re: #199 No Malarkey!

Good example; if Johnson wants Democratic votes to remain Speaker, he needs to offer them something concrete in return. Though I guess it’s possible such a deal has already been made to get him to move the aid package through.

I think that there has already been a lot of backroom discussions. Biden is a master of the real art of the deal and Biden’s claim of bi-partisanship becomes true.

I think we might see the culmination of the current politcal realignment take place in this Congress. The sane WallStreet/Main Street Republicans, who are willing to pay higher taxes if they get Biden’s economy rather than return to the craziness and chaos of the Trump economy, will make common cause with the moderate, Third Wave Democrats, in order to get some things done. In fact, they already think similarly on some fiscal issues.

This means that the Speaker keeps his job for the rest of the Congress by havng support from these Dems and sane Republicans.

But I expect some of those social things that progressives want will be part of this deal to keep Johnson in charge. IN this scenaro, it is important that the dems support Johnson against the MAGAnuts because that gives the dems leverage to get what they want passed.

In true bipartisanship, it is a win-win for all those who join Biden’s deal

And the GOP fractures and in maybe 2 election cycles no longer can sustain itself as a nation party. I hope.