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Anne Laurie has been a Balloon Juice writer since 2009.

CPAC Malign Clown Car Open Thread: Burning Man Resentment

by Anne Laurie|  February 27, 20216:57 pm| 69 Comments

This post is in: GOP Death Cult, Open Threads, Republican Stupidity, Trumpery, Clown car

CPAC Clown Car Open Thread:  Burning <del>Man</del> Resentment

(Jeff Danziger via GoComics.com)

CPAC is now Burning Man for people who commit tax fraud

— sean hannity's bottomless pasta pass (@MenshevikM) February 26, 2021

CPAC’s always been a grift bazaar — excuse me, celebration of capitalism. But until a couple years ago, it was also a gathering where the old pros could parade their laurels and the young hopefuls could strut their stuff, like a right-wing political ComicCon. Post-Trump, it’s reduced to one of those flea-market-adjacent ‘popular culture shows’ where you can buy signed photos with Scott Baio’s understudy, two of the recurring characters from the Dukes of Hazzard, or Clint Eastwood’s orangutan wrangler…

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Walking into #CPAC and I see this pic.twitter.com/3NljOwNFJZ

— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) February 27, 2021

How is “it’s a total freak show” not an acceptable explanation?

It may not be morally sound, but the reasoning is fairly straightforward. https://t.co/d3GJKu9N4a

— Peter Wolf (@peterawolf) February 26, 2021

Only thing that stops CPAC from being a Second Insurrection is that the attendees all have a fossil fuel lobby luncheon to get to.

— Zeddy (@Zeddary) February 26, 2021

Best twist on that viral (as in, diseased) opening clip:

He's wearing shorts so you can see the golden calves. https://t.co/W7ZNbiaGsC

— Mig Greengard (@chessninja) February 26, 2021

#CPAC2021 could easily be mistaken for an utterly bonkers LaRouchie convention in the 1990s, except for presence and participation of prominent US Senators.

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 26, 2021

congrats to the insurers! https://t.co/FcyYNIZ1Ic

— kilgore trout, ted’s travel agent (@KT_So_It_Goes) February 26, 2021

Ideally, they'd not meet this year, but since they insist, they're welcome to work that special kind of magic in any *other* American city that will have them. Poor, poor, Orlando.

Have folks already started asking how to get to the Golden Idol Hyatt?

2/x

— Hugh McAloon (@HughMcaloon) February 26, 2021

#CPAC pic.twitter.com/YPzzAIGf3Q

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021

my CPAC takeaway is it totally rules that the only official plank of the GOP is tripling down on the extremely online culture war brainworms that lost them the house, senate, & oval office while the other guy implements broadly popular policies

— kilgore trout, ted’s travel agent (@KT_So_It_Goes) February 26, 2021

The National Rifle Association, which recently filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, is here at #CPAC with credit card readers at its booth. pic.twitter.com/PpooBjB67V

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 27, 2021

CNN’s Jim @Acosta interviewing Matt Schlapp pic.twitter.com/I1riZuKY1i

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021

The crowd surrounding CNN’s Jim Acosta begins to chant “CNN sucks!” #CPAC pic.twitter.com/2PliJ5e7mg

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021

Another eleceted offical violating #CPAC mask rule: Rep. Madison Cawthorn pic.twitter.com/jCO5HOXYwI

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 27, 2021

I dunno. I'm so old I remember Seb Gorka ranting about Democrats fulfilling Stalin's dream of banning cheeseburgers. https://t.co/mJ4t0314GY

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 27, 2021

I would like for the professional drunk dancer lady to explain how. https://t.co/g2oflxQWCX

— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) February 27, 2021

The NYTimes hired Elaina Plott as their Trumpist whisperer, now that Maggie Haberman is busy steno’ing from Marred-A-Largo working on her book. Plott does not stint the shovelling!

