Why Biden, a Senate success, is a White House mess

In politics, weakness begets weakness: Savvy pols know when a ship is sinking and how not to get caught on board when it goes under. Biden could help himself by showing decisive, bold leadership, but that requires taking rhetorical risks, and pushing and punishing rather than cajoling. Instead, the shifting Biden sands leave even potential enforcers such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) hung out to dry, as with his vacillation on passing a stand-alone bipartisan infrastructure bill. No Democrats will stick their neck out for Biden, knowing he might cut it off without notice.