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Harker

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22. I'd go along with a statue of him on a rearing horse...

Reply to FailureToCommunicate (Reply #12)

Thu May 6, 2021, 09:52 AM

May 2021

and as soon as he's irrelevant again, melt it down for something useful.

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Joe Manchin goes down in flames when confronted with McConnell's pledge to totally obstruct Biden [View all] Celerity May 2021 OP

what a crock. mopinko May 2021 #1

Rachel Maddow has been REPEATEDLY making the point that McConnell bullwinkle428 May 2021 #2

cutting off his nose to spite his face azureblue May 2021 #39

Manchin is the walking, talking personification of a DINO! MoonRiver May 2021 #3

Perhaps. But he's OUR "dino" 💖 ... so, count your blessings. NurseJackie May 2021 #15

And, sadly, until there is a sea change in WV politics NewJeffCT May 2021 #18

I have to keep reminding myself that. JohnnyRingo May 2021 #36

I know, but it's still infuriating. MoonRiver May 2021 #28

If it's any consolation, I was infuriated, but am now just frustrated. Politicub May 2021 #45

Wise words. NurseJackie May 2021 #47

I totally agree with your mindset, but sometimes I get blindsided by the stupid. MoonRiver May 2021 #49

With blessings like that, who needs curses? lagomorph777 May 2021 #34

So much energy and emotion being wasted on something that cannot be changed... NurseJackie May 2021 #46

Nobody is surprised. And anything can be changed, with the right plan and execution. lagomorph777 May 2021 #53

Sure. NurseJackie May 2021 #62

Oh, brother lagomorph777 May 2021 #63

Nobody said "give up and die" (except you, just now). NurseJackie May 2021 #65

McConnell will be in charge in 2023 wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #55

LOL! NurseJackie May 2021 #64

This is the same refrain heard in 2010-2018 wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #69

I watched that. It's amazing how persistent Manchin is in protecting Buns_of_Fire May 2021 #4

Have a voice - yes - decide the direction of the country? No NoMoreRepugs May 2021 #19

It's also arguable that since what that minority has decided to do with that voice Volaris May 2021 #20

Ugh. spanone May 2021 #5

Write up the legislation Etherealoc1 May 2021 #6

the huge problem is that massive parts of the Biden/Democratic Party agenda are not eligible Celerity May 2021 #16

Yes Etherealoc1 May 2021 #43

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Manchin is very good at using Republican talking points. marie999 May 2021 #8

"McConnell told you he won't work with you" "He's just one person" StarfishSaver May 2021 #9

And he has a history of obstruction and using his power to benefit his party over country. Merlot May 2021 #37

Had to laugh. Maybe a bigger font would get it through. Hortensis May 2021 #97

As Cuomo said, the Repub 50% of the Senate represent only 20% of the American people. panader0 May 2021 #10

Message to Joe M: "Either come through, or you're through!". (eom) oasis May 2021 #11

So, Joe, we all ask again: WTF is it that you want? FailureToCommunicate May 2021 #12

I'd go along with a statue of him on a rearing horse... Harker May 2021 #22

Bribery, extortion (oops, I mean incentives) - whatever it takes, we have to do it. lagomorph777 May 2021 #41

When is Manchin up for election again? wnylib May 2021 #13

The best question of the 117th Session, imo. ancianita May 2021 #17

Not until 2024, same for Sinema, which make their obstructionism even more galling. Celerity May 2021 #26

I will vote for who I want in the 2024 Arizona primary AZProgressive May 2021 #90

all good! Celerity May 2021 #91

If Sinema keeps enabling the rethugs..... BradAllison May 2021 #93

WVA is so RED NO other Democrat will be able to win there. Tommymac May 2021 #29

WVA is also a poor state. The infrastructure program wnylib May 2021 #67

People are just not politically engaged like we are here. (Politely saying they are stupid) Tommymac May 2021 #79

Not winning Maine or NC seats in Nov really hurt. Ace Rothstein May 2021 #89

Manchin was primaried from the left in 2018 NewJeffCT May 2021 #60

Manchin will be irrelevant in 2022 either way. Jon King May 2021 #14

Unless the unlikely happens Polybius May 2021 #81

Is there a way to have states opt out, like happened with medicaid expansion? greymattermom May 2021 #21

