Joe Manchin and "Remains of the Day"

[edhopper]

I am reminded of the scene in Remains of the Day were James Fox is negotiating with the Nazis for peace.
All the while the Nazis are taking stock of treasures in Fox's home for when they invade.
Manchin is Fox and he falsely believes the Republicans are reasonable, and not power mad fascists.

[Ursus Rex]

1. He just wants to stay in office.

I mean, he (and all the other supporters/pundits) can say all kinds of things about why and what it means, but that's the bottom line, as far as I can tell. He doesn't give a rat's azz about real issues, he's a holdover from the chickenshit days of Harry Reid and the Dry-Powder Coalition of People Who Got Very Little Done Although They Did Manage to Not Give Away the Entire Store.