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How the conservative Democrat should be negotiating with his party.
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How the conservative Democrat should be negotiating with his party.
If Joe Biden stands for one idea, it is that our system can work. We live in a big and diverse country, but good leaders can bring people together across differences to do big things. In essence, Biden is defending liberal democracy, and the notion that you can't govern a nation based on the premise that the other half of the country is irredeemably awful.
If Joe Biden stands for one idea, it is that our system can work. We live in a big, diverse country, but good leaders can bring people together across difference
It looks as if President Joe Biden might just get his bipartisan infrastructure deal after all. After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they drama, Republican and Democratic negotiators finally managed to agree on $550 billion of new spending this week, and on Wednesday, 67 senators voted to move forward with the bill, signaling wide support. While the effort could still stall out, it appears to finally have real … Are you nodding off yet? Eying another tab in your browser? Maybe letting your mind wander back to gymnastics for the fifth time today? Look, internet traffic doesn’t lie. This leg...