I have no problem with the decision to separate the infrastructure bill from Build Back Better. Tactically it made sense then and even more sense now. And as for Manchin, his decision comes as no surprise, although I was a bit surprised he would announce it on FOX. Is it time to consign Build Back Better to bed? Is it time to permanentIly write off Manchin? Not yet. Things can change, including a repackaging of the bill. What has been missing from this fight from the start has been the footprint of millions. And that is a subject that I’m addressing in a much longer post that will appear either later today or early am tomorrow. I’m sure you will wait for it with bated breath!
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Sam Webb
I'm a long-time socialist and activist, but new to the blogging world. I hope to bring a different perspective on politics, sports, culture, and Marxism. Besides blogging, I also leave plenty of time for swimming, hiking, ESPN, music, reading, drinking good beer, and, not least, my family and friends. I wish I could play basketball, but my knees ruled out that possibility long ago.
While I currently reside in New York, my politically formative years were spent in Portland, Me. and Detroit during the 1970s and 1980s. I graduated from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia (where I played basketball) and received a MA in economics from the University of Connecticut.
I was the national chairperson of the Communist Party, USA from 2000 until 2014 when I stepped down at the convention. In 2016 I resigned from the Communist Party two years later. We were no longer on the same page.
