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Lessons today, we have three. Geography, English, and Math.
First, can you tell me how to get, how to get to the White House from Capitol Hill in DC? Pennsylvania Ave. is a good guess. But the correct answer is a quick shortcut-Sesame St.
Today’s lesson is brought to you by the letter B and later the letters R and D. Let’s use the letter B in a sentence or two. Do you know what BBR and BBB(short for Build Back Better) have in common? If you said two B’s that is correct. Do you know what else? Nothing! Correct. You’re off to a good start.
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin(D) doesn’t have constituents that have much in common with BBB either. Yesterday, he told Fox News that studied the bill and was going with Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” when deciding his potential vote on the big, bigger, biggest government social and welfare handout attempted since Obamacare was railroaded through.
Some of Manchin’s fellow students disagreed with his learnings. Representative Maxine Waters (D-CA) said, “While Manchin is exercising unusual power because of the numbers and is willing to be one man, one person that will hold up assistance to the American people, is absolutely disgusting and amazing to me.”
This brings us to the dreaded math session brought to you by the numbers 1, 2, 3, 50, 51, 1.7 trillion, 30 trillion, and 50 trillion.
One sometimes is the loneliest number that you’ll ever know. But Manchin is doing something very similar to what John McCain did just a few years back when the GOP attempted to end Obamacare. That is, he has the right and courage to stand up for what he believes in. Refreshing.
She continued, “In that bill, we have the child tax credit, where we’re having to eliminate poverty for children in this country. I have in that bill money for housing. The cost of housing is exploding. We need to build affordable housing. We need to do something about homelessness.” What about free lunches, too? People get hungry, don’t they?
Did she forget that 50 Republicans are also against this government handout? Probably not, but there’s that pesky letter D after Manchin’s name that so upsets her. Cause 50 R’s plus one D equals 51. And that’s the kill shot to the $1.7 trillion bill that Biden says will pay for itself.
Sure it would have, just like it only took to two weeks to slow the curve two years ago. Now it’s three vaccines, not Maxine’s, and counting, but we digress.
Waters added, “I don’t know how he thinks he’s going to get away with this.” Get away with what? His right to vote for that which he thinks is right?
Put the bill up and let him stand before the American people and tell them that he does not support child care and climate change, and housing assistance for people who are desperately in need of rental assistance and the ability to have safe and secure housing.”
Sounds like this bill could have been the panacea for nearly all that ails Americans. And more.
It even solves the largest existential threat to our country-climate change. And, it is way, way cheaper than the $30-50 trillion bandied about during the Democratic Nomination process.
Back to geography we go. Doesn’t Manchin know that Miami is about to slip into the ocean? Does he even care?
West Virginia is a long way from any rising waters. Manchin is in hot water with the Dems. And Maxine Waters is, well Maxine Waters.
Can you tell me how to get…
Class dismissed.
Comment section
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Manchin Lives on a boat in Washington , Climate Change does not matter to him he’s ready for the floods and for those rough ‘Waters”
Slick. After Biden called him out by name he better have armed guards on that boat.
Oh good ole Maxine Waters. Still finding a way to build her family’s bank account. No one has lined the pockets of her immediate family more than “Ole Max”.
Maxine paid her daughter 240K during the last election to send out Mail flyers that were not materially sent.
In fact the Waters Family pocketed more than 1 million dollars over the last 8 years from local businesses and political connections. And the House Ethics Committee has charged her with helping a bank which her husband owns part of, obtain federal bailout funding.
Last time I checked, she represents the party that actually controls the house. So how is it that Kamala’s tea drinking buddy gets to serve the fine people of Inglewood?
Well, its like this, the local business climate just became important. New tenants like Stan Kronke and Steve Balmer will inspire change. And these big money tenants are just the start, I’d say that the little neighborhood bank and Ole Max’s mail room money pit are in for a rude awakening.
In the race to the bottom, Cali has some thoroughbreds. Swalwell, Shiff, Pelosi, and Waters would be one hell of a law firm name. Of course, they all break the law repeatedly, so maybe it wouldn’t be the best idea. Oh, and the VP, I forget her name hails from those parts as well. But gaining ground late, and hailing from H Town, here comes Jackson Lee on the far left outside.
I flip flopped on this a few times.
Pass BBB. Don’t pass BBB.
We’re long down the runway of financial insolvency. The destination is locked in. Let’s strap a government financed turbo charger on that thing and let’s roll.
BBB is TBTF (too big to fail).
Put your seat belts on and take a moment to note the placement of the exit doors.
Don’t pass BBB. Don’t pass go. Don’t worry about the seat belt, as long as you wear a mask it will all be fine.
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