Could it be that pundits and political scientists are framing the fight about the infrastructure and reconciliation bills all wrong? I think there is a smarter political solution right in front of everyone’s eyes.
Read any newspaper, watch any television news show, or scroll Twitter and you will hear the following arguments for why the Biden administration and the Democrats need to pass the infrastructure and reconciliation packages. I have heard each and every one of these arguments, sometimes all within the same segment. I keep asking myself: Do they really need to pass them? Couldn’t there be an even better outcome if they didn’t?
I’m thinking of an alternative for President Joe Biden, which would involve a loss for the far left and a win for everyone else. Before I present it, let’s review the state of the infrastructure and reconciliation packages:
