Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) announced on Monday night his plan to filibuster the Senate’s vote on a bipartisan defense bill, which had been vetoed by President Donald Trump, in order to force a vote on giving Americans $2,000 relief checks amid COVID-19.
Here’s a guy who cares about people, so naturally Republicans hate him.
And yet he helped drump get in office, sanders never lets a chance to get attention slip by.
An admirable goal, but one doomed to failure.
The GOP Senate will never work towards alleviating pandemic pain.
I don’t disagree. But EVERYTHING Bernie has done publicly in the past 18 months has been aimed at defeating Trump and electing and empowering Joe. This is part of that. I’ve followed Bernie for at least the past 15 years (Massachusetts boy), and he was my 8th or 9th choice for 2020 candidate (I was Warren-Harris-Biden, in that order), and he–and his Bros–were dipshits in 2016.
But I think this is real. And who gives a shit if it’s also attention-seeking, if the checks read “$2000” instead of “$600”?
YMMV.
I’ll put my money on Mitch calling his bluff. And winning
I think Sanders gets to lead this effort because that is his brand. I really think this is the general Democratic strategy to tweak the Republicans.
As has been said before, the $2000 figure sounds like a lot in the aggregate (it really isn’t much), but it is temporary relief that will keep consumers consuming. In the time of a recession created by public health measures sending money to consumers is a good thing.
How did he help get tRump in office?
I’m no fan of “Bernie”, but this is a damn clever move.
Short story is he attacks Dems, he did better this go around after he lost.
So…why didn’t the House do this?
If you’re talking about 2016, he did place Clinton’s name in nomination at the convention. Frankly, I think misogyny had far more to do with her defeat in 2016–plus a side helping of Comey memo—than anything else
Last line of the article:
The House passed its legislation on $2,000 payments on Monday.
It is, because every Republican senator will be on the record for voting yay or nay on $2,000.
No, I mean hold up the override vote until the Senate passes the $2000.
Some people harbor an irrational hatred of Sanders.
Emphasis on irrational.
If you are living paycheck to paycheck, then you are free to view that $2000 as more than 3x larger the amount of $600.
Ah, I see. Would you have done that?
Must be nice inhabiting a reality where people one disagrees with are always motivated by ego and selfish motives, not altruism or good intentions, as opposed to people one agrees with. That’s called confirmation bias, btw.
Well maybe I was just wanted crooked Hillary to win over drump. But you know both sides are evil, etc etc. Only the high sparrow is good.