New: Trump loyalists spurn ‘failed Republican establishment of yesteryear' and deem policy all but dead. On CPAC's opening salvo with @jmartNYT – https://t.co/Zak7Lb4EHg

— Elaina Plott (@elainaplott) February 27, 2021

Saturday Movie / Black History Month Open Thread

by Anne Laurie|  February 27, 20214:17 pm| 89 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Popular Culture, Racial Justice

EXCLUSIVE: Sources tell me that DC Films and Warner Bros. are developing an upcoming Superman feature film written by Ta-Nehisi Coates. J.J. Abrams is producing. The search for Ka-El / Superman has not started. More: https://t.co/x5mLIx8fgA

— Trey Mangum (@treymangum) February 26, 2021

Brother from Another Planet is one of my favorite movies. I’m intrigued to see what Mr. Coates does with a hero raised to believe his survival rests on being invisible to potentially hostile eyes — someone who can disappear by throwing off his cape and assuming a stigmatized identity…

UPDATE: According to reports, it's Warner Bros. and DC Films' "intent" to introduce a Black Superman, and Michael B. Jordan is obviously high on the list of candidates. https://t.co/6dgXNN3eKv pic.twitter.com/sKnqsiKBfq

— Consequence of Sound (@consequence) February 26, 2021

History!

A new version of first known African-American screen kiss from an 1898 film directed by U.S. film industry pioneer William Selig has been discovered in Norway https://t.co/EuGwsZLth7 pic.twitter.com/sn09EpmQa8

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

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CPAC Open Thread: Ted Cruz Will Never Get the Acclaim He Craves

by Anne Laurie|  February 27, 202110:54 am| 151 Comments

This post is in: Cruz-ifiction, GOP Death Cult, Open Threads

He’s got notoriety, some power, support — while he’s perceived as a useful tool — but as he’s only too aware, nobody actually likes Ted Cruz. He’s superficially accepted that he’ll never be loved, but his inability to perform the ‘normal’ political functions far outweighs his self-promotional gifts.

Where was President BIden, on Friday?

Biden tells staff gathered at the Harris County Operations Center that he was eager to send federal aid when Texas Governor Greg Abbott called, telling staff, "Before he asked the question, I said yes."

Abbott laughs, adds "He did, he said yes before I even asked the question." https://t.co/7IoXiFWqgu

— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) February 26, 2021

And where was Texas Senator Ted Cruz?

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This translates as "I can wag my dick in your faces and still get elected, because all you need to do in Texas is be to the right of Hitler, and I can do this in my fucking sleep." https://t.co/6tPARYd67I

— Slava Malamud (@SlavaMalamud) February 26, 2021

“Please clap.”

Ted Cruz reminds us why it's so very important to work out your act in the small clubs before the big Netflix special at CPAC.

— Willie Geist (@WillieGeist) February 26, 2021

I don’t think quite fits the “how it started how it’s going” meme but it’s still pretty funny. pic.twitter.com/d8YUkYO4Qf

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 26, 2021

this is the party that literally ran the US government from a country club! https://t.co/3qdPkY2VLh

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell) February 26, 2021

Let me remind you, AGAIN: the Republican Party has lost workers making under $50,000 by double digits in three consecutive elections.

You can keep saying it all you want, but you ain't a blue-collar party and you never will be. https://t.co/G7nRuSogjV

— Matthew Chapman (@fawfulfan) February 27, 2021

The Republican Party is not the party of the country club, it’s the party of fleeing the country https://t.co/gfGqaC799S

— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) February 26, 2021

Boob Bait for Bubba https://t.co/QuF2j0wrNu

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) February 26, 2021

We just had four years of lib twitter randos being mocked for talking like this https://t.co/VjSmXb9VKi

— Adam Serwer ?? (@AdamSerwer) February 26, 2021

Cruz was once Boehner's lawyer. https://t.co/Hpprc643uY

— Ramesh Ponnuru (@RameshPonnuru) February 26, 2021

When Howard Dean sounded like this they said he could never be president. https://t.co/fxYIknIMZD

— Reed Galen (@reedgalen) February 26, 2021

ted cruz riles up the crowd at cpac and then people are asked if they'll vote for ted cruz and they're like "oh fuck no"

it's pretty great

— Peloton InfoSec Analyst (Incident Response) (@CalmSporting) February 26, 2021

Saturday Morning Open Thread: Moving Along

by Anne Laurie|  February 27, 20217:56 am| 136 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., NANCY SMASH!, Open Threads, President Biden, Proud to Be A Democrat

