By Zamboni
It really is Infrastructure Week! How great is that? The deal that Benedict Donald, the king of the empty boasters, always said he would do but never did is done — by Joe Biden. Not even Kyrsten Sinema showing up in some sort of strange bedquilt can dampen our spirits. (And look at the glow of that late-afternoon autumn sun.)
Now we have some advice: Mr. President, sell the hell out of this thing.
Biden surely remembers 2010, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law and the Democrats got shellacked in the midterms a few months later. We allowed the Republicans to frame the ACA as "Obamacare" (a pejorative that we later claimed for ourselves, too late). And because it took time to implement, it wasn't real to voters going to the polls in November. The onus was on the Administration to explain it to the American people, and they failed. The website troubles when it finally did roll out didn't help, either.
Today, though, most Americans like Obamacare, because they've had time to benefit from it. Since hundreds of highways and bridges won't be built in time for the 2022 midterms, Team Biden needs to hit the road (no pun intended) with an infrastructure cat-and-pony show immediately. Make people understand the fabulous effects it will have on their lives. Tout its bipartisan support, and shame any cretin who threatens the Republicans who voted for it.
And put Secretary Pete in charge of the show. We know he's a new father, but he's the best Official Explainer of Stuff since Bill Clinton. So Pete, don't wait: Pack up the babies and barnstorm. We cats PURR.
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