Cassidy Knows He’s Against Biden’s Infrastructure Plans — He Just Doesn’t Know Why

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) did a Fox News interview Sunday where he struggled to identify which specific parts of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans he objects to, encapsulating the greater Republican difficulty in campaigning against the legislation. 


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1372411
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Don’t know about you, but I am always quite satisfied when the argument is “just because”…

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Framing the debate in such a manner to cause the other side problems
pretty good for a gaff machine in cognitive decline

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Translation- I am against it because I am a Republican and Joe Biden is a Democrat.

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If dems is fer it, he agin it.

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“Whatever it is, I’m against it.”

But without any of Groucho’s wit, intelligence, talent, or class.

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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) did a Fox News interview Sunday where he struggled to identify which specific parts of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans he objects to,

Maybe he should ask Rick Perry.

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“Ooops.”

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This is a Beltway Business. The GOP Senate can actually plan on stonewalling Voter Reform with a straight face, while going against what the people in their states need.

In other words: Their “Plan” is Voter Suppression, whether the Infrastructure Bill does anything positive or not.

Why, then, would this fuck even bother to read the Bill?

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Telling us a Republican is against something proposed by a Democrat is like telling us the sky is blue

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Louisiana loser loudly laments latent lunacy.

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Cassidy called the 2017 tax cuts a “blue collar working bill,” despite the fact that reports have since shown that the lion’s share of those savings went to businesses and high-income individuals.

Don’t knock that – saying “blue collar” when you mean “rich people” is the entire GOP platform. Without it, they’ve only got “immigrants will steal your toothpaste.”

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He complains it is too much spending and too little spending at the same time. Nice.

Maybe we could repurpose some flood control money to pay for things. 'cause there are never floods in LA.

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He added that spending on roads and bridges — $115 billion in Biden’s proposal goes to repairing and modernizing roads and bridges — is “so low” and “not gonna get you a road and bridge, and that’s what my state would really like to see.”

Exactly how much did he authorize for “The Wall” that he never got?

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In return for allowing Dems to tack on another few hundred billion in benefits for Dem states Dems will agree to rename the bill to not include infrastructure in the name.

Republicans will obviously be jumping at this deal, since their only problem is that they don’t think stuff that is necessary to have a healthy and productive citizenship should be termed infrastructure.

PS: Don’t tell them that the word infrastructure isn’t in the name of the bill already.

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Would you please consider applying a little ration to your alliteration?

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Anyone want to take bets on whether or not Rs will take credit for the childcare provisions if they’re passed?

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not a fair comparison since Mexico paid for it

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“We don’t need no stinkin’ badges bridges.”

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Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) did a Fox News interview Sunday where he struggled to identify which specific parts of President Joe Biden’s infrastructure plans he objects to, encapsulating the greater Republican difficulty in campaigning against the legislation.
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Just cuz a democrat’s the author, just cuz.
Ya know San Cassidy, it might help ys if ya took the time to see what is in this legislation. It might even help you politically …you know, like a needed bridge or upgraded and repaved street.

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