I would like a large pizza with mushrooms.

[kpete]

I voted for a party that, I thought, would give me a large pizza with mushrooms. Instead, they are giving me a medium cheese pizza. That’s disappointing. Meanwhile, the other party wants to feed me arsenic and nails.

Link to tweet

?s=20

[WHITT]

1. Ack

Instead, they are giving me a medium cheese pizza

And it's a St. Louis-style pizza.

[MineralMan]

2. At least it didn't come with anchovies instead of mushrooms, eh?

OTOH, I love anchovies on my pizza...

[I_UndergroundPanther]

32. Anchovies no,nope,nada

My mom liked anchovies on pizza.
The rest of my family and I hated anchovies.

Mom would say I'll only get them on half,but the anchovy taste migrated through and ruined the whole pizza.

And if we had other no anchovy tainted pizzas traveling in the same warming bag they too had traces of anchovy taste. It wasn't just me,my sisters could taste it too.

So we made the orders like a half hour apart so there would be no anchovy contamination.

That way mom got her anchovies and we didnt have to taste them.

[IronLionZion]

34. It looks like anchovies are coming back in fashion

especially in places that have Italian grocery stores and good independent pizzerias. The chains probably screwed it up to cause a bad reputation. My family likes anchovies and use it in pasta sauces.

[MineralMan]

38. One of our regular dining-out places is Punch Pizza

here in Maple Grove, MN. Neopolitan-style pizzas. My wife and I order two pizzas. Her choice varies, but I always order the Putanesca pizza. Sauteed onions and anchovies are the stars on it. My wife says, "Yuck!" I say, "Mmmmm!"

[Ferrets are Cool]

3. No, the other party feeds us BullShit.

And wants us to think it's caviar.

[iluvtennis]

21. Indeed. n/t

[KY_EnviroGuy]

36. I liken it to a cow pie with chocolate icing.

Poke a hole in it and you know right away what it really is.

MAGATS refuse to poke a hole and eat the whole damn pie with a smile.

[Dorian Gray]

4. I like the mushrooms but not the pizza

I will only order if we get miso soup instead. It can have mushrooms in it. But no gluten.

But I don't like soy, so no miso, or tofu.

The seaweed is not my thing.

huh? Edamame on the side?

No.

That's how we end up with Mushrooms and water.

[LakeArenal]

11. Gosh, you sound like a Democrat. All those options.

How can we get you all that? I guess you’ll have to negotiate. In the end you got the mushrooms and water. Next year we’ll work on the getting you a bowl for the soup through an infrastructure rebuild.

[Earth-shine]

5. Biden has said that his presidency depends upon us eating our pizza as served.

Progressives like me now have to shut up and eat a lesser pie thanks to Manchin and Sinema.

Biden's success as president is the only hope we have for a better tomorrow.

[Rebl2]

9. That is true

If he doesn’t succeed I fear next years elections. Sorry Democrats, but you need to fall in line and get these packages passed or we are looking at a take over by Republicans after next falls elections. It may already be to late.

[No Vested Interest]

28. Remember 2016? Lots of Dems weren't satisfied with accepting the possible.

Some - too many- held out for the ideal.

We all know how that turned out....

[Lonestarblue]

12. I generally lean toward the progressives, but I think they need to vote for this bill now.

Here’s my reasoning. Holding out for the perfect may mean sacrificing even the good. And with the 2022 election a year away, Biden and Democrats need to show that they can govern. We need points on the scoreboard and so far we have finger pointing (of which I’ve done my fair share!) and resistance to getting this bill done.

Democrats run the risk of being seen as hopelessly deadlocked and unwilling to compromise. The point now is to pass what we can and then focus on getting more senators elected in 2022 to make Sinema and Manchin irrelevant. That would significantly help the progressive agenda, but that won’t happen if they continue to bicker for months on end. Meanwhile, Biden’s nominees are not getting Senate confirmation because Republicans are forcing lengthy floor debates. It’s time to move on with this bill, work like hell to hold both houses of Congress and increase the number of senators, and then tackle additional progressive issues.