The 219-212 House final passage vote on $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill was announced by Speaker Pelosi from the chair at 2:04am Saturday morning. pic.twitter.com/rlvRGcLBwK

— Craig Caplan (@CraigCaplan) February 27, 2021

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The employment of procedural delays to manufacture this talking point is one of our Great Legislative Traditions I could go without https://t.co/yRZ16sO1S8

— Jim Newell (@jim_newell) February 27, 2021

Several of the loudest GOP protestors against ‘paying people not to work’ were… not there to do their jobs:

Here's @repherrell serving as Paul Gosar's proxy in Congress so that he could at that very moment be speaking at a white supremacist convention instead pic.twitter.com/ZlMZcDjiTP

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) February 27, 2021

"If Liz Cheney were on this stage today, she'd get booed off of it," Gaetz says. "What's that say? The leadership of our party is not in Washington DC."

(NB: Gaetz claimed to have the votes to oust Cheney, and did not) #CPAC2021

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 26, 2021

Democratic & Republican voters agree on one thing—the need for generous COVID relief https://t.co/Up1ZdzTDkJ via @physorg_com

— delthia ricks ?? (@DelthiaRicks) February 27, 2021

Elsewhere, President Biden visits a food bank and a vaccination center in Texas…

Biden visits Texas amid recovery from deadly cold snap https://t.co/5IEy8ouNkf

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 27, 2021


While the governor chips in [According to reporters travelling with Mr Biden, he packed canned peaches while the governor packed raisins] to “help”:

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he is working on a plan to remove all statewide coronavirus restrictions and will make an announcement soon.? https://t.co/e7XhkGTpAC

— FOX26Houston (@FOX26Houston) February 27, 2021

COVID-19 Coronavirus Updates: Friday/Saturday, Feb. 26-27

by Anne Laurie|  February 27, 20215:39 am| 19 Comments

This post is in: COVID-19 Coronavirus, Foreign Affairs

We are on track to get 100 million #COVID19 vaccines into arms in the first 100 days of the Biden-Harris administration. After hitting that milestone, we will still need to get the rest of the American people vaccinated. Saves lives, get the vaccine when it is available to you! pic.twitter.com/d4dyMZEe9O

— Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH (@CDCDirector) February 25, 2021

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The US administered a record 2.2 million vaccine shots today, bringing the total to 70.5 million, or 21.2 doses per 100 people. The 7-day moving average rose to 1.45 million shots per day. 14.2% of Americans have received at least one shot; 6.8% are now fully vaccinated. pic.twitter.com/7Vcr5e5IGh

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 27, 2021

This https://t.co/6kWMww3KUq map shows where COVID-19 has still be spreading most rapidly in the US, over the past week: https://t.co/yKEwCLtZBJ pic.twitter.com/lJwlopkEa5

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 27, 2021

The US had +80,625 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, bringing the total to over 29.1 million. The 7-day moving average declined slightly to just over 71,000 new cases per day. pic.twitter.com/Jnae0WYUOM

— Patrick Chovanec (@prchovanec) February 27, 2021

How about some good news?

Vaccine demand continues to *increase*, with most Americans either vaccinated already or wanting to be ASAP.

While vaccine hesitancy is always a problem, fears that this is driven by scientific uncertainty are baseless.https://t.co/TMDuBCuDwY

— Dr. Angela Rasmussen (@angie_rasmussen) February 26, 2021

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The WHO COVID-19 Dashboard reports 112.65 million cases and 2.50 million deaths as of 3:30pm CET on February 26. https://t.co/7v0QrpqQFj pic.twitter.com/SGvNWEf2rR

— Global Health Observ (@GlobalPHObserv) February 26, 2021

Asia Today: Over 500,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have arrived in Hong Kong following a two-day delay due to export procedures, offering a second inoculation option for the city. https://t.co/UXrNX8hJBw

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 27, 2021

South Korea vaccinates 18,000 to start ambitious COVID-19 campaign https://t.co/9ZtoRQrdrQ pic.twitter.com/xjVBVH4isr

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

India in a 'delicate phase' of its Covid battle as cases surge https://t.co/89OjaxmcHr

