Wonkette’s Weekend Live Chat Predicted That The GOP Would Obstruct Biden’s Every Move
We’re like Kreskin that way.
During his press conference last week, President Joe Biden claimed he "did not anticipate” that Republicans would make it their mission to keep him from doing anything. This probably was a surprise considering how quickly Republicans accepted his victory and welcomed him to the White House without even the slightest coup attempt.
I’m reminded of a scene from the 1992 “Star Trek: The Next Generation” episode, “I, Borg.” The Enterprise senior staff has an opportunity to go scorched earth against the Borg, but Dr. Crusher is concerned because there’s been “no formal declaration of war.” Counselor Troi reminds everyone who remembers past episodes that this is the fricking Borg we’re talking about and “they've attacked us at every encounter.”
So, as much as I adore Dr. Crusher, Biden needs to get real like my girl Deanna.
We will probably not discuss "Star Trek" directly during the live chat because Robyn will have no idea what I’m saying, but we will talk about we all should’ve expected Mitch McConnell to Mitch McConnell. See you at 12 pm PT/3 pm ET. Watch, like, subscribe and all that that implies.
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Beyond which, it is no feat whatsoever to predict that the Republicans are going to be obstructionist jerks. But Biden isn't their boss -- We The People are -- so Biden can't just fire them, meaning he is forced to work with them. Just because Biden tries to work with them, doesn't mean he doesn't know what to expect.
Like, suppose you had a coworker who was a total a-hole, and because he was the owner's nephew or whatever, he would never ever be fired for cause. And it were your job to collaborate with him on projects. Now, just because you tried to make the best of it, encourage productive efforts on his part, etc would not indicate that you were blind to his faults. It would indicate only that you were trying to get the work done.