Whoever he is, he's just following the Steve Bannon stratagem.

Right, Down, Up, Up, Left, Down, Down.

AKA, flood the zone with shit.

Should they get browny points for their consistently inconsistent messaging? Especially as their messaging was negative leading up to the election.

This was always their plan. They already said it out loud, long before the election.

It is refreshing watching someone who looks like the typical author of one of these bills, actually denounce it.

It absolutely is. I wish it was even remotely surprising.

I would love to read through all this when it's released and tear it apart on some platform with someone.

You and at least 4 other progressive members of Congress should be on a well advertised livestream or broadcast. You need to all meet beforehand and present a unified message of the parties platform going forward and the strategy you plan to employ to roadblock and delay republican advances.