Quote of the Day

Late last night, Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) offered what she termed “an honest accounting” of the “ever-evolving negotiations” to do with the Democratic effort in Congress to pass the once sweeping, but now hobbling “Build Back Better” bill that has been ransacked by a small handful of corporate-backed members of the party.


Related Off-site Links:
“All You Have to Do Is Follow the Money”: Ilhan Omar Rebukes Corporate Democrats – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, October 28, 2021).
“Hold the Line”: Progressives Push to Block Vote on Weaker Bill Without Final Text of Build Back Better – Common Dreams (October 28, 2021).
With Reconciliation Hacked in Half, Sanders Warns U.S. Democracy Is “in Danger” – Sharon Zhang (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
Progressive Dems Balk at “Trust Manchin” After Frantic Push by Biden and Pelosi – William Rivers Pitt (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
“Pelosi Absolutely Destroyed” Tax on Billionaires, Says Democratic Insider – Kenny Stancil (Common Times, October 28, 2021).
We’re About to Pass Up a Generational Opportunity to Stem the Climate Crisis – Basav Sen (In These Times, October 27, 2021).

UPDATES: Building Back Kinda Sorta Better – Marianne Williamson (Transform, October 29, 2021).
The Centerpiece of the Build Back Better Climate Plan Has Been Stripped Out – Sasha Abramsky (TruthOut, October 28, 2021).
Keeping Fighting Like Hell: Nina Turner on What Bernie Sanders and Progressives Should Do Next – Jon Queally (Common Dreams, October 30, 2021).
Progressives Hand Biden List of 55 Executive Actions Because “Working People Can't Wait” – Jake Johnson (Common Dreams, March 17, 2022).

See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• Colin Taylor on the “Moral Obscenity” of Obstructionist Democrats Joe Manchin and Krysten Sinema
• Hamilton Nolan: Quote of the Day – August 3, 2021
• Norman Solomon: Quote of the Day – July 8, 2021
• Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – May 29, 2021
• Something to Think About – March 9, 2021
• David Sirota: Quote of the Day – January 26, 2021
• Sen. Tina Smith: The Filibuster Rule Is “Fundamentally Undemocratic”
• Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – August 11, 2020
• Ilhan Omar: Quote of the Day – April 13, 2019
• Ilhan Omar: Stepping Into Her Power
• Progressive Perspectives on the Ilhan Omar “Controversy”
• Ilhan Omar on The Daily Show