They have a majority in the House, and a working majority (50+VP) in the Senate, and have the presidency. What's the list of Biden's achievements? It seems (again, from across the Atlantic) as though most of the decisions that matter are being taken by Ron DeSantis and the Supreme Court.
It's only a theoretical majority in the Senate, per bm's reply. You're likely thinking of the UK parliamentary system, where Party discipline is much stronger. A joke I've seen is that Joe Manchin is really half a Democrat, thus the Senate is effectively split 49.5/50.5 . Or maybe sometimes it's 50/50 and sometimes it's 49/51. That plus the aforementioned filibuster really does hobble what Biden can get done, and there's nothing he can do about it. I think Biden is doing a good job playing the hand he's been dealt, but it's certainly a weak hand (while it could be much worse, it's still not very strong).
Record job creation, American Rescue Plan Act (helping people get through Covid-slump), withdrawing from Afghanistan (messy, but had te be done), timely support for Ukraine (blocking Putin's initial assault), numerous and markedly more diverse appointments, rejoining Paris, etc etc see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Presidency_(2021–present)
Regrettably, Biden has no working majority in the Senate. Apart from blocking legislation all by himself, Manchin blocks any softening of the filibuster rule, so Republicans hold a veto on everywhere it applies. And just like with Obama, denying Democrats any political success is their primary (only) objective.
Certainly, the lack of party discipline in the Senate is a colossal drawback. Again, seen from the perspective of a transatlantic view, the idea that you could have a (theoretical?) majority with control of all three arms of the legislature yet be unable to get anything done speaks to a sclerosis of the system.
Perhaps you or someone from Meta could recap the approximate dates when election security WAS Mr. Zuckerburg's top concern
"Mostly no: the Biden administration looks, from across the Atlantic, completely enfeebled by a political system it is unwilling to confront".
Should he abduct Joe Manchin and hold a gun to his head?
Seems to me, from across the Atlantic, that US corporate media are misrepresenting Biden and his achievements despite a non-majority.
They have a majority in the House, and a working majority (50+VP) in the Senate, and have the presidency. What's the list of Biden's achievements? It seems (again, from across the Atlantic) as though most of the decisions that matter are being taken by Ron DeSantis and the Supreme Court.
It's only a theoretical majority in the Senate, per bm's reply. You're likely thinking of the UK parliamentary system, where Party discipline is much stronger. A joke I've seen is that Joe Manchin is really half a Democrat, thus the Senate is effectively split 49.5/50.5 . Or maybe sometimes it's 50/50 and sometimes it's 49/51. That plus the aforementioned filibuster really does hobble what Biden can get done, and there's nothing he can do about it. I think Biden is doing a good job playing the hand he's been dealt, but it's certainly a weak hand (while it could be much worse, it's still not very strong).
Record job creation, American Rescue Plan Act (helping people get through Covid-slump), withdrawing from Afghanistan (messy, but had te be done), timely support for Ukraine (blocking Putin's initial assault), numerous and markedly more diverse appointments, rejoining Paris, etc etc see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biden#Presidency_(2021–present)
Regrettably, Biden has no working majority in the Senate. Apart from blocking legislation all by himself, Manchin blocks any softening of the filibuster rule, so Republicans hold a veto on everywhere it applies. And just like with Obama, denying Democrats any political success is their primary (only) objective.
Certainly, the lack of party discipline in the Senate is a colossal drawback. Again, seen from the perspective of a transatlantic view, the idea that you could have a (theoretical?) majority with control of all three arms of the legislature yet be unable to get anything done speaks to a sclerosis of the system.
A “vetocracy,” per Francis Fukuyama