congress and lands on his desk but only if there is this Progressive Family Plan bill also landing on his desk awaiting his signature. I don't think so Mr. President these Senators are fiscally responsible representatives not in a million years would these Senators agree to facilitate the passage into law a spending bill that deserves to be labeled as something just short of the arrival into the world of the "Four Horseman of the Apocalypse"! President Biden is so foolish here linking these two bills, linkage means no Republicans vote for it and it fails; non-linkage means the bill has a chance of passage the reason for the chance designation is that some Democrat members of Congress won't vote for it because it does not spend nearly as much as they want spent so Republican members of Congress votes will need to be acquired to make up for the absence of these Democrat votes! These Republican votes can be acquired because the country desperately needs this infrastructure spending and this bipartisan deal is defendable for Republicans that vote for it!
President Biden's views on this bi-partisan infrastructure deal are incredibly dumb. I don't know Senator Mitt Romney, Senator Lisa Murkowski and Senator Susan Collins but I am one-hundred percent sure they are not imbeciles and that is what they would have to be to go along with President Biden's views. President Biden is saying these Senators went along with deal where they would commit to backing this bipartisan infrastructure bill with their vote and the other side of the deal for them is that President Biden is committing to sign this bill when it passes both chambers of Congress and lands on his desk but only if there is this Progressive Family Plan bill also landing on his desk awaiting his signature. I don't think so Mr. President these Senators are fiscally responsible representatives not in a million years would these Senators agree to facilitate the passage into law a spending bill that deserves to be labeled as something just short of the arrival into the world of the "Four Horseman of the Apocalypse"! President Biden is so foolish here linking these two bills, linkage means no Republicans vote for it and it fails; non-linkage means the bill has a chance of passage the reason for the chance designation is that some Democrat members of Congress won't vote for it because it does not spend nearly as much as they want spent so Republican members of Congress votes will need to be acquired to make up for the absence of these Democrat votes! These Republican votes can be acquired because the country desperately needs this infrastructure spending and this bipartisan deal is defendable for Republicans that vote for it!