DL Open Thread Wednesday December 22 2021

Biden's Praise of Trump was a MAGAT MindFuck Intended to Push Them Away From Vaccinations

That is not true, or course, but I thought that headline should reside somewhere on the inter-webs. 
(CNN)President Joe Biden on Tuesday gave credit to the Trump administration for the development of the Covid-19 vaccine and praised his predecessor, Donald Trump, for getting a booster shot -- marking a rare moment where the two men have found common ground since Inauguration Day. "I got my booster shot as soon as they were available," Biden said during a speech from the White House about his administration's efforts to address the Omicron variant of Covid-19, adding, "and just the other day former President Trump announced he had gotten his booster shot." Biden insists he and Manchin will 'get something done' after Build Back Better setback Biden insists he and Manchin will 'get something done' after Build Back Better setback "It may be one of the few things he and I agree on," Biden continued. "People with booster shots are highly protected. Join them. Join us."  
Meanwhile...

Trump, Still Not in Jail, To Hold Press Conference on Jan 6th

Former President Donald Trump Tuesday vowed to hold a news conference on the first anniversary of the storming of the Capitol as he steps up his campaign to whitewash the Jan. 6 attack. A day after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a “solemn observance” of the violent attack, Trump on Tuesday said he would offer his own spectacle claiming the historic insurrection attempt was nothing more than a peaceful protest. “The election was the insurrection,” Trump told Newsmax, “The January 6 day was not the insurrection, that was the ‘protest.'”

DL Open Thread Monday December 20 2021

If some good comes from the death of Biden's domestic agenda, perhaps it will also be the final death of Chris Coons pretending that a "Secret Bipartisan Caucus" is hiding in the wings, ready to swoop in and save the Republic.  Coons obviously can't even get Republicans who claim to be Democrats to fall under the spell of Holy Bipartisanship anymore. Also Today: Re-masking, not going out? Have you restarted your covid safety practices? & Chile elects a leftist.