“We tried to bipartisanship very very very hard, but the bad Republicans were bad.”

Coons doesn't give a fuck. He's got his lifetime sinecure, so fuck you! We'll lose score of seats, but that will not change Coons' life one bit. His daughter will still qualify for a safe, legal abortion if she ever needs one and he will still be the first call lazy DC talking head types make when they need some reach around the aisle happy talk.

And Who Is This Message For

"We" are all advanced politics knowers. I don't think telling voters, "it's not THE DEMOCRATS just SOME DEMOCRATS" is a winning message for most people.I want stuff I think is good to pass because I think it's good, I also know that we're one fairly likely death away from losing the Senate before that can happen, and one or two elections away from losing the whole damn country. B-b-but not OUR fault is probably not the 2022 campaign slogan I'd go with.

Bipartisanship Is a Mug’s Game

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DL Open Thread Thursday, May 27, 2021

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NPR’s Steve Inskeep Baited Coons Into Sounding Like a Goddam Idiot

The reasonable answer to the question, "Are Republicans serious about making an agreement with you?" is - Fuck No. And yet, in spite of everything we know about Republicans, Coons thinks they will come around.
INSKEEP: Are Republicans serious about making an agreement with you? COONS: I think we'll find out today because there's been....