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My favorite rhetorical trick is definitely the one-siding of a two-sided issue in a two-party political system. /s Back in 2021 the Democrats had the option fr
by SllX 4y ago
My favorite rhetorical trick is definitely the one-siding of a two-sided issue in a two-party political system. /s
Back in 2021 the Democrats had the option from the get go to do a clean unencumbered unconditional debt ceiling increase with just the votes they had and chose to try to pin it with a spending bill they wanted to push through but didn’t have the votes for, as described in even this blatantly partisan CNN article bylined by CNN’s Editor-at-large[1]: https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/politics/debt-ceiling-increase-schumer-mcconnell/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/22/politics/debt-ceiling-increas...
The parent comment was correct the first time. It’s brinksmanship by both Democrats and Republicans.
[1]: Genuine question: how is this different from an Editor-in-Chief?
- Grimburger 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor-at-large https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor-at-large It's a senior role generally more focused on journalism rather than the traditional editor position which handles the higher level stuff.
- SllX 4y agoAh, the byline makes more sense now. Thanks!