An Open Letter to Joe Biden
Hi Joe, Jim Freeman here, a staunch supporter now that you’re in the wheelhouse of American government. That’s been a long-term goal of yours and I congratulate you, but we need to talk. You’re in danger of losing the whole shebang, not because you don’t have a great program, but because you’re pushing and pulling the levers that once ran Washington politics and they no longer rule. I thought you might have noticed how Donald broke the machinery. Case in point, your $3.5 trillion recovery program, which is essentially a Green New Deal, no matter what you care to call it. You see Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema as problems, Joe. They’re not even the beginning of problems and you’re wasting time and energy. I know you’ve got a lot on your mind. Hear Me out.
The Green New Deal remains highly popular, enjoying a 31-percentage-point margin of voter support. This includes nearly all Democrats, a majority of Independents, and over one-third of Republicans. Jesus, Joe, that’s way more than what…