I say green you say red. I say red you say green. That is the ways of the two major political parties in the United States.
We have laws requiring payment of taxes except we don’t want to fund the enforcement law if any of our supporters are impacted. Hence Republican Sen. Rob Portman said spending is officially off the table to help fund a nearly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure spending bill. Now of course if the the spending bill was proposed by the GOP that would be a different matter.
Change the filibuster rules only if it is to our benefit. Many Republicans are thanking former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for a 2013 change that enabled the Democratic Party majority to approve the appointment of Supreme Court appointments by a simple majority.
When the Senate voted on President Donald Trump’s replacement for Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy, just a simple majority was sufficient to get through the confirmation process. Gone is the filibuster rule that required 60 votes to move forward. Many Republicans are thanking former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid change in the rules in 2013. Today the G.O.P. says no to changes in the filibuster because it would enable Democrats to pass their agenda with a simple majority.
On April 1 Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said he sees Republican opposition to President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan, and vowed to fight the broader Democratic agenda. “I’m going to fight them every step of the way, because I think this is the wrong prescription for America,” McConnell said at a news conference in Kentucky.
The budget for the next fiscal year (starts October 1) and raising the debt limit are two items that will be in the news in the next few months. You can expect major battles in congress. We will get through the stumbling blocks as we always have. This is no way to run a country.
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