Comments by "Deborah Freedman" (@deborahfreedman333) on "Smerconish: Sinema and Manchin deserve our praise, not our criticism" video.

  1. No, Sanders, who isn't even a Democrat, should not have any committee assignment. And a few racist member of the squad should be censured, and lose their committee assignments, for the hate speech they've spouted. But, Manchin and Sinema are just doing what their constituents want, and if anything, should be given more power.
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  2.  Don Hardcastle  No, most Democrats are not socialists, we are moderates. Manchin and Sinema are more in line with the majority of the party, than the loudmouths on the far left.
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  3. In case you hadn't noticed, Congress is evenly split. And even most Democrats are moderate, not socialist. Why should a few Reps from NYC get to dictate to the entire country?
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  4. The rich already pay. There are a few loopholes that should be tightened, that's all. And your figures are just made up, so not convincing.
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  5. Tell that to the far-left, who are the ones out of line with the party.
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  6.  Tessmage Tessera  But, most of corporate America does pay taxes, and getting rid of a few loopholes will not bring in enough money to pay for this monstrosity. It will be the middleclass, who once again get hit in the wallet. But, this will also hurt the poor, as it will cause rampant inflation, which always hits poor people hardest.
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  7.  @trentbresler3179  That's false. Biden ran as a moderate, who would reach across the aisle, to pass bipartisan legislation. Then after he's elected, he starts to sound like all the progressive candidates, that we soundly rejected. Now is the time to deliver, the bipartisan infrastructure deal that will fulfill the campaign promises he made, not those made by the candidates who never made it past the primaries.
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  8.  @JeanetteFaith  But, Biden didn't get elected by "the Sanders voters", but by conservatives who were sick of Trump. And clearly, the Democratic party voters aren't in love with the progressive agenda, or we wouldn't have chosen the moderate candidate. This is just the minority, imposing their beliefs and agenda, on the majority. Thank goodness, for people like Manchin and Sinema, who are standing up for what the voters really want. If the "progressives" get their way, the Democratic party will be severely punished in the midterms, and Congress will, again, be in Republican hands.
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  9. They want to pass the infrastructure bill, which will help the people, without destroying the economy.
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  10. Most of those new Democrats are centrists. Why shouldn't the centrist majority be heard of the the tiny "progressive" minority?
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  11. @Senator Mike Pounds Thank you. And let's not forget that Biden only won the presidency, due to votes from people who voted for Republicans for Congress and local offices. Biden's win was not due to "progressives" voting for him, but right leaning Independents and Republicans, sick of Trump. A three seat lead in the House, and an evenly split Senate is not a mandate for a progressive agenda but more a demand for moderation and centrism.
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  12. Republicans have 50 seats in the Senate, and Democrats have 48. Democrats only have a 3 seat lead in the House. And the most moderate Democrat running, is the one who became the Democratic candidate. If you look at the split tickets, that elected Biden, it is clear that he won due to moderates and conservative, not far-left liberals. To then claim a mandate for a progressive agenda exists, is to ignore all facts. Biden should fulfill his campaign promise, to get bipartisan legislation passed, and lean on the progressives, who are obstructing passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The reconciliation bill should not even be considered, until it is more in line with what most of the country wants, moderation.
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  13. Smerconish is correct, but you seem very ignorant.
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  14.  @klrklr116  You seem to think the majority of the country agrees with you, when more agree with Sinema and Manchin. The country is mostly center-right, and wants the infrastructure bill, not the reconciliation bill, unless all the pork is whittled off. Half of Congress is Republican, they are the opponents, not the enemy. Biden ran on a return to bipartisanship. He should fulfill that promise, and drop the social spending nonsense.
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  15. Tell that to the "progressives" standing in the way of the wildly popular bipartisan infrastructure bill.
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  16. @MIKAEL S1 So, let's make it worse?
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  17. So, you'll be happy to have a Republican take her place?
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  18.  @Comeback180  A different Democrat will lose the general.
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  19.  @kwayneplezify  If it's such a blue state, why was the seat held by Republicans prior to Sinema. You seem to think if you say it, that will make it true. It won't.
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  20.  @kwayneplezify  I get it. Any good politician, who does what their constituents, not you, want is corporate. Grow up. There are a lot of people who hold a different viewpoint than you do, especially after paying taxes for years.
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  21. No they aren't.
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  22.  @Wicky173  Some people spout that lie, but if you look at the facts, it is the middle class who will end up paying, again.
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  23. So someone, who knows more than you, says something that goes against your baseless beliefs, and he must be crazy. A little introspection, on your part, is what is really called for.
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