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BGBD

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36. For fuck sake

Mon Mar 8, 2021, 12:32 PM

Mar 2021

You guys need to stop hanging on Manchin every word. He runs on being bipartisan and wins that way. He's not going to vote against an infrastructure bill when shit tons of that money is going to end up I'm WV. This guy learned about pork from the king of it.

He's, at once, making himself look like he's not a rubber stamp and setting the republicans up to look like the bad guys when they won't play ball.

What has he done? Spoke against an piece of a bill that wasn't going to be allowed in the final bill anyway and killed a nominee that didn't have the votes, with ir without him, to start with.

Wow, such devastating acts.

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Manchin: I'll block Biden's next big package if Republicans aren't included (no more reconciliation) [View all] Celerity Mar 2021 OP

The Republicans are not going to vote for any of our bills no matter what Walleye Mar 2021 #1

Yep. Keth Mar 2021 #14

The cold fact is no Republicans are going to vote for any of our bills. Mitch delighted in killing Walleye Mar 2021 #16

Give President Joe and Chuck some time to work this out. mucifer Mar 2021 #2

He's already reneging!!! it was supposed to be include Republicans for 30 days uponit7771 Mar 2021 #3

Republicans chose to exclude themselves. Nt dflprincess Mar 2021 #4

Let's sign up for more Lucy with the football...yay! BeyondGeography Mar 2021 #5

Manchin is a PITA, but he merely said "try" to get GOP support Freethinker65 Mar 2021 #6

with no reconciliation we need TEN Rethugs to vote for cloture Celerity Mar 2021 #11

Exactly. So at Manchin's word... Freethinker65 Mar 2021 #15

Toomey voted for impeachment, but fiscally he is very conservative mvd Mar 2021 #18

Toomey is fiscally conservative UNLESS the bill is for obscene tax cuts for billionaires and PA Democrat Mar 2021 #20

Yes, I was just tossing out every possible name, and then said most (all) Celerity Mar 2021 #22

Yep, typical Repuke hypocrisy mvd Mar 2021 #37

If you listen to what he says, what that means, is they have committee hearings and exchange ideas. everyonematters Mar 2021 #7

Re-election in 2022. Won in 2016 by 19,000 with 49.6% underpants Mar 2021 #8

2024 AZSkiffyGeek Mar 2021 #9

Oops. Right you are. underpants Mar 2021 #33

Taken at his word, his fall back possible compromise positions are obvious Tom Rinaldo Mar 2021 #10

I rue the fact that we cannot criticize him. Ferrets are Cool Mar 2021 #12

He's taken over the Susan Collins position and his flexing his power and seeking attention. TheBlackAdder Mar 2021 #13

It's only natural, he endorsed Collins in 2020 and she used him him a lot to boost her fake ass Celerity Mar 2021 #28

Every Democratic bill will be labeled:leftist liberal wish-list Walleye Mar 2021 #17

The orange one gave us chunky shit sandwiches, Manchin is giving us creamy. Hotler Mar 2021 #19

They're still warm too, Manchin's certainly going all out on one upping ol' Donnie Dump. Lancero Mar 2021 #23

I think Biden should tell Joe, okay go get some GOP support Johonny Mar 2021 #21

What part of Roisin Ni Fiachra Mar 2021 #24

+1 Celerity Mar 2021 #26

Yeah, let's cater to the assholes that want to literally kill us dalton99a Mar 2021 #25

"he'll push for tax hikes" and he wants Republicans included. What a non-starter. muriel_volestrangler Mar 2021 #27

West Virginia Infrastructure must be hunky dory. ntp AnnaLee Mar 2021 #29

If he stands in the way no federal funds nykym Mar 2021 #30

He could stand in the way of that too fescuerescue Mar 2021 #39

He's even worse than I thought he was budkin Mar 2021 #31

Biden should ask Manchin to spearhead the effort to comradebillyboy Mar 2021 #32

Great idea! PatSeg Mar 2021 #34

that sounds like a bdamomma Mar 2021 #35

For fuck sake BGBD Mar 2021 #36

Banging on him? It is his own words. He is the one banging on us. And he blocked over over 2000 usd Celerity Mar 2021 #40

Bullshit BGBD Mar 2021 #43

Post removed Post removed Mar 2021 #44

Good god this guy is stupid if kacekwl Mar 2021 #38

A "few" concessions that would have ruined the whole bill mvd Mar 2021 #42

The most amazing thing is that Manchin said is he wants to raise taxes Deminpenn Mar 2021 #41

For those 2 GOP Senators to push for the high speed secure internet irisblue Mar 2021 #45

He can bring in multiple Rethugs on the infrastructure bill, but we need 10 Celerity Mar 2021 #46

If they choose not to participate that is their problem not Joes. n/t Lucinda Mar 2021 #47