Joe Biden is Now a Lame Duck President.
Just one year in, and predictably he’s blown it.
As we all know, Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema have sided with Republicans in order to kill voting rights legislation by voting against filibuster reform even just in this one specific instance. Obviously, it should go without saying that this wasn’t just about their concern over Senate tradition and some archaic formality that has historically been used to prevent the passage of anti-lynching laws. Manchin, Sinema, and I’m sure a number of Democrats hiding behind them are keenly aware of the fact that if they set it aside even to pass voting rights, people might begin to question why they won’t set it aside to pass things like a $15 minimum wage, universal pre-k, or an expansion of healthcare. The filibuster is the perfect excuse for the obstruction of progress, and keeping the status quo exactly as their wealthy donors like it.
All that being said, in the days since voting rights and filibuster reform failed, it’s begin to sink in that just one year in, thanks to his fecklessness and refusal to confront those among his own party who obstruct his “agenda”, Joe Biden has effectively made himself a lame duck President.
One year in, even with a majority in the House and Senate, Biden’s made himself absolutely useless for the rest of his term.
