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By John Kanelis<\/strong> \/ johnkanelis_92@hotmail.com<\/a><\/p>\n

President Biden had the congressional Republican caucus in his hands \u2026 then he lost them.<\/p>\n

Or has he?<\/p>\n

Biden has this massive infrastructure package on the table. He is seeking some Republican buy-in.<\/p>\n

The president talks a good game. He wants his GOP pals to join him and his fellow Democrats to join in the effort to fix roads, bridges and ports while also protecting families.<\/p>\n

I had high hopes he could persuade what\u2019s left of the GOP moderate mini-caucus to sign on. Those hopes are fading with the likes of Sen. Susan Collins of Maine suggesting that Republicans aren\u2019t likely to spend so much money.<\/p>\n

President Biden has a lot of experience working across the aisle with Republicans. He contends he has many friends on the other side; they speak kindly of him, too. Those Republicans, though, face pressure of another kind. They do not want to offend the still-significant number of their constituents who remain wedded to the Big Lie promoted by Donald J. Trump \u2026 you know the one about the \u201ctheft\u201d of the 2020 election by voters who cast illegal ballots. Well, they didn\u2019t steal anything. The only theft I can see is the pilfering of politicians\u2019 honor and integrity.<\/p>\n

It is carrying over into President Biden\u2019s desire to achieve something close to a bipartisan solution to this infrastructure package.<\/p>\n

I won\u2019t give up hope that the president can deploy his vast knowledge of the political system to benefit millions of Americans who desire to see government work for them.<\/p>\n\n

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