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GoodRaisin

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35. TFG wanted an infrastructure plan?

Reply to dreamland (Reply #8)

Thu Jul 29, 2021, 10:26 AM

Jul 2021

No. He just wanted to talk about it. Talk is all he was about.

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Biden Gains the Upper Hand on Mitch McConnell [View all] comradebillyboy Jul 2021 OP

They know their voters want infrastructure. They will campaign for their support of mucifer Jul 2021 #1

If this thing gets through the Senate and the House comradebillyboy Jul 2021 #2

As long as both bills pass. If only this one passes the repubs will claim victory mucifer Jul 2021 #4

Kentucky is one of the top socialist taker states, of course Mitch wants more money to them. TheBlackAdder Jul 2021 #26

K & R !! Go ahead. Vote against it at your own political peril Budi Jul 2021 #3

So, you're buying the anti-progressive media narrative? Sibelius Fan Jul 2021 #6

Dem energy needs to go into passing legislation, not promoting nina empedocles Jul 2021 #12

Thank You Budi Jul 2021 #14

+1000! mcar Jul 2021 #44

Not to speak for someone else, but I think she's "buying" the great progress against long odds.... George II Jul 2021 #40

I know! Politicians who engage in that type of grandstanding, showboating are generally WEAK... NurseJackie Jul 2021 #20

K & R THIS ⬆️ Budi Jul 2021 #21

Hah, that's strange - "progressives" voting against bills and getting in the way of PROGRESS.... George II Jul 2021 #42

Right? mcar Jul 2021 #45

Like True Blue American Jul 2021 #51

Too many to name here... but people who follow politics know who they are. NurseJackie Jul 2021 #53

Pelosi is aligned with the Progressive Caucus on infrastructure, and rightly so. Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #29

Sinema & the naysayers became irrelevant in the recent passage. Budi Jul 2021 #32

You are correct- if the bipartisan bill isn't passed in house until Senate passes reconciliation Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #33

I think Mcconnell has decided he doesn't want Joe Biden Tomconroy Jul 2021 #5

Well, Biden IS a white guy so... TxGuitar Jul 2021 #11

Or maybe, as he sees TFG facing so many wnylib Jul 2021 #25

Translation: Or maybe, as he sees Trump facing so many NurseJackie Jul 2021 #27

:) McConnell's alter ego taking over? It'd sure be nice. Hortensis Jul 2021 #34

I'm thinking that because bridges are falling down in KY mcar Jul 2021 #46

Mitch did not vote for True Blue American Jul 2021 #52

Just wait for the Slobfather to unload on MoscowMitch malaise Jul 2021 #7

+1 2naSalit Jul 2021 #47

This is the only way McConnell can give TFG a middle finger dreamland Jul 2021 #8

Translation: This is the only way McConnell can give Trump a middle finger NurseJackie Jul 2021 #28

TFG wanted an infrastructure plan? GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #35

He did want it, to hand out contracts to moonscape Jul 2021 #43

He's too lazy to work for anything. Announcing 'infrastructure GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #54

Agree! True Blue American Jul 2021 #59

Happy but distrustful to the max. lark Jul 2021 #9

Just remember: Republicans DON'T want to help you. calimary Jul 2021 #57

A wise old French guy I used to work with once told me DFW Jul 2021 #10

I hope that Pelosi will bring it to a vote question everything Jul 2021 #13

They're stuck on "burn it all down!" Or some posturing media meme 🙄 idk Budi Jul 2021 #15

Excellent question KS Toronado Jul 2021 #17

From what Schumer said after the vote, it Deminpenn Jul 2021 #19

Good. Stay all damned weekend & late nights if it has to be, before Aug recess. Budi Jul 2021 #23

Pelosi's strategy is the smart strategy, and the only path to Build Back Better Fiendish Thingy Jul 2021 #31

I am not sure that poster understands there are two bills being talked about questionseverything Jul 2021 #55

"leftists"? aocommunalpunch Jul 2021 #41

All spring people were saying Biden couldn't do it. Where are they now? George II Jul 2021 #16

I'm here posting this article. I certainly doubted that comradebillyboy Jul 2021 #22

Biden has leverage dlk Jul 2021 #18

I believe McConnell was sending a message to Trump. patphil Jul 2021 #24

And if Pelosi doesn't bring it up for a vote, CrispyQ Jul 2021 #49

And I don't mean to downplay Joe Biden's role Tomconroy Jul 2021 #30

McConnell's vote was surprising to me as well. Maybe this is a sign he is seeing GoodRaisin Jul 2021 #36

McConnell is a roach. Just when you think you have him cornered NCjack Jul 2021 #37

I believe McConnell & Repubs happy feet Jul 2021 #38

is this an insidious way to bring the bill to a vote only to just strike it down after ? dsp3000 Jul 2021 #39

Maybe this is McConnell flipping the bird to TFG. CrispyQ Jul 2021 #48

Sinema opposes it! StClone Jul 2021 #50

And I argued that Infrastructure was something we WOULD see bipartisan support WarGamer Jul 2021 #56

Meanwhile Mitch has the lower flipper Blue Owl Jul 2021 #58

Mitch did not have a choice. 17 Senators went True Blue American Jul 2021 #60