Does this 4T seem a little 2T-ish to anyone else?

[David Horn]

(04-05-2022, 12:33 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: We need so many changes if we are going to return to progress that benefits most people. As of now, one senator stands in the way of a good start. That is an egregious situation. At a minimum we should write to Sen Manchin and remind him of the consequences of his inaction, even if he does not listen or respond. If Manchin does not act this month, it appears to me that we are putting ourselves in maximum danger of a totally-failed 4T, and if that happens this will mean people on Earth will never see anything like a circa-1950 mood ever again.

I'm certainly no fan of Joe Manchin, but he's a hard nut to crack.  His wealth and the vast majority of his income are due to his ownership stake in a coal brokerage.  Do you have a solution for that?  I don't.  So progress needs to pass around not through him.

So let's look elsewhere.  Currently, we have a crazy party that has zealous subjects and a wishy-washy sane party that has mild support.  The zealots will vote, ; we know that.  The only path forward requires the crazy party to go all-in on full-on crazy, so the mild support on the left is scared to the polls out of fear.  That may happen, but don't bet your house on it.  Barring that, we're in for a long and depressing haul.