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femmedem

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6. What horrible news.

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 09:47 AM

Dec 2021

I was naive enough to think they would come up with something he'd support.

We could have alleviated so much suffering. And the ripple effects will be hard to overcome in November.

I know West Virginia leans heavily red but I find it unlikely that West Virginians don't support the help BBB would have brought.

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Manchin says he will not vote for Build Back Better: 'This is a no' [View all] demmiblue Dec 2021 OP

What a surprise! /s Alien Life Form Dec 2021 #1

Bit sensationalist cause it's THIS piece of law he can not vote for, but The Hills work Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #43

Bit sensationalist cause it's THIS piece of law he can not vote for, but The Hills work Alexander Of Assyria Dec 2021 #45

Dems should rework bill & include hefty stimulus check SheltieLover Dec 2021 #2

Yes they should! samplegirl Dec 2021 #7

Universal income. n/t OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #39

Yes, even better. nt yaesu Dec 2021 #42

Great idea SheltieLover Dec 2021 #124

Truly amazing isn't it. OneCrazyDiamond Dec 2021 #154

Spot on! Especially those on fixed income who are getting murdered by high inflation. nt yaesu Dec 2021 #41

Manchin, the disndat Dec 2021 #3

I think he's trying to get kicked out of the Democratic Party. mpcamb Dec 2021 #79

He goes on FOX News to announce this? Midnight Writer Dec 2021 #4

Of course he does. That is where republicans go for there fluff interviews Ray Bruns Dec 2021 #9

He's not the only Democrat who appears on Fox News. George II Dec 2021 #16

I wonder if he's ever written an editorial for Fox News. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #27

He's the only Democrat to co-sponsor a bill attacking Biden directly re: vaccine mandates. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #49

Fortunately he hasn't expressed any opinions recommending that Biden should be primaried. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #57

In one's role as a Dem legislator, sponsoring a bill against the president's agenda IS an attack. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #66

That's not what I said. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #70

Hmm, I'd rather have Manchin call for Biden to be primaried but vote yes on BBB Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #82

Yawn. So you hate Biden too? (Just stop.) NurseJackie Dec 2021 #84

I support Biden's agenda more than you support Joe Manchin. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #101

I don't "support" Joe Manchin. What a ridiculous thing to say. 🤣😂🙄 NurseJackie Dec 2021 #103

I wonder if the poor children of WV thank their lucky stars that Manchin is a Democrat Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #142

I'm sure they do. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #145

It must be soothing to be able to laugh at the suffering of others in the name of party loyalty. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #147

That's not what I'm laughing at... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #148

Give him time Polybius Dec 2021 #120

I don't think he co-sponsored such a bill. George II Dec 2021 #118

You need to take a break from your Manchin fan club meetings and get out in the real world Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #128

fucking asshole. n/t NewHendoLib Dec 2021 #5

yes - he may be the cause of the fall of democracy unless we win more seats in the midterm samsingh Dec 2021 #37

What horrible news. femmedem Dec 2021 #6

For an extra $20B, could send $10k to everyone in WV Oliver Bolliver Butt Dec 2021 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 2021 #10

So we wouldn't have anything? AZSkiffyGeek Dec 2021 #22

No it wasn't. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #58

A full belly and warm bed at night can take the edge off generosity for others. Frustratedlady Dec 2021 #11

This Joe Manchin? True Dough Dec 2021 #12

That he drove to in his Maserati not fooled Dec 2021 #44

Disingenuous perfectionist bucolic_frolic Dec 2021 #13

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #14

Is he taking bribes from the RNC? The Wizard Dec 2021 #15

Big Energy DINO Tommymac Dec 2021 #26

This confirmed what I thought nitpicker Dec 2021 #17

He needs to removed from all committee assignments. LiberalArkie Dec 2021 #38

Good idea if you want Mitch McConnell to be majority leader onenote Dec 2021 #50

His constituents might like some roads and bridges and childcare and jobs IronLionZion Dec 2021 #18

By contemporary definition, today's Republicans play confidence games. They are grifters. Magoo48 Dec 2021 #19

Unbelievably awful. So callously cruel and clueless about his privilege. LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #20

"As flies to wanton boys are we to the gods; They kill us for their sport." Nay Dec 2021 #159

Great quote! True if awful. LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #160

