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Why Should Bernie Sanders Vote For Neera Tanden?
I hope the Vermont Senator votes against Biden’s nominee to head the Office of Management and Budget.
Out of a number of controversial picks to join his administration, (a Raytheon Board member for Defense Secretary certainly being among them) Joe Biden’s choice of Neera Tanden to head his Office of Management and Budget is certainly up there among the top. The director of the center right think tank, Center For American Progress has garnered a considerable amount of attention among the left for her inflammatory social media presence directed at not just at Republicans, but Bernie Sanders and the left in particular. Tanden’s remarks on social media caused enough of a stir to be brought up on numerous occasions, with Republican Senator John Kennedy on the record with accusing her of calling Sanders “everything but an ignorant sl*t”.
With opposition continuing to grow towards her confirmation and Joe Manchin joining a number of Republicans in stating that he will not vote to confirm her, Tanden’s chances of heading the Office of management and Budget have grown considerably slimmer. As happy as I am that she is unlikely to fill this seat, it’s worth noting it seems likely Joe Manchin’s only true reason for his hesitancy to confirm her has nothing to do with her…
