I wonder if the Democrats are planning something big
I keep hearing complaints from people that Biden and the Dems aren't being aggressive enough at just steamrolling the Republicans and doing what they want. However, I am starting to wonder if they aren't building up to nuking the filibuster and just ramming their agenda through. My theory is that after 4 years of Trump, then the refusal to accept the election results, and then after January 6th that the Dems very much realize how fucked things are and how quickly they need to fix things. There are massive chances that are needed aand safeguards in place to prevent a more successful Trump.
I wonder after January 6th if people like McCarthy and McConnell maybe gave assurances to the Dems that they could get their insane party under control. However, when they clearly failed and clearly gave up that caused the Dems are going to plan B. However, they can't just nuke the filibuster. There's too much resistance from people like Manchin who don't quite grasp the seriousness of the situation as other Dems do and if they move too quickly, it could be a PR disaster thanks to the Republicans screaming about liberal power grabs. So now, in order to really force Manchin too open his eyes that his demands for "bipartisanship" will never work in the current environment and the neuter Republican attacks as much as possible, the Dems are trying to get votes on important and popular bills. They are playing the "bipartisanship" angle by having negotiations and trying to pass popular legislation, even very important legislation like the January 6th Commission but are failing. They are failing because the Republicans are too broken to work with and that's the point. They are showing the majority of the country who are still listening( but who over time could lose interest or worse turn to the dark side) and key Senators like Manchin and maybe even some still sane Republicans in the Senate, that the filibuster has to go.
The filibuster has been abused by the Republicans to the point that it's ruining the country and making essential, nation preserving change possible. I think the Dems are gearing up to nuke the filibuster. Then they will ram through legislation that needs to be passed and quickly. These would be things like a new voting rights act to stamp out the desperate Republican voter suppression laws, but also to get popular laws like mass infrastructure and maybe even student loan forgiveness through. That would keep people from losing faith in the country. In other words showing that the traditional way of doing things can still get shit done. It would also keep people like Sanders Millennials and Gen Z voters engaged in the long term.
That's my theory. I believe the Dems has a massive plan in the works and their current laid back, moving slow, not taking things seriously enough demeanor is a bluff .
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Because She was correct in Her warning, yet every single person, those who ignored Her are guilty as Fk.
comes to retaining his power and protecting himself. And he is ruthless. He doesn't care about the country or the GOP. But he cares about his power and wealth. And Trump and minions are a threat to him personally and professionally. Absolutely he has absolutely no desire to help those he perceives as his Dem enemies.
However he is pragmatic and will start horse trading with Dem leaders if he has to. Who knows, maybe he helped defeat the 1/6 congressional bill just to allow the Dems to set up a special commission with some teeth. In exchange for personal pass on his part in the insurrection, and also the the Dems leave him and his wife's wealth and wrong doing alone. And the Dems agree to go after some of McC's biggest GOP enemies.
I think you and are feeling some of the same behind the scenes maneuvering. We just have not quite pinned it down yet. 
ETA: I do think McC is struggling with how to handle the GOP crazy train. He has been all over the map trying to deal with them but nothing is working. So he may have to do some backroom wheeling and dealing with Dem power brokers, like the old days.