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 27, 2021

Philippines extends partial coronavirus curbs in capital until end-March https://t.co/mzr3sHeT0C pic.twitter.com/WgY8PwnBom

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

Authorities have ordered a local weekend lockdown starting on Friday evening in the French Riviera city of Nice and the surrounding coastal area to try to curb the coronavirus. The measure is in addition to a national 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew. https://t.co/FTGjnFYwBq

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2021

Australia moves closer to pre-pandemic life, COVID-19 reined in for now https://t.co/2qzzf2sQkG pic.twitter.com/v4gRBPMZTD

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

New Zealand's largest city Auckland back to lockdown after COVID-19 case https://t.co/7Tl0kOyoAl pic.twitter.com/oXgvePCWzg

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

Cote d’Ivoire🇨🇮 is the second country in #Africa to receive #COVID19 vaccines from the COVAX facility!👏🏿 504,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine just arrived in Abidjan. Another step towards #VaccinEquity & a symbol of global cooperation & solidarity. pic.twitter.com/uLiX7yM2LE

— WHO African Region (@WHOAFRO) February 26, 2021

Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine will cost up to three times as much as western counterparts for African nations, The Financial Times reported Thursdayhttps://t.co/WxhB574smU

— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) February 26, 2021

“In the government’s rush to get doses to the poor, many of the nurses and doctors in charge of the vaccination program — including the ones that attended to Hass — had not yet been vaccinated themselves.” https://t.co/pN0n8FhDhB

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) February 26, 2021

Brazil's capital goes into lockdown to quell COVID-19 surge https://t.co/8mXx2yGVmW pic.twitter.com/p9GEKdVOqx

— Reuters (@Reuters) February 27, 2021

#ElSalvador responded rapidly to the emergence of #COVID19, & in line with WHO advice stepped up preparedness of its health system in mid-January 2020. 🇸🇻 announced a national emergency on 30 January 2020, the same day that WHO declared a public health emergency of intl concern. pic.twitter.com/fV1V6PCrdj

— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) February 26, 2021

Canadian regulators have authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine. Health Canada approved the vaccine to be used in people 18 and over. It's the third COVID-19 vaccine given the green light by Canada, following those from Pfizer and Moderna. https://t.co/NWtPeeD6DQ

— The Associated Press (@AP) February 26, 2021

About a dozen U.S. service members aboard a warship in the Persian Gulf have tested positive for the coronavirus.

The outbreak flared on board the USS San Diego, an amphibious transport dock operating as part of the U.S. 5th Fleet in Bahrain. https://t.co/WX1pYXzwZy

— COVID19 (@V2019N) February 26, 2021

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FDA panel of experts endorses Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine. It's the 3rd shot made available in the US within a year since the 1st surge of coronavirus cases & will be the 1st vaccine to require just 1 dose instead of 2 https://t.co/3JPLUo1O9z

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 27, 2021

For all the variant chasers out there:
The @WHO has put out working definitions of what makes a #SARScov2 variant a "variant of interest” or a “variant of concern”.
They put the bar low for VOI and high for VOC, which seems the smart thing to do to me. pic.twitter.com/Nsiihdezpz

— Kai Kupferschmidt (@kakape) February 26, 2021

Coronavirus spread slowed by vaccines, study suggests https://t.co/V4liEUowHW

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) February 26, 2021

Clairvoyant sewage! Wastewater testing and sequencing can predict COVID cases up to 6 days ahead of reported cases. @CDCgov and @NIH partnerships ramping up for widespread sewage sequencing, including our recent grant between @UMiamiHealth and @WeillCornell pic.twitter.com/T02isJKulu

— Chris Mason (@mason_lab) February 26, 2021

2/ As an example of the fragility Bergman notes a fire broke out in one plastics factory and suddenly there is a global crisis in plastic boxes for sharps disposal, safely dealing with used needles during #COVID19 #vaccination . EpiPENS are running out to counter rare anaphylaxis

— Laurie Garrett (@Laurie_Garrett) February 26, 2021

Seafaring nightmare: Aerosol transmission drove SARS-CoV-2's spread aboard a star-crossed ship. New modeling illustrates how the virus probably spread & why the Diamond Princess can serve as an object lesson for other 'built' environments. By @DelthiaRicks https://t.co/MFWObZWqLj

