Even so, despite all the talk of comity and common ground, the White House came back with its bottom line after all had gone home.

How does “we’re going to give you $2,000" translate in your head to “we’re going to give you $2,600"?

Yeah, the number proposed by the dems last fall/winter was always $2,000; it was never $2,600 (although that would be nice). If anything happened after the first of the year it was AOC and the like trying to move the goal posts ...

The headline you linked to literally says “DEMOCRATS PREPARED TO ACT ALONE.” And the entire article was about how the Biden administration is determined to get this “big plan” though, even with zero GOP support. So I don’t understand how your resulting “hot take” is that “Biden doesn’t seem to have budged on his…

The $1,400 stimulus checks currently being discussed used to be $2,000 ones

Also, tell an employee so they call a code adam and do the same thing, over the loudspeaker.

The disappointment when they find you before you make it out of the store without them is almost too much to bear.

“Cut bait, start on a replacement immediately.”

Yes there have been lots of mass murders, attempts at genocide, and other horrific events. Even genocidal events directed at the Jews, such as the Pogroms.

The women doing this are my heroes. Seriously, that is just awesome.

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One day she’ll die. That’s maybe redeeming?

I’ve known about this person for maybe a week and a half, I’ve yet to hear one redeeming thing about her.

This is why we can never move ahead: no matter what progress we make it will never be enough for some people. Personally, I’m still happy that we chose Biden over an insane wanna-be dictator.

Here is going to be every left wing’s blog for the next four years.

One step, then two, then eventually you get across the bridge. It can’t be done with one leap. Savor small victories folks, they are the things that keep us going and show we can make positive changes, no matter how small.  That is progress. 

“... a step in the right direction, but not time to leap for joy just yet” describes pretty much everything that Biden will likely accomplish in the next 2 years.

Giuliani is defending his damaging lies on the ground of “free speech” and threatening to countersue Dominion for violating his supposed constitutional rights.

Biden was not my first choice for the Democratic nomination. He wasn’t even my second.