"Both parties are the same"??? Is this guy stupid? Escurumbele May 2021 #23

I await his pilgrimage to Florida to kiss Rump's Rosy Red Ass. Buns_of_Fire May 2021 #27

Manchin has no excuse DownriverDem May 2021 #24

"Extremes on both sides" knightmaar May 2021 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity May 2021 #50

Machine like Byrd ... Xoan May 2021 #30

I have this feeling that if Manchin switched parties Doc Sportello May 2021 #31

SMART nowforever May 2021 #32

Saw that live... Duppers May 2021 #33

This guy is full of shit. No reasonable person kacekwl May 2021 #35

None so blind as those who WILL not see world wide wally May 2021 #38

Manchin Snackshack May 2021 #40

Jim Crow Joe shows his true colors...er, color. Fiendish Thingy May 2021 #42

LOL he's such a joke. Johonny May 2021 #44

The makes the both sides argument and I had to shut him off AZLD4Candidate May 2021 #48

"what we have is basically chaos" BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #51

Time for Munchkin to make a choice Blue Owl May 2021 #52

Manchin is unlikely to win again in 2024. Dawson Leery May 2021 #54

That's the thing, he's showing his true colors wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #56

His "true colors" are that he's a Democrat*. Learn to love it. NurseJackie May 2021 #66

Learn to love his sheer nonsense wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #68

Accept reality. He is who he is and there's NOTHING you can do about it... NurseJackie May 2021 #72

Yet here you are "defending reality" wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #74

LOL! NurseJackie May 2021 #77

Thanks for following my script wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #78

There's no malfeasance. He is who he is... he makes no secret of this. Everyone knows it. NurseJackie May 2021 #80

Joe Manchin has done nothing wrong, you say? wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #82

No. You know perfectly well, that's not what I said. 🤡😂🤣 NurseJackie May 2021 #83

That is what you said wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #84

That's not true. You said he had committed a crime. I corrected you. NurseJackie May 2021 #85

Dictionary lawyering already noted wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #86

Ridiculous. No. He did not. No he is not. 🤡 NurseJackie May 2021 #87

Repeating things over again wellst0nev0ter May 2021 #88

Everyone knows Susan Sarandon is the real culprit here. Hassin Bin Sober May 2021 #92

What does Susan Sarandon have to do with this discussion. Has she been elected to the Senate? George II May 2021 #96

LOL! The truth isn't up for debate or interpretation. He has committed no crime. NurseJackie May 2021 #94

In the real world, Joe Manchin Is a Big Overperformer LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #102

Malfeasance is "The performance of an illegal act, particularly by an elected official".... George II May 2021 #103

How is this going to work LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #101

"Gross malfeasance of certain Democratic members"? Just who are these "Democratic members"? George II May 2021 #95

I like living in the real world LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #100

oe Manchin is literally defying gravity, and is as "blue" as anything Dems will get from West Virgin LetMyPeopleVote May 2021 #99

The only solution is to increase our majority in the senate Blue_Tires May 2021 #57

Said it before and I'll say it again. It's not that he's this mindblowingly dumb and stupid. It's Carlitos Brigante May 2021 #58

Of course there will be bad faith on the part of GQP. Ilsa May 2021 #59

Manchin has never been or never will be as relevant as he is now. CrispyQ May 2021 #61

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Stop spreading rumors.... Joe Manchin does not... Hotler May 2021 #71

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All he needs to do JustAnotherGen May 2021 #73

He'll be a hero to every American fascist if he successfully blocks Roisin Ni Fiachra May 2021 #75

He will never be a hero to fascists, tho. He's a real person with a real record Hortensis May 2021 #104

I don't even understand McConnell's strategy here. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #98

Because he knows Manchin and Sinema will never voted to bin it. Only gamble McTurtle is taking is Celerity May 2021 #105

I very much I hope I am still around in 30 or 40 years. LiberatedUSA May 2021 #106

a lot depends on how far Manchin and Sinema are will to go down the obstructionist road, AND if Celerity May 2021 #107