I think the reality is that Manchin and Sinema hold all the cards. Neither seems to care about re-election. Manchin barely won last time and his stance now isn’t winning him much support in WV. I believe he will not run again in 2024. Sinema probably knows that she will be primaried and will go to work for some think tank after 2024. Progressives can try to hold out to get more of what they want, but they know (or should know) that they risk losing both the House and Senate in 2022 because Democrats will be seen as ineffective, and their progressive dreams will be dashed entirely.

[Earth-shine]

24. I think you summed it up pretty well.

Given the intransigence of Manchin and Sinema, we have to just get what we can and hope for more favorable circumstances after the next election.

I'm not optimistic about that election, but that's where my energy and efforts will go.

> Neither seems to care about re-election.

I think so.

Manchin is an old man and a multi-millionaire. He's done.

Sinema is a narcissist, an opportunist, and some kind of psycho. She just doesn't care. She's made enough friends in bad places that she thinks she'll be okay no matter what may come.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

35. Sinema and Think Tank don't mesh.

I expect she'll become a lobbyist.

[greenjar_01]

6. I Didn't Get My Pony 2021 Reboot

"Ya see where all them pony jokes get you?"

[PatSeg]

7. Excellent analogy

At one time, Social Security and Medicare were the "medium cheese pizza", but they evolved over time.

[peacefreak2.0]

10. If that's the case,

Social Security is now a mini pizza with cheez whiz on a stale English muffin.

[progressoid]

16. Indeed. N/T

[Ligyron]

22. I Agree but it's better than nothing.

Same with Medicare.

[PatSeg]

27. Yes, I've relied on "nothing"

and now I have Social Security and Medicare. It sure is a lot better than nothing and they are also better than when they first passed. I am quite sure that over time they will continue improving, provided we can keep Democrats in power.

[Act_of_Reparation]

13. Except it isn't.

Your livelihood and the livelihood of your descendants has never, ever, depended on a pizza. No amount of argument from adverse consequences will diminish the personal importance of the issues being addressed (or in some cases not) by Congress.

[Drunken Irishman]

8. It will be okay - unless we don't get pizza.

The analogy only works if pizza is actually given. So far it's been promised but each time it's supposed to be delivered, something stops it from being delivered.

[tiredtoo]

14. sorry to say but,

Anyone else think this tweet could be divisive? Our government has been moving to the right for the last 40-50 years we should not expect it the turn on a dime. Accept what we can get at this time and move on.
For the record I supported Bernie Sanders and consider myself a progressive Democrat.

[WheelWalker]

30. I, for one.

[48656c6c6f20]

15. I don't compromise with my food

Good thing Democracy isn't a pizza.

[chowder66]

17. More like...I voted for a party that would give me a large pizza with mushrooms

Instead, a couple of their waiters gave me a medium cheese pizza.

It's not the "party" it's the actors.

[twodogsbarking]

18. At times I wonder if I should count on the government to protect me

but I usually favor more protection from the government.

[pwb]

19. Still way better than the crumbs pukes give us.

.

[XanaDUer2]

20. They don't even give Crumbs annymore nt

[Evolve Dammit]

39. taking away the crumbs we have is on their agenda, to be sure. "We know what they want. They

want more for themselves and less for you." G. Carlin

[Ford_Prefect]

23. ...Not only that they expect me to pay for the privilege, and tip the driver too.

Meanwhile, the other party wants to feed me arsenic and nails.

[Earth-shine]

25. The problem is that we have a two-party system. We obviously need to start ...

the pizza party!

If you are a liberal, you can choose your toppings liberally.

If you are a conservative, you can have some crust.

[bluewater]

26. The Dali Lama walks into a pizza parlor...

and says, "Make me one with everything."

[Xipe Totec]

29. Put your cheese pizza in a warm dark and damp place, wait a few weeks and you'll have the mushrooms

You just have to be patient to get what you want.

[LiberalLovinLug]

31. To be fair, the GOP + a couple of DINOs, phoned in to change the order to medium

And then opened the box and scarfed all the mushrooms off the top first.

[IronLionZion]

33. Yep, Manchin and Sinema took a few slices and all the mushrooms

but it's better than the literal death count from the other pizza shop loaded with horse paste and bleach. The other shop is also suspected of money laundering for the Russian mob.

[Upthevibe]

40. This was read on

The Stephanie Miller show this morning.