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aocommunalpunch

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10. 3.5 was the compromise.

Reply to Amishman (Reply #7)

Fri Oct 22, 2021, 10:05 AM

Oct 2021

The answer is that we’ll apparently take the Build Back Whatever Our Most Conservative Members Will Allow Better bill. 50% is laughable. People won’t feel what is left enough to make it worthy to campaign on. 2022 is going to be ugly.

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However ugly it gets, hope they arrive at a decent legislation. Hoyt Oct 2021 #1

At least they are arguing about policy and not trading personal insults Walleye Oct 2021 #2

Thank you for having our backs, Bernie. Doremus Oct 2021 #3

Sanders won the W VA primary, Manchin knows he needs to give him some props. JudyM Oct 2021 #4

that is like winning a beauty contest against scarface dsc Oct 2021 #6

We have to take them as they are, and work with that. JudyM Oct 2021 #8

This is fine - as long as we actually get the bill passed Amishman Oct 2021 #7

3.5 was the compromise. aocommunalpunch Oct 2021 #10

Manchin said "Biden did not win WVa and his presence in the senate was remarkable." Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #5

Nobody need refer to themselves as "remarkable". aocommunalpunch Oct 2021 #9

Some who does so might be seen as pompous, self-important, grandiose. Irish_Dem Oct 2021 #11