It's time to make Manchinema put up or shut up

[wellst0nev0ter]

With the latest stunt with the CBO scores, Manchin revealed to us who he really is. He and his gang rejected the CBO scoring for the bipartisan infrastructure bill:

Link to tweet

But Manchin is complaining that the House isn't giving the BIF an upperdown vote:

Link to tweet

That is good. That means the good guys have leverage over Manchinema and it's time to use it.

Manchinema defenders have told us time and time again that the two Senators are actually loyal to Biden and his agenda.

Time to make them prove that.

Stop negotiating with them, present the BBB bill as it is and tell them to take it or leave it.

Dare them to vote against the BBB and blow up Biden's agenda and burn any last goodwill they have with Democratic leaders and the rank and file.

They won't. And they know it.

[leftstreet]

1. If leadership hasn't stopped these two clowns by now

...it's never going to happen

DURec though

[wellst0nev0ter]

2. Dem leadership has not exercised maximum pressure

We have only given the bad actors carrots. Time to pull out the sticks.

[lame54]

3. They may know it - but I don't...

I believe Manchin is a greedy obstructionist asshole while Sinema is a straight up double agent

[wellst0nev0ter]

4. Then enough with the charades

The BBB has already been gutted to within an inch of its life. We have compromised without getting anything back.

Time to call in the chips and play hardball.

[doc03]

5. They don't have any Komprimat on these two clowns

or is it the Republicans are using Komprimat on them. We need a SOB like Moscow Mitch on our side.

[wellst0nev0ter]

6. Moscow Mitch has always used the "take it or leave it" approach with the goops

It's time we used the same approach with the vanishing minority in our caucus.

[in2herbs]

7. Agree. Meanwhile the billboards in KY showing McTurtle and Cho captioned with

"Hi You All Doing? We're Rich. How About You?" should be the same kind of billboard plastering WVA only with Manchin and his daughter.