Biden’s smartest play: Go bipartisan and watch GOP destroy itself
By John Podhoretz
February 3, 2021 | 7:03pm
We’re only two weeks in, and Joe Biden’s presidency finds itself at a hinge moment. We will learn most of what we need to know about his Oval Office leadership when we see which path he takes.
The first path is bipartisanship. Right now, the news out of Washington suggests Biden will work with 10 Republican senators and make some compromises on his coronavirus relief bill to get them on board. Those compromises would likely involve reducing the overall amount of money to be spent, down from Biden’s $1.9 trillion ask, in part by putting a ceiling on the income levels of the Americans who will receive a new $1,400 stimulus check.
If that were to happen, the bill could receive the 60 votes needed to avoid a Senate filibuster and become law under Biden’s signature (assuming the Democratic-led House agrees).
The second path is a show of force. Just because news stories on Wednesday say Biden is willing to make a deal on income levels doesn’t mean it will happen. The GOP senators could balk at something, or Biden could make a last-minute poison-pill move that would compel them to walk away.
In that case, Biden could reject all Republican involvement and insist on the $1.9 trillion as originally proposed. Then what?
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