— delthia ricks 🔬 (@DelthiaRicks) February 26, 2021

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Verily’s covid-testing partnership with California is over https://t.co/lnGKuJASTI

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 26, 2021

Two months into the vaccine rollout, a community clinic that serves Birmingham’s majority-Black north side has yet to receive its first dose. The vaccine has gone elsewhere, including a nearby pharmacy in the state’s wealthiest town. https://t.co/0opdRNJaHW via @business

— Kevin Whitelaw (@KevinWhitelaw1) February 25, 2021

Jeremy Lin: “Being a 9-year NBA veteran doesn’t protect me from being called ‘coronavirus’ on the court.” https://t.co/Am4GmuluUE pic.twitter.com/TX1wtwZozl

— joon (@joonlee) February 26, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has motivated many older adults who have been isolated at home or unable to leave their senior communities to learn how to buy groceries and more online. https://t.co/RJdChzWrCE

— AP Business News (@APBusiness) February 25, 2021

To be honest, 60% mask compliance at CPAC would be about 45% more than I expected…

I asked @mschlapp, chair of the American Conservative Union, which runs #CPAC, about this. “I don’t know anything about that.” Schlapp said. He said that it’s the hotels job to enforce mask wearing rules. https://t.co/fD0dQIG1em

— William Turton (@WilliamTurton) February 26, 2021

Friday Evening Open Thread: Your Friendly Local Mail Truck

by Anne Laurie|  February 26, 20217:16 pm| 133 Comments

This post is in: Open Threads, Proud to Be A Democrat

Trying to imagine what Trump would've angrily tweeted about these if they had been unveiled under his administration. (That's another way of saying that they're good) pic.twitter.com/72Lctm4B1k

— Michael Tae Sweeney (@mtsw) February 25, 2021

IMO it’s adorable, but much more important: Improved ergonomics for the mail handler, and state-of-the-art design to protect the squishy meatsacks (kids, dogs, old people, distracted cellphone readers) who are liable to run afoul of a bulky vehicle making frequent stops in otherwise pedestrian-friendly neighborhoods.

Elsewhere, the Biden Administration is working on undoing the GOP’s attempts to destroy the Postal Service…

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?? SCOOP: Biden to nominate two Democrats, voting rights advocate to USPS board of governors
– Ron Stroman (D), former deputy postmaster general
– Amber McReynolds, CEO Vote at Home Institute
– Anton Hajjar (D), former APWU general counsel

READ HERE: https://t.co/oUZoYkRTfc

— Jacob Bogage (@jacobbogage) February 24, 2021

… Special points to Rep. Gerry Connolly:

His fists were pounding. His index fingers were pointing. And his arms, at least at one point, were outstretched as Rep. Gerald E. Connolly yelled, “I’m an admitted Democrat, and I’m damn proud of it!”

It was the start of Connolly’s latest impassioned monologue, during a crucial hearing on postal reforms. He accused Republican colleagues of “gaslighting” after they said Democratic outrage at Postmaster General Louis DeJoy — and attempts to remove him — were politically motivated.

Connolly’s retort: “I didn’t vote to overturn an election, and I will not be lectured by people who did, about partisanship!”…

At the hearing, Connolly oscillated between giving Republican colleagues a tongue-lashing and casting doubt on the ability of the U.S. Postal Service’s leader to address serious mail slowdowns amid a precarious financial situation.

He asked postal board chairman Ron Bloom if board members were still “tickled pink” with DeJoy’s performance, as one GOP board member had told senators in September.

