Few things are better than a good spicy margarita with Tajin on the rim. But no matter how much you’d like it to, that margarita cannot fix all of your problems — especially if those problems include a supply chain crisis, a dismal jobs report, and a failed domestic agenda.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki seems to think otherwise. For some reason, she keeps touting tequila as an antidote to the political woes facing Democrats right now. And honestly, it’s getting kind of weird.
“My advice to everyone out there who’s frustrated, sad, angry, pissed off: Feel those emotions. Go to a kickboxing class. Have a margarita. Do whatever you need to do this weekend, and then wake up on Monday morning. We gotta keep fighting,” she said last month after President Joe Biden’s voting rights bill imploded in the Senate.
And again, this week, Psaki encouraged voters and activists: “We can be down. Be down for a minute, you know what I mean? Have your margarita! Then, the next day, wake up and keep the fight going.”
I’m not sure urging people to turn to alcohol when they’re feeling upset is the best possible course of action, but then again, neither was the White House’s attempt to shove New Deal-type legislation through a closely divided Congress. At least, if you cross Don Julio, the worst you’ll get stuck with is a blistering headache and a few regrets. But cross Joe Manchin and he might just blow up your political party’s agenda for the next four years.
But alas, this White House has left itself no choice but to learn these things the hard way. And if tequila is what helps people cope with the fact that they’re working for one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history, then I suppose we shouldn’t begrudge them that.
