National Economic Council Director Brian Deese emphasized on Friday the urgency of taking “decisive action” to fix the economic damage brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
I won’t react to this until Peter Navarro chimes in that everything is just hunky dory.
Then I’ll know Mr. Deese speaks the truth.
Have to come up with some strong messaging to counter all the Senate Republicans pulling the “we just passed some stimulus so I don’t see why we need more now” message.
Or just Nuke The Filibuster from Orbit and move on.
One of those.
I liked the way Deese answered some of the questions.
Like “we just had a rescue package, why another one right away?” He basically said Congress took way too long last time and all that money was spent on what happened in the past. And it’s just catching up on what was needed already. This plan was based on money needed going forward and the number was built from the need up to the cost instead of having a number and figuring out how to spend it. (I believe that for everything but the $1400 to everyone.)
I liked Psaki on why this is a bipartisan bill though: Are you telling me unemployment isn’t a Republican priority or getting vaccine in arms or …
Republican response: Austerity now, austerity tomorrow, austerity forever*.
h/t George C Wallace
*Or until we are in the majority again. Then, Katy bar the door!
She is good. The entire messaging platform from the Biden administration is next level. We are going to need it.
All of these warnings are features not bugs for the GOP. Economy collapses? Great, we win.
That’s a pro approach. You get pros to work on the appropriate way to present what you are doing to the people you need to reach.
I would have never thought of saying that, if I were asked point-blank what was put to Psaki.
But then again, I have 1001 other talents 
People don’t take kindly to a shotgun blast of truth to the face.
OT
I like her.
Remember Repubs don’t care about COVID killing people.
They may care about the economy but they are still to Trump to understand how they relate to each other.
But what about the vegetarians?
Sharp, quick thinking. Psaki is a keeper. But it goes way past her. Look at the whole visual and ideological display they put on election day. It was beautifully choreographed. And losing the inaugural balls? No problem. Let’s put on some great musical talent, emceed by Tom Hanks, interspersed with some hardcore messaging explaining the problems we are facing. These guys are really good.
They have to join the Boogaloos to promote their Kale and Eggplant-based anarchy.
Yes.
Deese said during a White House press briefing
Just a quick reminder: Brian’s predecessor was none other than Larry Kudlow.
It is really too bad that the Administration does not have the ability to cut of the utilities of every Republican member of Congress. And then cancel their credit cards, repossess their cars, evict and/or foreclose on their domicile(s) and stop their paychecks. Maybe then they might start to get the idea of what way to many millions of American are experiencing . . . but I doubt it.
He is, of course, 100% correct. Joe Biden can not govern by executive order for four years. Time for Congress to get off their asses and do their job, to legislate.
When somebody said “but the republicans think it’s too big” the answer was, OK, what would you cut.
