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Nancy Pelosi Promises to Keep Beating Her Head Against a Brick Wall

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It seems that Rep. Nancy Pelosi has lodged her response to Sen. Joe Manchin’s threat to leave the table regarding the Democrat reconciliation play.

Manchin threw a brush-back pitch earlier today, putting it out there that he’s comfortable with pausing Biden’s entire agenda until 2022, Pelosi is apparently eager to keep ramming her head into a brick wall. That’s not exactly surprising given how overrated her political acumen is. I’m sure she’ll eventually win that battle, right?

Tonight, the House Majority Leader released a statement that can only be called delusional given the realities of the situation in front of her.

It’s hard to imagine that Pelosi could be so out of touch that she actually believes a $3.5 trillion package is going to still happen, but here we are. In fact, she signals in her statement that the real problem might be House Democrats thinking $3.5 trillion is too low, something I’ve mentioned being a problem given how dug-in the far-left appears to be. But when Manchin has already said he’s concerned about inflation (as he should be) and wants to keep the price tag closer to $1 trillion, how does any compromise get made here? Remember, there’s already a $1.2 trillion, separate bipartisan infrastructure deal waiting to be passed as well.

I mean, look at the list of giveaways Pelosi is demanding. Action on “climate,” free childcare, free college, universal pre-K, more ACA subsidies, an expansion of Medicaid and Medicare, and a partridge in a peartree. She then ends by saying that this bill is just the beginning of their spending spree. It’s like she wants to crash the economy and make a dollar worth less than a sheet of toilet paper. Perhaps collapsing the system is the point, though?

But again, what leverage does she actually have to do anything she’s pushing? I’m not seeing any. Pelosi can flail about all she wants, but if Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema (who also recently told Biden to stuff it) won’t go along with the big-spending plan, then it’s dead in the water. The phrase “cut your losses” comes to mind, but Democrats, including their leadership, seem content to keep celebrating while being down four touchdowns.

Far be it from me to give Pelosi advice, but I’ll do so for giggles…just this once. She should tell the radicals in her party to shut their mouths, get in a room with Manchin and Sinema, and pare down the reconciliation bill to around $2 trillion. Punt on the insane climate provisions, forget the immigration aspects and take the wins on childcare credits and more government healthcare spending. I suspect the moderates would go along with that in the end.

Pelosi has painted herself into a corner, though. Does she take the side of her left flank or throw a bone to the moderate faction of her party that’s staring at annihilation in 2022? As of now, it looks like she’s content to keep having her face meet that brick wall. And to be honest, that’s just fine with Republicans who are happy to sit back and watch it all burn.

Sinema Delivers a Big Message to Biden and He Definitely Won't Like It

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Joe Biden has been trying to convince Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) to go along with his $3.5 budget reconciliation bill.

But Biden being Biden, it has not gone well.

We previously reported that Manchin told Joe Biden that he isn’t going to get the $3.5 trillion because it’s too expensive and he wouldn’t go along with that number.

Now comes word that Sinema also has issued her own “ultimatum” during a meeting with Biden last week — that if the House “delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote fails — she won’t be backing a reconciliation bill.”

Sinema’s office said it wouldn’t disclose details of her private conversations, but added: “She does look forward to House leadership making good on their commitment to an up-or-down vote on the historic and bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act next Monday — to create jobs and expand economic opportunities across the country.”

At least 10 moderate House Democrats are reportedly on the same page as Sinema, including Rep. Kurt Schrader.

“If they delay the vote — or it goes down — then I think you can kiss reconciliation goodbye,” the Oregon Democrat told Politico’s Playbook. “Reconciliation would be dead.”

Meanwhile, the leftist wing is arguing the opposite — they wouldn’t vote for the infrastructure bill if it isn’t tied to the reconciliation bill.

So it looks like infrastructure is pretty much up in the air and it’s not at all clear that they would have the votes to pass it, which would then doom the reconciliation bill. While some Republicans are willing to go along with the infrastructure bill many are not, so House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) can’t count on Republicans to help her pass it and she can’t afford to lose more than three votes, according to Politico.

Sounds like Sinema, Manchin, and the 10-or-so moderates they’re fronting for have pretty much checked the ambitions of Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) because the prospects for either the infrastructure bill or the reconciliation bill are not looking good right now.

That’s a good thing. Toss both out, get an infrastructure bill that is just infrastructure, without the kitchen sink. Get a budget bill that isn’t about stuffing in every Democratic agenda item and power grab they can imagine. Actually do the work they’re supposed to be doing, not spending all their time trying to protect their own power and agenda items.

The Saga of AOC's 'Tax the Rich' Dress Just Got Hilariously Worse

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While people struggle with irrational mandates and job losses throughout the country due to the coronavirus, our supposed betters gathered for the annual Met Gala in New York City this week. But while hideous, over-indulgence was to be expected, one person took top billing for a sheer lack of self-awareness.

That would be Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who showed up in a “Tax the Rich” dress. And while she’s been thoroughly lambasted in response for her hypocrisy, this is politics we are talking about so things can always get more absurd. They did just that over the last day.

To start, apparently, the designer who footed the bill for AOC’s $30,000+ ticket and gave her the “Tax the Rich” dress is a tax cheat. You can’t make this stuff up.

The hypocrisy is the point. These people do not actually believe a word of what they are saying, and that goes for AOC herself. Rather, they see government policy as a platform to virtue signal their supposed superior moral standing. But when push comes to shove, they are going to make sure they get to live like kings while you suffer.

