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This brief essay appeared on October 2, 2021. The problem is still very much with us, and I’ll be addressing it in two forthcoming new essays.
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“The Biden presidency is teetering on the brink!”
“Democrats in Disarray.”
Biden’s Agenda Crashing and Burning!
“Democrats Can’t Lead.”
“A Humiliating Blow to Mr. Biden and Democrats.”
“Democrats Fail!”
“Bitter infighting among Democrats!”
Those comments and headlines would be expected from Fox "News." But they are coming from mainstream, even progressive, media.
They are unadulterated bullshit.
Democrats – the group about which Will Rogers said, "I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat" – are more united than ever.
The delay in the passage of the most ambitious and transformative social and economic agenda since FDR and LBJ – both of whom had huge Democratic majorities in Congress – has been entirely caused by two senators, and they both appear to be coming around on a version of the Build Back Better bill.
Biden's achievement, which will happen, is going to be historic, and it is being done with a 50-50 Senate and a tiny majority in the House.
The MSM characterization of the situation is false, irresponsible, and shameful.