I always thought so. Good old Shakespeare comes through every time. nt Nay Dec 2021 #171

I always thought so. Good old Shakespeare comes through every time. nt Nay Dec 2021 #172

I'm coincidentally reading "Hamlet" right now and it's amazing how many famous LymphocyteLover Dec 2021 #176

Pay Pat Toomey to resign liberalgunwilltravel Dec 2021 #21

That's not a bad idea JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #97

How long before Joey Manch starts campaigning for JD Vance? BradAllison Dec 2021 #162

How much f*cking arrogance does it take rhiannon55 Dec 2021 #23

Big-money interests know they can shop at Traitor Joe's for last-minute Christmas deals. Efilroft Sul Dec 2021 #24

He's a traitor and I expeced this. Chicago1980 Dec 2021 #25

I am not surprised . . .... Lovie777 Dec 2021 #28

How will BBB pass without Manchin's vote? he just sealed its fate. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #48

By giving him what he wants FBaggins Dec 2021 #119

Todays statement seems to preclude any agreement. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #129

We may never know FBaggins Dec 2021 #131

I think Manchin has pivoted 180 degrees from even 2 days ago Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #136

I think it's time to accept that you've been misreading him for months FBaggins Dec 2021 #137

Apparently the WH has been misreading him all these months as well Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #139

All that time wasted on political theater. Is it any wonder millions of eligible voters don't bother jalan48 Dec 2021 #29

Yes... cilla4progress Dec 2021 #32

Hm, political theater. Now where have I seen that before? George II Dec 2021 #175

Asshole! LudwigPastorius Dec 2021 #30

Humanly possible? BlueJac Dec 2021 #31

This message was self-deleted by its author Anon-C Dec 2021 #33

President Manchin infullview Dec 2021 #34

His "No" is not news. His wasting valuable legislative time is news. Raven123 Dec 2021 #35

All Democrats need renewed energy from this to elect more Democrats in 2022. Lonestarblue Dec 2021 #36

AP just reported on it also yaesu Dec 2021 #40

Bernie is right -call a vote and make him do his thumbs down Peregrine Took Dec 2021 #46

Agree! True Blue American Dec 2021 #64

This outcome was certain once the BIF was passed separately. Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #47

Better than nothing. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #59

Fossil fuel supporters will get something, poor children get NOTHING. Nt Fiendish Thingy Dec 2021 #68

You can't have everything. That's the nature of politics. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #72

Prediction: LogicFirst Dec 2021 #51

So you think manchin is more popular among Democrats than Biden onenote Dec 2021 #53

Ridiculous. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #60

Are you kidding me? ShazzieB Dec 2021 #155

Prediction: LogicFirst Dec 2021 #52

Repeating it doesn't make it any more logical. onenote Dec 2021 #54

fuck you Joe Manchin YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #55

No, he's a Democrat. If he were a Republican, then Mitch McConnell would be majority leader. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #63

FUCK HIM anyway YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #65

That's a very short-sighted view. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #74

he can go YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #83

I'm truly thankful that he's a Democrat. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #85

He sure doesn't act like a Democrat YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #87

We should count our blessings (ie: be thankful for) the fact that he's a Democrat. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #88

He acts more like a Republican than as a Democrat and is not a team player... YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #91

He's a conservative Democrat from West Virginia. Instead of attacking one of our own... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #92

don't care.... YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #96

Clearly. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #98

What does attacking Susan Sarandon accomplish? SunImp Dec 2021 #106

See: 109. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #110

oh yeah YoshidaYui Dec 2021 #114

Don't fool yourself. The idea of reinforcing and repeating negativity is not power... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #115

Thank you, Yoshida. You are correct. We are a bunch of people on a discussion board Nay Dec 2021 #173

"Obsessing over Manchin serves no good purpose at all. People should behave in a more mature way." SunImp Dec 2021 #105

Oh, please. Spare me. Susan Sarandon is not a Democrat... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #109

Unless I missed it, YOU are the first to introduce Sarandon into this long discussion. Correct? George II Dec 2021 #127

Do you support BBB in full, Jackie? BradAllison Dec 2021 #163

😂🤣😂🤣 NurseJackie Dec 2021 #164

Just as I thought n/m BradAllison Dec 2021 #165

What do you think? NurseJackie Dec 2021 #166

Manchin is in a D-38.9 seat. He doesn't have the luxury of being in a D+35.4 seat. George II Dec 2021 #123