Case in point? Vogue released footage of AOC getting ready for the gala. Apparently, she not only had multiple servants, but they were even putting her shoes on for her.

For me, what’s in that video is really the biggest problem here. Forget the hypocrisy over AOC living like she’s rich while stumping to tax the rich to the fawning cheers of the rich. That’s the kind of absurdity is be expected, and to a certain extent, at least it doesn’t affect the everyday lives of normal Americans.

But the COVID aspect of this is just gaudy. AOC has been a chief purveyor of coronavirus hysteria, claiming she’s going to keep wearing a mask after being vaccinated while supporting things like vaccine passports and mask mandates. Yet, the moment it’s time to rub shoulders with celebrities and pose for magazine spreads, the mask comes off and all concern for COVID disappears. Meanwhile, her servants are all masked up in order to protect the precious.

I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more stark example of how terrible our political class is, and AOC represents the very worst of what Washington has to offer. None of this stops until people stop complying. Take note of the fact that the people who are telling you to care about COVID the most, up to and including crushing individual rights, do not actually care about COVID. Respond accordingly.

Democrats Are Set to Launch a Vicious Attack on Texas' 'Heartbeat' Law

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Texas’ abortion law is about to get a fierce challenge from Democratic lawmakers, and the battle could begin as soon as Monday. After the ‘heartbeat’ law went into effect on September 1st, the left had a collective meltdown, trotting out all their usual tropes about how women won’t be able to kill their babies. They even did their “Handmaid’s Tale” routine, dressing up in costumes from their favorite TV show.

The Democrats became even more incensed when the Supreme Court refused to take up the case. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) posted a tweet complaining about the court’s decision:

However, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has reportedly indicated she and her merry band of House Democrats will be mounting a legislative challenge to Texas’ law, which prohibits abortions in situations when the baby’s heartbeat can be heard. KTRH reported that Pelosi indicated “the House will take action to counter a pro-life law recently passed in Texas.”

According to the report, “House members will vote on a reproductive rights bill when they reconvene in the nation’s capital this month.”

It seems the Democrats plan to once again introduce the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021. The bill, which has been introduced each year since 2013, would place restrictions on state legislation designed to decrease abortions.

According to the Center for Reproductive Rights:

The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021 creates a new legal protection for providers to provide abortion care, and their patients to receive care, free from medically unnecessary restrictions and bans on abortion that impede access to care. This new legal protection would safeguard access to abortion in every state against restrictions like six-week and 15-week bans, mandatory delay periods, biased counseling, and medically unnecessary ultrasounds.

The bill is being introduced today by lead sponsors Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) and Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI).

The bill is expected to easily pass in the House. But the true fight over the proposal will take place in the Senate. With Democrats narrowly controlling the Senate, there is a chance the legislation will pass. However, it is also worth noting that the Democrats do not possess enough of a majority to make this bill a slam dunk. Indeed, it seems likely that at least some Democrats might refuse to sign on to the proposed law.

But the stakes are pretty high. If passed, it would enact sweeping measures specifically designed to ensure an increase in the number of abortion procedures performed each year. It would essentially eliminate any methods for helping mothers consider other solutions; for example, ultrasounds and counseling would be banned. This is a critical battle that will likely determine abortion policy for years to come.

Shots Are Fired in the Democrat Civil War and I'm Here for It

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The Democrat civil war continues to get hotter, and more shots were fired this morning on the Sunday morning shows. Sen. Joe Manchin, confronted with the harsh, conspiratorial words of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, went right back at the socialist congresswoman. That back and forth has come about over the Democrat’s $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill, which Manchin has announced he will not support as it stands.

We are witnessing the collapse of a completely unsustainable coalition.

On one hand, you have Manchin playing the role of the milquetoast moderate, trying to inject some semblance of sanity into his party. On the other hand, you have AOC literally accusing him of killing people. So yeah, things don’t seem to be going all that well. There is just no sign that some meeting of the minds is going to occur between these two wings.

Manchin has already said that he’ll only support between $1-1.5 trillion in regards to reconciliation. AOC and her cohorts, from Bernie Sanders to Rashida Tlaib, have countered by saying that $3.5 trillion is the floor and that there will be no compromise. Add on the fact that several House Democrats, desperate to not lose their seats in 2022, are siding with Manchin, and you have an incredibly large impasse.

It gets worse for the far-left, though. While it may seem like Manchin is on his own in the Senate, he’s providing cover for at least four other Democrats, all of whom do not want their names attached to another budget-busting, inflation-pushing bill prior to the next election. So while AOC throws barbs, there’s no doubt plenty of dealing going on behind the scenes that she’s not even privy to.

So, what happens next? I’m not sure anything happens next. The clock is ticking, and it looks more and more likely that Democrats will simply get nothing of they want, because their left flank can’t accept that they don’t really have a minority. The margin in the House is razor-thin, while the Senate is 50/50. You can not foment a socialist revolution, as AOC wants to do, with those kinds of numbers. She’d do much better to join the rest of us in reality and get negotiating.

Republicans have to be sitting back and loving this. I’m certainly here for it. Let the left eat themselves. Since Biden’s election, they’ve been acting as if they have a massive mandate — when they don’t even have a small one. As for Manchin, he’s welcome to take a look at the state he represents and switch parties. It’s probably the only way he remains in office long-term. I mean, does he really want to keep getting punked like this by a bunch of radicals from his own party? Maybe he does.