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StarfishSaver

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8. Biden doesn't have the same tools that LBJ had

Reply to Warpy (Reply #5)

Mon Jun 7, 2021, 11:44 AM

Jun 2021

Among other things, Senate earmarks are a thing of the past and campaign finance laws restrict how much pressure a President can put on senators.

LBJ was operating in an entirely different environment 60 years ago, so expecting Biden to work the system the way LBJ did is unrealistic.

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We need a good old fashioned arm twister like LBJ Warpy Jun 2021 #5

+1 n/t area51 Jun 2021 #6

Bingo! lagomorph777 Jun 2021 #7

Biden doesn't have the same tools that LBJ had StarfishSaver Jun 2021 #8

I'm talking about when he was in the Senate Warpy Jun 2021 #12

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