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https://crooksandliars.com/2021/10/sen-manchin-fully-aligns-senate10/18/21 1:19pm
Manchin Cheerfully Gives Republicans A Senate Majority
"There's 52 senators who don't agree, okay," Sen. Manchin said, turning his back on the 48 Senators in his own party who DO agree.
By John Amato
CNN's Manu Raju caught up with Senator Joe Manchin to ask him about criticisms being levied at him by his Democratic colleagues for refusing to negotiate in good faith on President Biden's Build Back Better agenda.
"No, no. There's 52 senators who don't agree, okay," Manchin responded, "And there's two that want to work something out if possible in a most rational reasonable way."
WTF? Are there now 52 Republican Senators in Congress and nobody knew it? Did both seats in Georgia suddenly turn red while we were sleeping?
There are only 2 Senators out of 50 in the Democratic Party that are refusing to let the Biden agenda pass.
Doesn't Manchin understand that if he destroys these two major pieces of legislation he and Kyrsten Sinema will have no power at all when they help lose control of the Senate in 2022? Are they practicing for that time?
A rational way forward would be for Manchin and Sinema to have already negotiated in good faith with Chuck Schumer and President Biden instead of trying to turn the progressive agenda that almost 82 million American voted for into a right-wing Mitch McConnell bill.
Susie already informed us that Manchin wants to do away with all Climate change provisions "as well as turning the child tax credit into a poverty program with a work requirement."
You can't get more Republican than that.
spanone
(135,636 posts)Really tired of this clown.
Buns_of_Fire
(17,121 posts)are on "our" side.
LenaBaby61
(6,965 posts)What if there was a REAL GQP/US Taliban Party member who was a Senator from West Virginia? I mean, Manchin couldn't be worse than that GQP'er could he?
Not much to say about that Rainbow-Brite dressing, greedy, childish, faux Dem Sinema.
She IS who she IS, just like Manchin IS who he IS.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)claiming you can't get more Republican than Manchin, imo that's easily the most reality-free thing I've read so far this morning, which is saying something. Every Republican senator is far right of Manchin, we all know that, and they're almost all corrupt betrayers of the people and insurrectionist traitors to boot.
Past time to wonder why Manchin ran as a Democrat when WV's a very red state.
lapucelle
(18,040 posts)Whoever drafted the bill in August should have been paying better attention.
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onenote
(42,383 posts)JudyM
(29,122 posts)Such a dim reality.
mountain grammy
(26,571 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Of course they know this. They are cashing in now and are planning to retire before their next elections.
We have to buy them off. Put in some pork for fossil fuels and pharma. SineManchin will get their cut. Make that pork conditional on getting their votes. Otherwise, whip out the Kompromat.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)dlk
(11,438 posts)Too many years of minority rule is why we are in such a mess. Why not support what the majority wants?
Happy Hoosier
(7,081 posts)He is interested in what is good for Joe Manchin.
LenaBaby61
(6,965 posts)dlk
(11,438 posts)Irish_Dem
(45,646 posts)Happy Hoosier
(7,081 posts)The question is "what for?" In Manchin's case, he intends to parlay this into a long career. In Sinema's, I suspect she's eyeing some lucrative board positions once she is tossed out.
AllaN01Bear
(17,383 posts)ive been complaining about this and have been either banned or alerted. enough. i may go non partizan.
onenote
(42,383 posts)Or do you not understand the significance of having Manchin and Sinema as part of the Democratic caucus?
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)By Mitch McConnell. They have no intention on passing Bidens agenda. Maybe some of you are getting that now.
onenote
(42,383 posts)berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)Same holds true for fake Democrats.
Besides, Biden has barely touched the number of judges that Trump got in.
I think its a trade McConnell is willing to make in order for the Dems to waste their entire time fighting with their own members.
Having Manchin and Sinema is worse politically for the Democratic Party than if they were Republicans because the GQP will just blame everything thats bad on the party in the majority.
onenote
(42,383 posts)At this point in his presidency, five Trump appeals court nominees had been confirmed. Six of Biden's appeals court nominees have been confirmed.
And at this point in his presidency, 3 Trump nominees to the District Court had been confirmed, 20 awaiting action.Twelve of Biden's nominees have been confirmed and another 26 are awaiting confirmation.
But if you don't want all those judges, then I can see why having Manchin and Sinema in the caucus is a bad thing.
berni_mccoy
(23,018 posts)Federal judicial nominees that were confirmed.
But if judges are all you care about, be prepared to lose the executive in 2024, as well as seats in the House and Senate next year. Because that is McConnells objective.
Obviously there are plenty of people here not paying attention.
RANDYWILDMAN
(2,645 posts)and all the D's in the senate represent well over 60% of the people. While the R's rep themselves.