Bizarre Comedy
Biden, appearing to admit defeat on ending the filibuster & nationalizing elections, randomly starts shouting: States’ voter reform laws are “about who gets to count the votes! Count the vote! Count the vote!” pic.twitter.com/66LpGL1ckQ — Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 13, 2022 For whatever reason, there's been little comment on President Biden's latest rant. At about 0:47 in the clip taken yesterday after his meeting with Senate leadership, he begins shouting "Count the vote! Count the vote!" in an incoherent break from earlier more measured remarks. This follows occasional observatioins that presidents haven't traditionally traveled to Capitol Hill to beg for votes before they're counted (or indeed, when a vote is counted and certain to go against them). But this is the second time he's done this, and I noted in November what a bad and unpresidential strategy it was. But this week, he doubled down on it. Not for nothing did Sen McConnell ca...