CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY FEBRUARY 3, 2021
YESTERDAY WAS GROUNDHOG DAY. ONE OF MY FAVORITE FILMS HAS THAT TITLE. IT’S A COMEDY ABOUT A GUY WHO RELIVES THE SAME DAY OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND A METAPHOR FOR WHAT DOESN’T HAPPEN IN WASHINGTON.
ON MONDAY, SEVERAL “MODERATE” REPUBLICAN SENATORS MET WITH PRESIDENT BIDEN ABOUT ANOTHER COVID RELIEF BILL. DEMOCRATS WANT $1.9 TRILLION WHEN THE PREVIOUS $900 BILLION HASN’T BEEN SPENT. BIDEN PROMISED NOTHING.
AFTER THE MEETING, SENATOR SUSAN COLLINS OF MAINE SAID: “I WOULDN’T SAY WE CAME TOGETHER ON A PACKAGE TONIGHT, BUT WHAT WE DID AGREE TO DO IS FOLLOW UP AND TALK FURTHER AT THE STAFF LEVEL AND AMONGST OURSELVES WITH THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT ON HOW WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER ON THIS VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE.”
OF ALL THE MENINGLESS STATEMENTS POLITICIANS MAKE, THAT ONE IS NEAR THE TOP. DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS WON’T COMPROMISE. THEY HAVE THE VOTES. REPUBLICANS NEVER LEARN THE LESSON THAT THE ONLY REASON TO HAVE POWER IS TO USE IT. FORGET COMPROMISE AND UNITY. BIDEN NEVER MEANT IT. I’M CAL THOMAS.
