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NurseJackie

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13. He is who he is. Learn to live with it. Be happy he's a Democrat (I am!)

Reply to Celerity (Reply #3)

Fri Feb 5, 2021, 09:05 AM

Feb 2021

Enough of the hate and hand-wringing. Without him, there would be a Republican in his seat, the split would be 49-51 ... a two-vote deficit.

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Manchin and Tester Joined the repubs to Overturn the Executive Order Re: Keystone Pipeline [View all] mucifer Feb 2021 OP

Oh dear. That's very bad! ananda Feb 2021 #1

Not surprised... 2naSalit Feb 2021 #2

FFS. Manchin, if he continues down the path he is on so far, will do more than any other person Celerity Feb 2021 #3

No 15 per hour and now the pipeline Fullduplexxx Feb 2021 #4

and more to come, he is or will block Biden promises (not Bernie level, but Biden, mainstream) to Celerity Feb 2021 #7

Manchin is the Lieberman of this era. radius777 Feb 2021 #17

+1 great short, concise breakdown of one of our key structural weak points that Manchin is hurting Celerity Feb 2021 #18

Except that Lieberman was from Connecticut Tom Rinaldo Feb 2021 #22

No 15 per hour and now the pipeline Manchin the fkg fredo of the dem party Fullduplexxx Feb 2021 #6

Doesn't a minimum wage increase need its own bill? ananda Feb 2021 #11

What upset me is that he said no to this and not just this Fullduplexxx Feb 2021 #12

Yeah, Manchin is definitely a sticky cog. ananda Feb 2021 #15

He is who he is. Learn to live with it. Be happy he's a Democrat (I am!) NurseJackie Feb 2021 #13

He needs to stop blocking Biden's agenda, simple as that, as it quite possibly will have disastrous Celerity Feb 2021 #14

This type of rhetoric and scapegoating serves no good purpose. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #19

It is not scaoegoating, as he is the one actually doing this, whether single handedly or Celerity Feb 2021 #23

+1. WV is 'red' mainly due to cultural issues, radius777 Feb 2021 #24

Oh brother! GMAFB, will ya? NurseJackie Feb 2021 #26

not playing games at all, and I am not buying what you are spinning at all Celerity Feb 2021 #31

There's no need for me to answer questions you already know the answer to... NurseJackie Feb 2021 #33

again with the spin Celerity Feb 2021 #34

Nobody made such a claim. NurseJackie Feb 2021 #36

This StarfishSaver Feb 2021 #27

If it was not for Joe Manchin Joe Biden literally would not be able to seat a federal judge Cosmocat Feb 2021 #25

Good, we can drive our imports from OPEC and the Middle East to zero Klaralven Feb 2021 #5

and destroy the environment around the drilling areas and the pipeline itself, and encourage Celerity Feb 2021 #10

AFAIK, the oil doesn't go to us. theaocp Feb 2021 #16

Currently our net imports of crude is 2 to 3 million barrels per day. Klaralven Feb 2021 #29

I think those amendments are non-binding Jamesyu Feb 2021 #8

+1 I doubt this amendment will ever be enacted. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #28

Is that why Tester visited the White House the other day? Mr. Ected Feb 2021 #9

Incorrect on two counts DarthDem Feb 2021 #20

Putting Manchin in as Chairman of Energy and Natural Resources. Roisin Ni Fiachra Feb 2021 #21

WV is perfectly situated to become a renewables powerhouse. lagomorph777 Feb 2021 #30

Stop picking on Joe, we need him. nt Hotler Feb 2021 #32

Manchin. I told you guys. Iggo Feb 2021 #35