Why Is Biden Treating Manchin & Sinema With Kid Gloves?....

[global1]

Why isn't he calling them on the carpet in the WH and pressing them?

[DURHAM D]

1. Maybe he is.

Also, these two strange personalities are attention seekers. They want attention - positive or negative. Either or both works for them.

[Hoyt]

2. Because WH knows a return to "Majority Leader" McConnell and loss of committee chairs, ain't smart.

[RockRaven]

4. Yup. Win 3 more Senate seats, and *then* you can say/do whatever you like to them.

[Magoo48]

9. So, at this point, we're as stymied as ever, but,but the the next ship into port is really, really...

[budkin]

18. Having more Senate seats will be irrelevant after we lose the House

Which is going to happen. It always does.

[NCDem47]

3. Perhaps...

Biden realizes he needs them more than they need him.

It stinks. But they are two votes.

[Magoo48]

10. So, we play nice with plants for two more years in the hopes something good might happen.

Let’s just throw sand in our own eyes and handover our marbles with eyes downcast.
WTF.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. He's been meeting with both

He’s talked about it multiple times how they’re involved in negotiations and crafting legislation.
If you mean about abolishing the filibuster, maybe it’s because he’s made it clear he doesn’t want to do that.

[FBaggins]

6. Because kid gloves is all he has in this case. Nt

[Ocelot II]

7. How do you know what he is or isn't doing?

Biden was a Senator for decades; he knows better than anyone how it works, how to game its procedures, and how to negotiate. We can be pretty sure there's a lot going on behind the scenes, but there's only so far those two egomaniacs can be pushed.

[Magoo48]

11. When nothing is moving for long enough, it's a good indication nothing is happening on stage

or behind the scenes.

[Ocelot II]

13. How long is "long enough"?

Just wondering what your personal experience has been working with legislatures and federal agencies.

[treestar]

8. They are part of a separate branch of

Government. They are not his employees. They are not his kids.

[Fiendish Thingy]

12. He has met with them both at the WH just before senate recess

They have both since published op-eds opposing the price tag of the reconciliation bill, but not the bill itself.

Once the senate reconvenes and Schumer brings the bill to the floor for amendments and debate, Manchin and Sinema will be in the hot seat and need to put up or shut up about the specifics of their objections and concerns. If they continue with their unique brand of attention seeking political theatre, then it may be time for another WH visit.

Until the bill is drafted and comes to the floor and Sinema and Manchin act, or fail to act, hand-wringing and teeth gnashing is unnecessary.

The issues of voting rights, abortion rights, and the filibuster are unlikely to be addressed until after the infrastructure bills have passed- at that point more arm twisting from Biden may be called for.

First things first.

[krawhitham]

14. So they dont switch parties and we lose control of Senete, like what happened to W

W wanted a vote from James Jeffords real bad, at the time the Senate was split 50-50 with DICK making the tie breaking vote. W kept pushing and pushing James Jeffords for his vote.

James Jeffords after being a GOP for 26 years in both the house and Senate choose to switch parties giving the Dem control instead of giving in to W's

[WarGamer]

19. and THAT is the correct answer...

[Elessar Zappa]

15. He might be.

We aren’t privy to everything going on in Washington.

[WarGamer]

16. Maybe because if you piss them off...

a 3 minute phone call to Mitch flips the Senate and kneecaps Bidens first term?

Think that's it?

[George II]

17. Who says he is, and who says he isn't?