Statement from Senator Manchin on supporting Justice Jackson

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Link to tweet

[BumRushDaShow]

1. Good.

[SergeStorms]

2. Apparently the fossil fuel industry....

doesn't view her as a threat, or Mr. Manchin would be voting no.

[True Dough]

3. It is the least

he can fucking do!!!

[Bettie]

4. Not a fan of Manchin

but I thank him for sticking with his party on this.

Wonder if Sinema will do the same.

[wiggs]

14. I don't view it as 'sticking with his party.' He's merely doing his job. nt

[Walleye]

5. He has redeemed himself a little in my book with this

[Emile]

6. Wow how fucking big of him. I suppose he'll need a medal or something

[DFW]

7. I'll say the same thing I said about Cinema Sinema

Manchin has no economic reason to vote to reject, and he has to vote with the Democrats SOME time.

Besides, McTurtle has to let him vote with the Democrats every now and then. I suspect there will even be a few Republican votes to confirm this time, so Manchin would look really bad if he voted to reject and she was confirmed anyway. Jackson won't swing the ideological balance of the Court anyway. It's still 6-3 against us.

[3catwoman3]

11. Your moniker for Sinema is perfect.

I’ve been looking for a good one and will make use of yours. Thnx.

[DFW]

13. By all means!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. This makes me smile

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

9. That's nice

Of course, Judge Jackson's promotion to the high court doesn't change the balance of power at all, so this is a risk-free seat. It's like when a team is trailing 10-1 in the bottom of the ninth, and the runner on first steals second without a throw. Defensive indifference.

Now, should one of the court's conservatives retire, quit, get impeached, or die, Biden's choice for a replacement will be far more consequential. We'll see what Sen. Manchin does then. In the meantime, my initial take is, "Whaddya want? A cookie?"

[3catwoman3]

10. I should damn well hope so.

Any word from Sinema?

[Crunchy Frog]

12. I'll breathe a sigh of relief when she's actually confirmed and sworn in.