Democrats are having difficulty getting the left and centrist segments of their party to agree on two huge spending bills. This is one of those battles where you really wish both sides could lose ... badly.
Mirable dictu, that wished for outcome is actually possible, if not terribly likely. The centrist group wants real infrastructure spending on roads, bridges, flood control. The left wants spending on people, lots of 'free' stuff, the welfare state on steroids. The left threatens to not vote for the infrastructure bill unless the rest of the Dems vote for their giveaway programs. Golly, I hope the left hang tough, so neither bill passes.
Alas, it appears a few Republicans will vote for the infrastructure bill, maybe enough to pass it in spite of the left's boycott. One could wish they weren't so eager to "bring home the bacon" to their districts.
Let's keep our fingers crossed while we watch the opposition fight among themselves.