And when Bloom replied that DeJoy and the board had a sound plan in progress, Connolly said: “Respectfully, I disagree, and I hope President Biden disagrees as well and that we take action to replace the Board of Governors with people who care about the Postal Service and can be committed to their job of oversight and accountability.”…

The full Connolly/Jordan exchange: pic.twitter.com/umbXmsGgvE

— The Recount (@therecount) February 24, 2021

Friday Morning Open Thread: Minimum Wage vs. Pandemic Relief?

by Anne Laurie|  February 26, 20217:19 am| 169 Comments

This post is in: C.R.E.A.M., Open Threads, President Biden, Republican Venality, Show Us on the Doll Where the Invisible Hand Touched You

Minimum wage increase imperiled in covid relief bill by Senate official’s ruling https://t.co/d9CKdRrFDH

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 26, 2021

Accursed Friday news dump, per the Washington Post:

… Democrats had been anxiously awaiting the decision, but their next steps are not clear. Liberals are pressuring Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) to challenge the ruling on the Senate floor, although the White House has dismissed that idea.

Schumer released a brief statement Thursday night vowing to fight on, without saying how…

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement that Biden was “disappointed in this outcome” but “respects the parliamentarian’s decision and the Senate’s process.”

“He will work with leaders in Congress to determine the best path forward, because no one in this country should work full time and live in poverty,” Psaki said. “He urges Congress to move quickly to pass the American Rescue Plan.”

The ruling was made by Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, a nonpartisan official who is little known outside Washington but might command tremendous influence over certain elements of Biden’s agenda. Her ruling pertains only to the Senate, where the legislation will move forward under complex rules that prohibit certain items that don’t have a particular effect on the budget. MacDonough determined that, as written, the minimum-wage increase did not pass that test — an outcome that had been predicted by a number of Democrats, including Biden himself.

Despite her ruling, the House is preparing to vote Friday to pass the stimulus relief package with the $15 minimum wage included and send it to the Senate, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said in a statement Thursday…

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Pelosi’s decision to pass the $1.9 trillion relief bill with the minimum-wage language intact means Schumer will face a potentially consequential decision. He could take out the minimum-wage language before putting the bill on the Senate floor, or try to keep it in the bill — whether by challenging the parliamentarian’s ruling or trying to rewrite the provision in such a way that it could pass muster under the Senate’s complicated rules…

… White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain has publicly ruled out trying to overrule the parliamentarian, and Democrats probably would not command the necessary votes to succeed anyway, since at least one Senate Democrat — Joe Manchin III (W.Va.) — has said he would not vote to overrule the parliamentarian…

Several liberal Democrats said Thursday they need to do whatever it takes to raise the minimum wage — including eliminating the filibuster, the 60-vote rule that gives the minority party enormous sway in the Senate. Manchin and Sinema have said publicly they oppose taking that step.

“We still need to pass the minimum wage, and if that means getting rid of the filibuster, so be it,” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) said.

.@SpeakerPelosi:

“House Democrats believe that the minimum wage hike is necessary. Therefore, this provision will remain in the American Rescue Plan on the Floor tomorrow. Democrats in the House are determined to pursue every possible path in the Fight For 15.”

— John Bresnahan (@bresreports) February 26, 2021

Media Village Idiots gleeful over prospects of Dems in Disarray!; more cautious observers wonder if Repubs are the ones stepping on their own… agenda:

A 15 dollar min wage won 60% of vote in Florida in 2020. A political reporter thinking this some kind of risky vote is equivalent of doctor recommending you balance your humors. https://t.co/eqtuFPX6ib

— Alex Hazanov. (@alexhazanov) February 26, 2021

Walk the plank? I can’t think of a district where the $15 wage is less popular than the Democratic member of congress https://t.co/aq3EWNO5oA

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) February 26, 2021

reminder that this could be prevented if a mere 17/50 republican senators did NOT regard poor people as vermin https://t.co/THPSFKyI9k

— josh ???? (@josh_posts) February 26, 2021

indeed. it all totally glosses over the reason for all these contortions, which is that approximately zero senate republicans are going to vote for major dem proposals https://t.co/S81annNzhE

— Gerry Doyle (@mgerrydoyle) February 26, 2021

Needless to say, I place my trust in Nancy Pelosi. (Worse comes to worst — and there will be a lot of words said before the final legislation is sent to President Biden — we Democrats have gone on the record as supporting an essential economic upgrade.)

I do assume there will be some form of Recovery Act passed before mid-March, because either enough Repubs will realize they’re better off doing the right thing, or Manchin & Sinema will decide that posturing as ‘centrists’ for their voters won’t be enough to save them come the next primaries.

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