Suggestion for Future Presidential Candidates?
This afternoon, I got into it with some progressives whom are upset about the stagnation of the Equality Act and are upset about Biden's inability to get Congress to pass this bill. It's been passed in the House but languishing in the Senate. Biden promised to sign it into law within the first 100 Days of his Administration, however, his ability to do so hinges on getting 51-60 votes (some Republican will probably try to filibuster it) and, at least at the moment, the prospects thereof seem somewhat slim and some progressives are slamming Biden for it. I am coming to believe that, although it seems like candidates pretty much have to promise to do *something* in order to be elected President, maybe it would be better if they stuck to things that are more certain to pass or not straightjacket themselves into getting laws passed during the first 100 days. Or something. Promising things that may be difficult to get the entire Congress to agree to pass just seems to perpetually create a lot of friction, especially between progressives and other Democrats if things they like don't get passed. Or if they don't get passed in the way that they are promised during the campaign. I've followed politics for years and understand the reality of the "sausage-making" when it comes to legislation, so *I* get it when legislation doesn't end up quite like it was initially proposed (like the $1400 COVID relief checks instead of the $2000 checks that were promised during the campaign). And I get it that Presidents can propose and support bills but they don't, of course, wield a "Mind Stone" that can force Congress to do what they want all or sometimes even most of the time. But some people don't seem to recognize this or understand how it works and it just seems like Presidential candidates should be more careful about what they promise or how they promise to get things done if it's not in their sole power to do. What does everybody else think?
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on who is the best fit for any given slot. I don't have any criticism for Joe. I think he's doing
a great job considering all the "help" he's getting from the reTHUG Fascist Insurrectionists.
Yes, paragraphs are nice and I like a pair o' giraffes too! 
