Feb. 4, 2021

Let me share some thoughts with your about the “bipartisan” offer made by the republicans to the Biden team. If I remember correctly,  a team of Republicans came up with an offer of doing a bipartisan thing by having an economic recovery bill of $600 billion. It is less than half the amount that the Biden team had thought was necessary to help people and get the economy going again with $1.6 Trillion. Quite a big gap between what the Rebs were suggesting as a bipartisan effort to help struggling people and get the economy back on track.

     I think I smell something. As I see it there are three things to be considered here. 1. Time…urgency   2. Bipartisan..The Rebs reminded Biden that he promised to try to work together with them and this is his chance.. 3. What to do to help people…( wasn’t there a bipartisan bill that was put before Trump when he was still president. A bill for $900 billion, that both the dems and the rebs agreed on…. A miracle.  Then Trump refused to sign it saying that the $600 that was being offered to people wasn’t enough, it should be $1200.   Well, then the dems, now that they had Trump on their side, decided not to settle for less than what the rebs leader had suggested, and the whole thing never got off the ground, because the rebs would neve agree to the increase. Maybe I am wrong but I thought that the bill was never passed so people are still suffering.

Then, some cash into the hands of those who were unemployed, had lost their jobs, and health insurance, etc. and couldn’t pay for food, or rent or electricity (winter—heating). Then they would be able to use this money to buy the necessities and the economy would begin to function again. But that would mean lots and lots of money, more than the rebs were offering in their proposal to the dems.

Because of the necessity for doing something now now, there was no time for having long discussions to see where the rebs intended to cut back on the spending. People need help now, even yestermonth.

So if Biden refuses the offer, he is made to look bad because he claimed to want to build unity and bipartisanship, and look , he just turned down the offer.

He also had promised to help the people to get back on their feet, so if he doesn’t do something, he reneges on his promise there. Another disaster.

It is a lose lose situation for the dems.

Then the nuclear option comes up to look them in the face.

Ai think it was a deliberate trick to make Biden look bad. Maybe I am wrong, but that is how I see it. I am waiting to see what they are going to do now. Time is of the essence since people are really at the end of their tether