From WSJopinion: This week, the GOP blew its one bit of leverage against the bigger Biden spending bill—which may now prove unstoppable, writes KimStrassel
Wonder Land: While 17 House Democrats, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, staged a made-for-Instagram arrest over abortion rights, President Biden declares he'll use his executive powers to 'combat the climate crisis in the absence of congressional action.' Images: Bloomberg News/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyIf good policy makes for good politics, the reverse is also true.
Seventeen Republicans on Wednesday helped Democrats pass a $280 billion subsidy blowout for the semiconductor industry. The bill is an embarrassing stew of accountability-free corporate welfare and government spending. This is the priority Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in June vowed to hold hostage so long as Democrats still had the Biden reconciliation agenda—formerly Build Back Better—on the table.
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