it is overwhelming. so if you can stick that label on that tag of racism on something, it s powerful. but i m not sure it s going to work in this case. this is this bill and the objections to it are not about race. and joe manchin is no racist. it s nonsense. and, remember, this bret, joe biden didn t really win a landslide or develop any kind of a mandate out of this election. after all, his party lost seats in the house of representatives, the senate is split down the middle 50/50. those are not the circumstances for passage of a very heavyweight even arguably radical agenda which is what is he presently trying to do. no wonder this is running into trouble. brit: all right, bret, as always, thank you. brit: thank you. bret: up next, a northern virginia school board under fire tonight over critical race theory and playing politics with teachers. the government does not get to control how i teach my kids, how i raise my kids to be good.
and republicans are asking that congress and be making that point in the coming days. thank you both for your time and insight. the u.s. is praising afghan security forces for protecting americans during an attack on the u.s. consulate. two afghans were killed, no americans injured or killed. seven inurge sents were killed. attacked with car bombs and open fire own afghan forces protecting the consulate. the taliban claimed responsibilities. another major hit for the jertcy shore less than a year after sandy. crews still working to contain the fire that destroyed at least 80% of the boardwalk. we ll take you there live with the latest. plus, the president of the ohio school board under fire after calling the bluest eye quote, pornographic and totally inappropriate, even for students of high school age. we ll find out where this debate