This week, President Joe Biden finally named a price. As a growing number of panicked Democrats moved to force him off the ticket before the convention, Biden has offered something that the far left has demanded for years: limiting the Supreme Court.
It was another defining moment for Biden, and it was far from complimentary.
Winston Churchill once purportedly asked an English socialite at a dinner if her principles would prevent her from sleeping with him for 5 million pounds.
The socialite admitted that it would be hard to turn down such a fortune. Churchill then offered five pounds. When his aghast antagonist asked, "What type of woman do you think I am?" Churchill replied "We’ve already established that. Now we are haggling about the price."
This week, Biden finally stopped haggling and set his price.
According to the Washington Post, the president held a Zoom call with the left-wing Congressional Progressive Caucus, chaired by Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D.-Wash.) and co-chaired by Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.).
He thrilled them by agreeing to "come out with a major initiative on limiting the court.” He added that he was looking to them for support because "I need some help."
Even the New York Times noted the timing as a shift in his position that would appeal to the far left of his party.
It was another reversal for the president prompted by political expediency like his flipping on the filibuster rule and, years ago, on abortion.
In the 2020 election, many of us were........