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Burgess Everett anecdote to

artappraiser — Tue, 20 Jul 2021 19:58:07 +0000

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Burgess Everett anecdote to get across the reality that there are Joe Manchin fans out there

A jogger and a man on the street both just gave Manchin attaboys as he walked outside to his office

“Get ‘em Joe”
— Burgess Everett (@burgessev) July 20, 2021

That despite what you might get from reading liberals on the internet, not everyone hates him.

I see Burgess as trying to gently break the delusional left's narrative about Manchin, good for him, a reporter trying to get across the truth of a situation

this afternoon:

artappraiser — Thu, 15 Jul 2021 06:15:50 +0000

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this afternoon:

*MANCHIN SAYS SUPPORTS IMMIGRATION REFORM IN THE BUDGET DEAL
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 14, 2021

But Manchin, Tester, others not yet on board overall and want to see more details... https://t.co/HFRq6rCEY1
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 14, 2021

Immigration can directly and substantially affect the federal budget. If you charge a fee/fine for a green card, that’s potentially $$,$$$,$$$,$$$
— Steven Dennis (@StevenTDennis) July 14, 2021

praise be jeezus if he's

artappraiser — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 05:53:36 +0000

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praise be jeezus if he's right (shoutout to oceankat - check this out)

Update —

Senate Democrats just announced the #AmericanFamiliesPlan WILL include an expansion of Medicare benefits.

Finally, 55 years after Medicare was first enacted, American seniors will receive dental, hearing and vision benefits!

Let’s get this done! https://t.co/UUixP2JNz9
— Rep. Joe Neguse (@RepJoeNeguse) July 14, 2021

Yglesias:

artappraiser — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 03:01:52 +0000

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Yglesias:

I think the right way to look at this is that Bernie successfully built a reasonably broad consensus around a very high number. https://t.co/KADTNhHSGI
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 14, 2021

The two biggest myths about Bernie during his campaigns were:

From fans: The idea that he could somehow sweep aside objective political obstacles.

From enemies: The idea that this veteran legislator somehow was totally naive about how Congress works & how to do things.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) July 14, 2021

has several good replies, I liked this one best:

If only a lot of Bernie supporters realized that he is quite pragmatic
— Jake Grant (@jakegrant9) July 14, 2021

Senate Democrats announce $3

artappraiser — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 02:32:11 +0000

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Senate Democrats announce $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation package

By Alayna Treene @ Axios.com, 54 mins ago

Senate Democrats on the Budget committee announced late Tuesday night that they have reached a deal on a $3.5 trillion package to address "human" infrastructure, which they plan to pass via reconciliation.

Why it matters: The price tag for the proposal — which is expected to include bold provisions on climate change, Medicare and education — comes in far below the $6 trillion figure Budget committee Chair Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and other progressive Democrats have pushed for [....]