For the Record: Whatever it is, Marquito is against it

Byzantine mosaic, 12th or 13th century, in the cathedral of Monreale; the two wayfarers Lot invites into his house in Sodom turn out to be angels, and warn him to get out of town. Photo by Ghigo Roli.

This wonderful move by the Biden administration  to compensate some of the horrors wreaked by the Trumpies deserves more attention than it's getting—

The Wall Street Journal first reported on Thursday that the Biden administration is in talks to offer separated migrant parents and children around $450,000 per person. That would mean that if a parent and a child were separated at the border, together they would be eligible for a combined payment of $900,000.

—and Republicans want to provide it, in the worst way:

Lets see how many Democrats are asked by the media to react to reports that Joe Biden wants to pay reparations to people deported for illegally entering the United States

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 2, 2021

I'm old enough to remember when you claimed you were against that https://t.co/T3HeYCe7Nz

— Yastreblyansky (@Yastreblyansky) November 2, 2021

“For this is the will of my Father, that everyone who sees the Son and believes in him may have eternal life, and I shall raise him [on] the last day.”

John 6:40

— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) November 2, 2021

“I will be swift to bear witness against the sorcerers, against the adulterers... against those who oppress the hired workers in their wages, the widow and the orphan, against THOSE WHO THRUST ASIDE THE ALIEN, and do not fear me, says the Lord of hosts.” – Malachi 3:5

— Yastreblyansky (@Yastreblyansky) November 2, 2021

He is such a worm. That is all. I hope it backfires on them.

Bonus: fantasy on how Manchin might see his way to doing the right thing.

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— Acyn (@Acyn) November 1, 2021

"Until I understand"--well, that's around the time Hell freezes over, isn't it? https://t.co/e3bJmWP847

— Yastreblyansky (@Yastreblyansky) November 1, 2021

and (2) the Build Back Better framework in every iteration is designed to add NOTHING to the deficit... https://t.co/PNKAaMGVf3 pic.twitter.com/5hQ39LikBs

— Yastreblyansky (@Yastreblyansky) November 1, 2021

Maybe Biden can just tell him that in their next chat and he can slap his forehead and say, "Oh, really? NOW I understand it!" and vote for the thing already pic.twitter.com/F8ftjdBA9W

— Yastreblyansky (@Yastreblyansky) November 1, 2021

I did say fantasy, right?