'Bipartisan' Is How Republicans Say 'Sucker!'
The idea that there could be positive cross-party collaboration on so definitional a measure as Biden’s American Jobs Plan is a ridiculously outdated and dangerous fantasy. It may still be true that Congress can pull together in an emergency, as it did on some measures during the worst stages of the pandemic. But when it comes to forging the future, Republicans have taken cooperation for the common good off the table. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) tells us, “One hundred percent of my focus is on stopping this new administration.” The Republican rebuttal to Biden’s fir...