Thank you, Sam, for spelling this tangled political mess out. I understand Sanders' frustration over last year's failed passage. I'd be pissed forever, too. However, he was wrong not to vote for this piece. This is how rump got elected, because ordinary citizens are furious over the games Congress plays - so they became enamored with a con-artist, businessman.
Frankly, I am surprised at how much reflexive loathing is being aimed only at Sanders because i thought that Bulwark members were more apt to discern the complicated - albeit incredibly inane - way that Washington makes sausage these days. It certainly seems that Bernie made a poor judgement call with particularly bad timing & tactics but to excuse all the other blame-worthy parties seems to play into the cynical hands of the behind the scenes movers and shakers of Washington.
But maybe this really is a case of the 'perfect being the enemy of the good.'
And also that Narcissism is truly running amok in the land.
It shouldn’t have taken Mikaela for it to get this far. It was a year ago that Elon pulled his scheme. The damage that has been done to MRNA and other research is criminal (I have been involved in blood cancer research funding and support for over 20 years. I’ve seen the benefits, from losing my stepdad to watching a friend receive genetically-specific treatment.). Tim addressed this as many of these things require govt funding else they don’t offer enough profit. It’s so very sad…
I can imagine how many bills would pass, how much easier each draft bill could be read, how much easier to implement, if it was restricted to the subject matter without adding chapters changing current policies, that in the end stymie results. That Billionaire Bailout Bill (I’m never going to call it by its formal name) was an unmitigated disgrace. Many didn’t even read it. Do your jobs Congress.
Sanders chooses to walk the path of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world who caused the deaths of some of the poorest children in the world. Shame on Bernie, what a cynical bitter old man. This is his legacy.
A little reminder: The funding bill had finished negotiations and then Musk killed it.
As we know Musk does not care about children’s health. He does care about AI. A bipartisan bill to limit investment by US businesses in Chinese AI just disappeared.
“He is literally killing kids in front of us because of his political movement. It is ridiculous.” Proof, as if any more were needed, that even a circus monkey and duly qualified expert in "ridiculous" like Markwayne Mullin is inadvertently right on randomly-occurring occasions.
Thank you, Sam, for spelling this tangled political mess out. I understand Sanders' frustration over last year's failed passage. I'd be pissed forever, too. However, he was wrong not to vote for this piece. This is how rump got elected, because ordinary citizens are furious over the games Congress plays - so they became enamored with a con-artist, businessman.
Excellent reporting. The New York Times hasn't written a word about this.
Bernie Sanders, in this instance, is the opposite of John McCain.
Why he can’t see the overreach of his own power is beyond me.
Bah Humbug Bernie. Accept it. Wrong vote.
Frankly, I am surprised at how much reflexive loathing is being aimed only at Sanders because i thought that Bulwark members were more apt to discern the complicated - albeit incredibly inane - way that Washington makes sausage these days. It certainly seems that Bernie made a poor judgement call with particularly bad timing & tactics but to excuse all the other blame-worthy parties seems to play into the cynical hands of the behind the scenes movers and shakers of Washington.
But maybe this really is a case of the 'perfect being the enemy of the good.'
And also that Narcissism is truly running amok in the land.
It shouldn’t have taken Mikaela for it to get this far. It was a year ago that Elon pulled his scheme. The damage that has been done to MRNA and other research is criminal (I have been involved in blood cancer research funding and support for over 20 years. I’ve seen the benefits, from losing my stepdad to watching a friend receive genetically-specific treatment.). Tim addressed this as many of these things require govt funding else they don’t offer enough profit. It’s so very sad…
Bernie's list of actual accomplishments is now in the negative.
Idealism is toxic.
I can imagine how many bills would pass, how much easier each draft bill could be read, how much easier to implement, if it was restricted to the subject matter without adding chapters changing current policies, that in the end stymie results. That Billionaire Bailout Bill (I’m never going to call it by its formal name) was an unmitigated disgrace. Many didn’t even read it. Do your jobs Congress.
Sanders objects and 99 other senators cave. I'm obvioiusly missing sometning
Please explain: how does a single senator defeat a bill? How many others agreed with his arguments to defeat it?
Sanders chooses to walk the path of Elon Musk, the richest man in the world who caused the deaths of some of the poorest children in the world. Shame on Bernie, what a cynical bitter old man. This is his legacy.
A little reminder: The funding bill had finished negotiations and then Musk killed it.
As we know Musk does not care about children’s health. He does care about AI. A bipartisan bill to limit investment by US businesses in Chinese AI just disappeared.
Bernie obviously didn't learn the lesson from Senate history.
In the early 1970s, Nixon went to Teddy Kennedy with a plan for Medicare-for-all.
Kennedy overplayed his hand, dismissing the offer, holding out for more.
Teddy admitted in his book decades later that his hubris led to the bizzare/wasteful healthcare payment system in place today.
Fuque you arrogant old man...get off my lawn.
An interesting historical sidenote; societal progress is never easy when you've got humans involved...
Thank you, Sam. With all the chaos sucking the air out of the room, we need people covering what the government is supposed to be doing. It matters.
Grandpa Grifter strikes again.
“He is literally killing kids in front of us because of his political movement. It is ridiculous.” Proof, as if any more were needed, that even a circus monkey and duly qualified expert in "ridiculous" like Markwayne Mullin is inadvertently right on randomly-occurring occasions.