Dylan Scott

And the problem was they had a very thin majority in the Senate that included sort of two problem senators in Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona and Joe Manchin of West Virginia. December 2021, Manchin made an offer that would include universal pre-K permanently, as well as expanded health care subsidies and clean energy credits. So it's a lot of what they want. It's not everything.

Biden said no and put out a statement blaming Manchin for the impasse.

Biden said no and put out a statement blaming Manchin for the impasse.

Biden said no and put out a statement blaming Manchin for the impasse.

And Manchin went on Fox News and told Biden the bill was dead. I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there. And then Biden put out another statement calling Manchin a liar. Saying Manchin's comments were, quote, at odds with his discussions this week with the president. And that it all broke down.

And Manchin went on Fox News and told Biden the bill was dead. I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there. And then Biden put out another statement calling Manchin a liar. Saying Manchin's comments were, quote, at odds with his discussions this week with the president. And that it all broke down.

And Manchin went on Fox News and told Biden the bill was dead. I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can't. I've tried everything humanly possible. I can't get there. And then Biden put out another statement calling Manchin a liar. Saying Manchin's comments were, quote, at odds with his discussions this week with the president. And that it all broke down.

Biden, despite decades in the Senate, knowing that senators are petulant little babies who you have to appease, just like didn't do it. And I think to some degree, this speaks to his weakness is reading accounts of this. He just comes across as a guy who could not stand people being mad at him.

Biden, despite decades in the Senate, knowing that senators are petulant little babies who you have to appease, just like didn't do it. And I think to some degree, this speaks to his weakness is reading accounts of this. He just comes across as a guy who could not stand people being mad at him.

Biden, despite decades in the Senate, knowing that senators are petulant little babies who you have to appease, just like didn't do it. And I think to some degree, this speaks to his weakness is reading accounts of this. He just comes across as a guy who could not stand people being mad at him.

And that's a person who cannot make clear decisions, because if you make clear decisions, someone is going to be disappointed by them.

And that's a person who cannot make clear decisions, because if you make clear decisions, someone is going to be disappointed by them.

And that's a person who cannot make clear decisions, because if you make clear decisions, someone is going to be disappointed by them.

So I'll disagree with one part of that, which is just to say that I think while the actual evacuation from Afghanistan was bungled, just choosing to go through with withdrawing showed more decisiveness than most American presidents had showed on Afghanistan for the previous two decades. Fair. Yeah. But I think on Israel and on Ukraine, there's definitely something to that.

So I'll disagree with one part of that, which is just to say that I think while the actual evacuation from Afghanistan was bungled, just choosing to go through with withdrawing showed more decisiveness than most American presidents had showed on Afghanistan for the previous two decades. Fair. Yeah. But I think on Israel and on Ukraine, there's definitely something to that.

So I'll disagree with one part of that, which is just to say that I think while the actual evacuation from Afghanistan was bungled, just choosing to go through with withdrawing showed more decisiveness than most American presidents had showed on Afghanistan for the previous two decades. Fair. Yeah. But I think on Israel and on Ukraine, there's definitely something to that.

Biden embarked on a strategy of sucking up pretty relentlessly to Netanyahu, even as tens of thousands of civilians were being killed by bombs. That is an important part of his legacy. On Ukraine, I do think they've been weirdly coy about releasing certain weapons that the Ukrainians need.

Biden embarked on a strategy of sucking up pretty relentlessly to Netanyahu, even as tens of thousands of civilians were being killed by bombs. That is an important part of his legacy. On Ukraine, I do think they've been weirdly coy about releasing certain weapons that the Ukrainians need.

Biden embarked on a strategy of sucking up pretty relentlessly to Netanyahu, even as tens of thousands of civilians were being killed by bombs. That is an important part of his legacy. On Ukraine, I do think they've been weirdly coy about releasing certain weapons that the Ukrainians need.

Things like ATAKMS and F-16s took a while for the US to agree to send them because they were worried about Russia's response. It sort of speaks to this indecisive, not willing to take a clear stand mindset that they brought to a lot of issues. Like, do you want to win or not? And similarly in Israel, like, do you want to stop the killing or do you not?