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Really?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/117th_United_States_Congress
50/50 senate and a house majority for two years....
That wasn't enough for the guy who campaigned as the "Senate whisperer" who could get Republicans on board for compromise long before we dreamed of a 50/50 split?
Are you telling me that asking Biden to get something thru a 50/50 Senate was impossible?
Then why the fuck did he lie so much about what he could do, and why aren't you upset with him?
Like, logically you're still saying it's his fault.
Also, somebody should mention the fact that 50 votes in the Senate plus a VP tiebreaker vote was all that was needed to just throw out the filibuster
Amazing how people who accuse progressives of not knowing how stuff works or whatever always forget that little detail
The sad part is, Ive explained it to them before.
I didn't recognize them at first, but I blocked them at least once under that same user name from a different instance.
Like, they were just following me around calling me a commie for a while:
https://lemmy.world/modlog?page=1&actionType=All&userId=14783121
Looks like when they got banned from lemmy.ml, they suddenly wanted to make a new account for unrelated reasons.
It always starts out semi-rational, but when you respond rationally and calmly they immediately start making maga level insults. It's probably why they have to keep making so many accounts.
Then why did Biden say he could get the dem platform thru a Republican majority Senate if he was elected?
Like, let's get that part cleared up, if it's impossible as you say then Biden was either lying his ass off, or he was already so far gone mentally he really believed it.
In either case, how are you still insisting he is blameless?
Edit:
From 12/25/20
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/531661-biden-on-working-with-senate-republicans-ill-never-publicly-embarrass-them/
Even into 2022
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/democrats-look-curb-losses-republicans-us-congress-2022-11-09/
If it's so obvious, why didn't Biden notice?