Re: Biden being 'nice' to certain republicans...Why, do prefer continual warfare or do you think things should actually get done?
For the past decade, the republicans have been hyper-partisan. (For an example, look at how judicial confirmations were handled. Or the way the republican health care plan was crafted as compared to Obamacare.) While republicans like Moscow Mitch may seem reasonable now, it is really just empty rhetoric. The moment congress gets back to business, any pretense of bipartisanship on their part will have vanished, and Biden will have to deal with obstructionist republicans.
Democrats need to play hardball. They won't get any sort of co-operation from the republican side.
Hopefully Biden recognizes that, and his comments about the republicans who "reached out to him" were just as empty as the rhetoric that was coming from the likes of Moscow Mitch.