Comments on: Let The Haggling Begin http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/ Reality-based political commentary Tue, 23 Jun 2026 01:46:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178713 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 30 Jun 2021 16:52:42 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178713 Indeed! But, the CWSNMFADP helps, a bit, too. Indeed!

But, the CWSNMFADP helps, a bit, too.

]]> By: nypoet22 http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178706 nypoet22 Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:53:15 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178706 @liz, sanity is overrated. the trick is being the right kind of crazy. JL @liz,

sanity is overrated. the trick is being the right kind of crazy.

JL

]]> By: Elizabeth Miller http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178705 Elizabeth Miller Wed, 30 Jun 2021 15:23:55 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178705 Guess what's good for our souls and keeping us sane? Y'all get three guesses and the first two don't count. Guess what's good for our souls and keeping us sane?

Y'all get three guesses and the first two don't count.

]]> By: BashiBazouk http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178699 BashiBazouk Wed, 30 Jun 2021 14:50:46 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178699 Don, You are on the wrong side of sanity... Don,

You are on the wrong side of sanity...

]]> By: John From Censornati http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178683 John From Censornati Wed, 30 Jun 2021 01:24:28 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178683 I'm weary of the "bipartisan" deal being called the "bipartisan" deal. It's actually a Republican bill that Democrats are willing to go along with - something the GQP would never do. It will not include Democratic priorities which is why the other bill is necessary. I'm weary of the "bipartisan" deal being called the "bipartisan" deal. It's actually a Republican bill that Democrats are willing to go along with - something the GQP would never do. It will not include Democratic priorities which is why the other bill is necessary.

]]> By: MtnCaddy http://www.chrisweigant.com/2021/06/29/let-the-haggling-begin/#comment-178676 MtnCaddy Wed, 30 Jun 2021 00:59:25 +0000 http://www.chrisweigant.com/?p=20661#comment-178676 ...which is aided and abetted by a media much more interested in the process of passing these bills than the actual substance of them.</i> Yeah, you got that right! This is why us Progs are almost as sceptical of MSM as are the Repugs: "If it bleeds [crime/car crash that kills four] it leads" is how media attracts eyeballs. Hence, "politics as blood sport" attracts more attention than does a more staid, reasoned examination of <i>what really matters. ...which is aided and abetted by a media much more interested in the process of passing these bills than the actual substance of them.

Yeah, you got that right! This is why us Progs are almost as sceptical of MSM as are the Repugs:

"If it bleeds [crime/car crash that kills four] it leads" is how media attracts eyeballs. Hence, "politics as blood sport" attracts more attention than does a more staid, reasoned examination of what really matters.

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