by Justin Frank, MD
The party of “no:” is that what it means to be a Republican? We are now reminded, in case people forgot, that Biden’s push for unity and working across the aisle is mostly a pipe dream. Wishing does not make it so. Hard work could make more collaboration possible between the parties, and even that may not succeed. But simply plowing ahead with the nomination of Neera Tanden is only one part of that hard work. Facing what bothers the Republican party about Democratic proposals is not easy to do without understanding why they are unable to do anything beyond saying no.