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Karma13612

(4,547 posts)
2. This is the long-game for the
Tue Oct 12, 2021, 09:35 AM
Oct 2021

Republicans.

I feel badly that Sinema and Manchin can’t see that they are pawns in this.

When we become the minority again in less than 2 years, in both houses, they won’t have the audience they do now. They will become invisible because we won’t be holding our breath and praying that they vote to help the American people. They will just be 2 Democrats who’s vote will be drowned out by the Republican onslaught of obstruction, corruption and destruction.

This is one of the few forums where I can be honest and defeatist when things look bleak. I am not giving up, but even Josh Marshall is saying we are being way too unrealistic in what we hope to accomplish with the Infrastructure bill.

Doesn’t seem to matter how hard we work, we lose ground faster that we make gains.

Hopefully this post doesn’t get flagged. I’m just plain fed up with all of it.



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