but i just don t know that that would have helped in this particular situation. but he has been talking to jayapal. she told our reporter sam brodie that after she was on rachel maddow drawing a line, biden called her and said you re doing a great job. can t wait to talk to you some more. that s biden charm offensive for sure but he hasn t been totally absent, but i think for some members, he could have done more. m.k., i can t recall a time that the progressive caucus flexed their muscles this much. they basically got the house infrastructure the bipartisan infrastructure bill was supposed to be on its way to the president s desk in a way. last night could not have been nancy pelosi s favorite t time. she was supposed to have it in her bag. and the reason it s not in the bag and i appreciate the likes of sinema and manchin acknowledging this is because the numbers are truly bonkers. even the low-scale version would