Suddenly Wanting To Heal

 REPUBLICANS who never gave a moment's thought to bipartisanship, national healing, or fiscal responsibility during the Trump administration who forged straight ahead with their partisan agenda without any consideration for opposing points of view, now suddenly have caught the spirit of bipartisanship and fiscal restraint. A truly amazing transformation. Into the white House paraded a gang of ten,notably ten sufficiently moderate Republicans to consider it worthwhile to respect and communicate with a Democratic president. They never seemed to think it worthwhile to do such things with Barack Obama, but of course, he was black. The day Obama was sworn in, congressional Republicans swore they would devote themselves to making him a one term president, and would automatically oppose everything he tried to do, without exception. That plan backfired, and similar plans they likely harbored against Biden they prudently have decided to keep to themselves. It is not difficult to recall the level of willingness of Republicans to work with Democrats in nominating and confirming one last Supreme Court justice , an ultra right winger, while Trump was still president; there was no willingness at all. Now that the are in the minority and the American people, local and state governments, individuals, and small businesses alike are in a deep state of devastation economically, here come the Repubs, wanting to dicker over details, wanting to negotiate with Biden, wanting to "save money".One in seven American families cannot afford to feed itself during the worst pandemic in a hundred years, and the good old G.O.P. wants to save money. Local governments cannot afford to pay first responders, and sate governments cannot afford to maintain essential services due to the lack of tax revenue, and yet the GOP wants to save money at the federal level, when the feds are already over twenty five trillion in debt. It will be interesting to see how compromising Biden is willing to be, because he does not have to compromise at all, and, truth be told, it is easy to hope that he tells the G.O.P. to walk out the door, and don't let it hit them on the backside. oiden has all the trump cards' majorities, albeit slim ones in both houses, and a high approval rating among the American people.Let's try this, and see what happens. Let's put both the Republican and the Democratic relief bill to a vote in Congress, and to a vote among the American people. May the best plan win, and the appropriate party reap the benefit of popular support.