President-Elect Joe Biden
2020 was a weird political year, and 2021 portends to be no different. Yes, we are getting a new President of the United States and a new Congress, but the nation is on a political roller-coaster ride, so I think we’ll see a lot of shenanigans to come. Let’s “brunch” on that this week.
“To Stimulate; or Not to Stimulate?” – That is the big question! President Trump has now signed the latest COVID-19 aid package, but there could be political consequences, even though he is leaving office. While the president won a lot of points for suggesting $2,000 checks for each American (after the fact), rather than the approved $600. Well, $600 is still better than nothing to most folks. Talk about strange political bedfellows, when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came out in support of Trump’s $2,000 idea. It was House Republicans who blocked the House Democrats unanimous consent attempt, though it eventually was approv