Remember, it's only bipartisan if the Republicans give the Democrats everything they want.
Wall Street Journal (2/8/23) editorial: "President Biden’s speech writers put a bipartisan coat of paint on his State of the Union address on Tuesday, but only in service of lecturing Republicans to pass the same agenda he couldn’t pass when Democrats ran the House. He barely mentioned anything Republicans want, and the bipartisanship that didn’t bark was any mention of permitting reform for public works and other projects. Remember permitting reform? It’s a Republican priority, and Democrats promised Sen. Joe Manchin a vote on it in return for signing off on the Inflation Reduction Act. The issue failed to pass the Senate last year because the West Virginian didn’t write his bill with serious GOP input. One provision would have given federal regulators broad authority to approve electricity transmission lines, including socializing their costs. Some Democrats opposed Mr. Manchin’s plan because they want to stop all fossil-fuel projects. Mr. Biden could help cut this Gordian knot, but he never mentioned the issue. Instead he told the country that drillers shouldn’t be afraid to invest in new production, because 'we’re going to need oil for at least another decade.' Try not to laugh, although many Members of Congress couldn’t help themselves. Only a decade? American energy consumption in 2021 was 79% fossil fuels, 12% renewables and 8% nuclear."
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"If you’re upset about how long it took President Biden to down the Chinese Spy Balloon, wait until you hear how often he’s been American mining jobs to China this past month. Actions taken against American mining opportunities in Minnesota and Alaska since the beginning of the year have thwarted development of Twin Metals’ project in Minnesota and Pebble Mine’s prospect in Alaska. The narratives and tactics are eerily similar, and the outcomes only enrich the Communist Chinese."
– Rick Whitbeck, Power The Future
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