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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsOK, so Joe Manchin wants the Senate to be bipartisan.
Fine.
Why didn't he haunt Mitch like a ghost when the Republicans had the majority?
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OK, so Joe Manchin wants the Senate to be bipartisan. (Original Post)
no_hypocrisy
Jun 2021
OP
Which belies and contradicts his "strongest" argument against reforming it.
no_hypocrisy
Jun 2021
#2
There's a reason on side wins and it isnt to water down the will of the american people
Fullduplexxx
Jun 2021
#6
USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)1. The filibuster makes the senate less bipartisan
and encourages less debate.
no_hypocrisy
(46,129 posts)2. Which belies and contradicts his "strongest" argument against reforming it.
Why didn't Manchin support "compromise" with the Democrats before 2021?
USAFRetired_Liberal
(4,167 posts)3. Yep
FoxNewsSucks
(10,434 posts)5. No shit!
In Washington, compromise is defined as "Democrats Give Republiqons What They Want".
Fullduplexxx
(7,864 posts)6. There's a reason on side wins and it isnt to water down the will of the american people
By letting the cons water down the policies of the party for whom the american people voted
UTUSN
(70,711 posts)4. Wish *he* would be bipartisan - WITH *DEMS*
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)7. Why is Manchin opposed to a talking filibuster?