Manchin says there is ‘no circumstance’ where he would vote to get rid of or ‘weaken’ the filibuster, opposes using reconciliation to even pass the infrastructure bill.

[Jason]

Manchin say he won't vote to end filibuster, pans using reconciliation again - The Washington Post

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The West Virginia senator also suggested, in an op-ed published in The Washington Post, that he would be opposed to using the budgetary reconcilaton process again to...

 

[Uaarkson]

There need to be riots outside this dude’s house 

[Jason]

8 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

There need to be riots outside this dude’s house 

 

CiViLiTy

[Jason]

Stupidest guy in the Senate. 

 

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Let him throw a fit and take the mail in ballot requirement out and call it a W but he still needs to change the filibuster in some way

[Commissar SFLUFAN]

CALL.

HIS.

BLUFF.

[Comet]

He’s just posturing to get himself in a better position to negotiate on other shit. He’ll go along with the infrastructure bill. 

[Anathema-]

It would be great if like,  Murkowski voted to kill the filibuster because she'd be a legit swing vote and not an idiot with her power. 

[Ricofoley]

Somebody ask Joe if his grandkids like Pokemon. We can earmark some money to install these throughout Charleston.

[Jason]

West Virginia Unions Pressure Manchin To Back Biden On Infrastructure Plan

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In an evenly divided Senate, the moderate Democrat is key to passing President Biden's massive infrastructure and jobs proposal. Now he's facing pressure from unions back home to support the measure.

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

what an absolutely brain dead motherfucker

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

if he can't get Republicans on board with this or a compromise on HR1 or similar items there is zero reason to listen to his theory of change ever again. Just need to win the house again and expand the senate and cast him off

 

[Uaarkson]

People need to be seriously demonstrating against this man right now.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

26 minutes ago, Uaarkson said:

People need to be seriously demonstrating against this man right now.

[Kal-El814]

Manchin really getting that smooth brain to work overtime. 

[Jason]

Democrats renew calls to end the filibuster after McConnell said he's '100%' focused on stopping Biden

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"Anyone expecting a return to some bygone era of bipartisanship isn't acknowledging the reality that we are in," Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla said.

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

These are people that are telegraphing that they can be worked with

 

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

 

 

 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

Aaaannnnnnd there it is

as my grandfather would say, "there was never a doubt"

 

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

54 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Aaaannnnnnd there it is

as my grandfather would say, "there was never a doubt"

 

I hope the Democratic Party primaries Manchin with the goal to destroy him. 

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

24 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

I hope the Democratic Party primaries Manchin with the goal to destroy him. 

Congrats on the senate seat to the GOP

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

7 minutes ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Congrats on the senate seat to the GOP

and we won’t notice a difference. He’s not doing anything to help Democrats now. He’s 

[Joe]

1 minute ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

and we won’t notice a difference. He’s not doing anything to help Democrats now. He’s 

 

Turn your ire to Sinema not Manchin. He still votes with Democrats plenty of times. He's from a very conservative state and his replacement would never vote with Democrats, ever.

[Spawn_of_Apathy]

2 minutes ago, Joe said:

 

Turn your ire to Sinema not Manchin. He still votes with Democrats plenty of times. He's from a very conservative state and his replacement would never vote with Democrats, ever.

I can hate more than one person at a time. 

[Chairslinger]

Mitch also said he had his entire caucus together on opposing Haaland right before Murkowski voted for her.

 

Kind of paradoxically what McConnell is saying is both in the "no duh" territory while also being pretty transparently shaky. It's a well worn tactic by McConnell to will his preferred outcome into existence by prematurely stating he has votes or support from people he actually doesn't.

 

It's "no duh" because nothing has really moved on that front in a month or two, so he's not stating some new trump card. He is just stating what the conventional wisdom is.

 

Conversely, it is shaky because Manchin has repeatedly indicated that his stance on the filibuster, election reform, infrastructure, etc are at least somewhat dependent on the GOP's willingness to compromise.

 

Mitch's own power move of coming out and asserting what Machin definitely will or will not do could itself be a point in pushing Manchin to the other side.

 

I mean, like it or not this may be the only path to getting something done. Letting Mitch and his goons bite Manchin's hand enough times on compromise so that Manchin gets sick of it and moves on reconciliation or filibuster reform.

[b_m_b_m_b_m]

20 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said:

and we won’t notice a difference. He’s not doing anything to help Democrats now. He’s 

Absolutely wrong

[Anathema-]

Uh yeah it's unequivocally better for a senate majority with Manchin than a senate minority without him. 

[Joe]

20 hours ago, b_m_b_m_b_m said:

Absolutely wrong

 

Dude, let him finish. 

[SaysWho?]

 

[Jason]

12 minutes ago, SaysWho? said:

 

 

"What's your plan to deal with me being an obstructionist piece of shit?"

[Uaarkson]

1 hour ago, SaysWho? said:

 

I fucking DESPISE this woman.

[Joe]

I really wonder about you guys sometimes. You’re completely misunderstanding what she was saying there.

[Jason]

Lucy and the football 

 

 

[Ricofoley]

Just absolutely insane to be going through this pretext like there's an actual negotiation going on that's going to lead somewhere.

[Jwheel86]

Honestly, if Biden wants to drop the $400 billion for Home Care, that would be okay so long as the the HCBS access act is included. It gets rid of the Medicaid waiting list without putting a price tag on it.