Make them vote “No”

Senator Elizabeth Warren was on TV this morning saying that  if the Dems had any fighting spirt it at all, they'd take the elements of the BBB plan and hold votes on them to make Republicans (plus Chris Coons, Joe Manchin, et al) vote against:
  • expanded free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds,
  • high-quality care for older Americans and people with disabilities in their homes
  • making the wealthy and corporations pay what they owe
  • and so on.
It is that or make like John Carney and say that your hands are tied.

DL Open Thread Tuesday January 18th 2022

Unless they are scared off by Trump, the GOP presidential primary is going to be a donnybrook because they all view Biden (or Harris) as incredibly beatable. With the changes they've made on the state level regarding how elections are run, they are probably right. Anyway, I guess I hope Liz Cheney runs, but I don't see that happening. As usual the country's assholes will be choosing a "King of the assholes" to represent them. FWIW, here is the NYT on Trump v DeSantis: