And instead of taking it, he's naming war mongers and debt hawks to cabinet positions and getting ready to show the establishment he can be even colder than Obama.

Yes, sadly I think it is. Thin gruel.

Or else he loses the House in the midterms, and we slide into a real dictatorship. Done right, he could even help pick up both Senate seats, but they can't even dream that big anymore

... you’ve seen the administration choices, right?

Based on these cabinet decisions, it looks like that potential never stood a chance. Whatever hope we have of compelling this administration to endorse compassionate, egalitarian policy: it’s not coming from within the systems they are maintaining.

Please. Do you not have any shame?

And instead, he's appointing warmongers and deficit hawks to his administration. I hope everyone's ready for the coming austerity.

Have you actually paid attention to Joe Biden and his creation of an administration yet? I feel like you think speaking it into existence is a real thing.

I don't read this as Marianne believing he will do this, she's just pointing out he has the opportunity (and will almost certainly squander it).