It is long past time that we stop giving credence to Republicans (and Manchin, who seeks to camouflage himself in their midst) for their concocted rationales for indefensible, hyperpartisan conduct. https://t.co/kU8iwhrZHQ

— Jennifer ‘pro-reality’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 24, 2021

The nub of the problem is not Tanden’s tweets or partisanship; it is the persistent Republican belief that a Democratic president is not entitled to the same deference the GOP extended to the disgraced, incompetent presidenthttps://t.co/kU8iwhrZHQ

— Jennifer ‘pro-reality’ Rubin (@JRubinBlogger) February 24, 2021