Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Joe Biden just proved his critics wrong -- again
Joe Biden promised to be bipartisan and to compromise to get things done. Joe Biden has proven his critics wrong.
Link to tweet
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/debt-ceiling-deal-joe-biden-rcna86940
America appears polarized and divided. Republicans and Democrats view each other not as rivals but as mortal enemies. Public opinion data shows that the gap between the two parties has seemingly never been wider.
How, then, do we explain the presidency of Joe Biden, who continues to win one bipartisan legislative victory after another?
The president’s latest win came over the weekend, when he struck a deal with House Republicans to raise the debt limit and work out a budget framework that is likely to avoid a government shutdown this fall. This follows similar successes, such as a bipartisan infrastructure bill, the most sweeping gun control measure in decades and legislation to strengthen the U.S. computer chip industry against China. Biden has also signed into law bipartisan measures to reform the Postal Service, expand veterans’ benefits and even protect same-sex marriage.....
The debt limit fight has magnified a point that perhaps gets lost in the litany of genuine (and manufactured) outrages that define our political moment: Most Americans would prefer less conflict, not more. Voters will reward the politicians who turn down the heat, rather than the ones who keep throwing gasoline on the fire. That was certainly the case when Biden won election in 2020, and it arguably helped Democrats overperform in the 2022 midterms. If Biden is able to ride his positive politics to re-election in 2024, it may prove contrary to an old and oft-repeated saw. Sometimes good guys finish first
How, then, do we explain the presidency of Joe Biden, who continues to win one bipartisan legislative victory after another?
The president’s latest win came over the weekend, when he struck a deal with House Republicans to raise the debt limit and work out a budget framework that is likely to avoid a government shutdown this fall. This follows similar successes, such as a bipartisan infrastructure bill, the most sweeping gun control measure in decades and legislation to strengthen the U.S. computer chip industry against China. Biden has also signed into law bipartisan measures to reform the Postal Service, expand veterans’ benefits and even protect same-sex marriage.....
The debt limit fight has magnified a point that perhaps gets lost in the litany of genuine (and manufactured) outrages that define our political moment: Most Americans would prefer less conflict, not more. Voters will reward the politicians who turn down the heat, rather than the ones who keep throwing gasoline on the fire. That was certainly the case when Biden won election in 2020, and it arguably helped Democrats overperform in the 2022 midterms. If Biden is able to ride his positive politics to re-election in 2024, it may prove contrary to an old and oft-repeated saw. Sometimes good guys finish first