He's also not up for election for three more years. BradAllison Dec 2021 #167

What do you think? What do you believe? Who are you to interrogate me? George II Dec 2021 #177

What blessing? Stargleamer Dec 2021 #125

It's right there in the subject line of the message you were replying to... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #126

Joe Manchin endorsed Susan Collins in a general election BradAllison Dec 2021 #168

Lulz. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #169

I love that it cracks you up BradAllison Dec 2021 #170

Fascinating. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #174

You mean the progressives were right not to trust Manchin miffelplix Dec 2021 #56

In all my years of following Congressional politics, I've never seen 2 completely different bills... George II Dec 2021 #134

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #61

Progressive Group True Blue American Dec 2021 #62

Really? They want to replace Joe Biden and the "coroate" machine keeping Biden in office? NurseJackie Dec 2021 #67

Manchin. DLevine Dec 2021 #78

Ooops! Mistake. True Blue American Dec 2021 #138

Manchin, not Biden. nt DLevine Dec 2021 #75

I suppose that was just a Freudian slip of the typing fingers... NurseJackie Dec 2021 #81

I never hate on Biden. True Blue American Dec 2021 #140

You mean "replace Manchin" muriel_volestrangler Dec 2021 #77

well. barbtries Dec 2021 #69

The progressives saw this coming a mile away. Jon King Dec 2021 #71

And he represents 0.5% of the US population. Jon King Dec 2021 #76

Damn shame. honest.abe Dec 2021 #73

this person llashram Dec 2021 #80

He's wasted a whole legislative year. Lasher Dec 2021 #86

I'm so over this guy and his bullshit. They pretty much give him everything he wants and Vinca Dec 2021 #89

I'm not even going to read his statement Bayard Dec 2021 #90

And considering that he goes on Fox. LiberalFighter Dec 2021 #93

Merry Christmas to The President True Blue American Dec 2021 #141

I don't want BBB JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #94

A curse on him and his family BlueIdaho Dec 2021 #95

A guy from a state of 1.8 million total just put 3 million kids back into poverty. Jon King Dec 2021 #99

His antics will only drive a lot more Democrats to vote, duforsure Dec 2021 #100

I strongly disagree Polybius Dec 2021 #121

Where are his apologists now? pecosbob Dec 2021 #102

FUCK YOU Joe Manchin! Glaisne Dec 2021 #104

He was always going to do this Glaisne Dec 2021 #107

"He should switch parties he is a DINO." -- Absurd. What a ridiculous thing to say. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #132

Really? Glaisne Dec 2021 #150

Lulz. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #152

I agree that we are MUCH better off with McConnell NOT in charge of the Senate. ShazzieB Dec 2021 #156

I'm as pissed at Joe as ANYBODY here, BUT bluestarone Dec 2021 #108

Exactly. Do as much as we can, as soon as we can... and come back to this later. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #112

YES! bluestarone Dec 2021 #113

I absolutely agree! ShazzieB Dec 2021 #157

Someone must go to WV to take a thousand pictures of poor families Justice matters. Dec 2021 #111

Compromised? duforsure Dec 2021 #116

Nonsense. He is who he is. NurseJackie Dec 2021 #135

We'll people on Medicare and who "need" life saving prescriptions prices lowered just got fucked, turbinetree Dec 2021 #117

That's it folks, there's no stopping the Red Wave of 2022 now Polybius Dec 2021 #122

To quote the immortal Yogi Berra, ShazzieB Dec 2021 #158

He's probably owned by Russian billionaires just like 99% of the GOP. nt C Moon Dec 2021 #130

White House issues damning statement against Manchin Polybius Dec 2021 #133

The fact Manchin True Blue American Dec 2021 #143

And he ignored their calls in the hour leading up to the interview Polybius Dec 2021 #144

Found it Polybius Dec 2021 #146

Manchin is up for reelection in 2024. He is sure he can get away with it. Stuart G Dec 2021 #149

It's all about him. Disgusting. Politicub Dec 2021 #151

well... myohmy2 Dec 2021 #153

Post removed Post removed Dec 2021 #161

What they're trying to hide Sparky 1 Dec 2021 #178