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another example of how his

artappraiser — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 09:50:54 +0000

In reply to Bill Scher: The Politics of Joe Biden’s Apolitical Address

another example of how his "nonpartisan" approach was never really about the current Congress. He's not Obama, it's not fhe same thing as it was with him. Anyone who thinking that it was, took it within the wrong frame:

Biden, who served with DeWine in the Senate, has at times singled him out for praise among GOP govs for approach to COVID https://t.co/RgZagC6FCJ
— Mike Memoli (@mikememoli) March 24, 2021

His whole life he develops the personal relationship thing first, then works on the politics, not the other way around?

I think that fits with our

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:45:11 +0000

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I think that fits with our past discussions about Wolraich in the (distant now) past saying that the Democratic party has to "stand for something" (which I saw as basically in response to decades of culture warring by the GOP, which he outlined in his first book). And I always thought standing for wonkery and doing stuff was a fine thing to stand for. It's not a real alternative to accept their framing, that it has to be within the culture wars frame. Just say no to the ideological! There is no ideology, there is just solving problems by majority consensus of the populace as they come up, that is in fact, democracy, democracy is the ideology.

Or it could be said that the

moat — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 14:08:19 +0000

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Or it could be said that the real culture war is between Meritocracy and the Fatalists who speak of how little can be done to help anything.

Meadows threw up his hands in surrender to Covid.
Paul doesn't understand how masks work.
Nunes curses that despite years of being in power to do something about it, the Deep State just kicked his ass again.

aha! very interesting, runs a

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 03:05:09 +0000

In reply to Bill Scher: The Politics of Joe Biden’s Apolitical Address

aha! very interesting, runs a really tight ship about anything that could possibly become a culture wars distraction! this nonpartisan thing is starting to look very intentional and deadly serious:

Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign or placed in a remote work program due to past marijuana use.

⁦@scottbix⁩ ⁦@swin24⁩ ⁦@arawnsley⁩ report https://t.co/WHxus2A0eS
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) March 19, 2021

yet more praise for his

artappraiser — Fri, 19 Mar 2021 02:17:25 +0000

In reply to Bill Scher: The Politics of Joe Biden’s Apolitical Address

yet more praise for his apolitical methods:

The president has chosen time and again to ignore the obvious political moves. It’s paying off. https://t.co/aLz87L9mYV newrepublic
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) March 19, 2021

turns out Biden's rambling

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 20:16:39 +0000

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turns out Biden's rambling stories are a cover for steely-eyed efficiency https://t.co/zFwlC3yk8T
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 18, 2021

(actually, I think Biden is well aware of his own limitations, including age, and is thus - unlike a lot of presidents - an extremely efficient delegator)
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 18, 2021

"The man who is clever and lazy qualifies for the highest leadership posts. He has the requisite and the mental clarity for difficult decisions."
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 18, 2021

(Biden isn't lazy, but he's tired, and he doesn't feel a need to be in charge of everything)
— James Palmer (@BeijingPalmer) March 18, 2021

President Biden's "strategy

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 05:39:30 +0000

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President Biden's "strategy of diverting attention from incendiary social issues is spreading," @edsall writes. https://t.co/VDroQ3s5u4 nytopinion
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) March 18, 2021

by Thomas Edsall, not exactly a slouch at reading political tea leaves.

The Biden Agenda Doesn't Run

artappraiser — Thu, 18 Mar 2021 00:52:11 +0000

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"The Biden Agenda Doesn't Run Through Washington"

Real change happens in cities — from closing the racial wealth gap to cutting carbon emissions, the federal government must work directly with local leaders. Great piece by @RonBrownstein in @TheAtlantic featuring @MayorOfLA, @bruce_katz and @YusefRobb. https://t.co/RJmm1oWzoF
— Accelerator For America (@USAccelerate) March 18, 2021

Greg Sargent opining

artappraiser — Wed, 17 Mar 2021 03:44:03 +0000

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Greg Sargent opining something similar:

The rescue package might begin to solve some of Democrats' political problems, @ThePlumLineGS writes https://t.co/s4PMcyHWXA PostOpinions
— Dr. Joseph Frusci (@JFrusci) March 17, 2021

seems like the same general

artappraiser — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:55:14 +0000

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seems like the same general principle:

The Biden admin will send officials to GOP-leaning states to sell the relief package. Four of the first states on the admin's tour — Georgia, Nevada, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania — are crucial to maintaining Democrats' hold on the Senate in 2022. https://t.co/Lag7pzlvwf
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 16, 2021

A lot of times when he said "bipartisan", he wasn't talking about the halls of Congress, he meant from the ground up, going directly to the people who don't call themselves Democrats?