That maybe a tall order….
I’ve pointed out before….
Joseph R. Biden is a lawmaker….
He’s been one for decades….
He is NOT one to look for the spotlight like his former boss, Bracak Obama who was a natural in front of the camera’s…..
Nor is he on the level of Donald Trump who loves the spot light and will say ANYTHING to stay there…
I don’t know if President Biden will be able do this…
But I hope he will prove my worries misplaced….
I SO want him to succeed at governing and getting things back together after four years on Trump’s chaos ….
He and his admin will be out o0n the road in the near future selling the Infrastucture package he just got and stirring up support for his ‘Build Back Better’ social package….
Democrats need THE PRESIDENT to ‘pump up the volume’ and point to improvement’s in store and fight back against the inflation worries of Americans…
Progressive’s had to bend on the Infrastructure Bill and they will also have to bend on the next social spending bill…
It has to get thru the US Senate and with the first bill gone?
Senator’s Manchin and Sinema along with some worried Democrats in the Senate are already cutting away things promised to the Democratic Progressives…
But in the end?
They WILL be needed to support the final version of Biden’s program and Budget…
And this will need to be done before next years Midterm campaigning kicks into gear…
“All eyes are on the president, all expectations are on the president,” said Lorella Praeli, co-president of the progressive Community Change Action. “We are playing our role. We are mobilizing. We’re reminding people everyday what this is about.”
Praeli added that Biden must ensure there aren’t future cuts to the package, which dropped from $3.5 trillion to $1.75 trillion to accommodate centrist Democrats in the House and Senate. “This is what he campaigned on. Only the president can deliver it in the end.”
Until last week, Biden’s involvement in negotiations had been more deferential than managerial. That befuddled lawmakers, who were waiting for him to draw red lines about which priorities he wants in and out of the deal or to even demand votes. To date, Biden has publicly refrained from drawing a red line around including paid leave in the final version of the legislation, leaving the leadership in the House at odds with centrists in the Senate.
But Biden did ramp up his involvement in the negotiations last week. And Democrats viewed that as key to getting an agreement in the House on their infrastructure bill, as well as on a rule to move forward with their social spending package, which funds universal pre-K, expands Medicare access, cuts taxes for families with children 18 years old and under, and combats climate change.
Now they want more. Expectations are high for Biden to keep the House to its promise of a vote on that social spending plan the week of Nov. 15….