Joe Manchin: Deeply Disappointed in GOP and Prepared to Do Absolutely Nothing

[JoeOtterbein]

Daily Beast

The centrist Democrat believes, despite it all, that bipartisanship is still possible. “I have to say, keep the faith in this damn Senate,” he told The Daily Beast.

Sam Brodey
Congressional Reporter
Published May. 31, 2021 8:37PM ET

When the Jan. 6 commission became the latest casualty of Republican obstructionism on Friday, most Democrats weren’t surprised. Joe Manchin was.

Manchin, West Virginia’s senior senator and the only Democrat in Congress from a state Donald Trump won by 40 points, has not been convinced that the GOP’s current strategy is scorched-earth partisan politics.

Ahead of Friday’s vote, as Republican opposition to the insurrection commission solidified, Manchin issued a call “imploring” his colleagues to consider passing the legislation. He said he couldn’t imagine why Sen. Mitch McConnell’s conference would block a bipartisan effort to get to the bottom of the attack on the Capitol.

“There is no excuse for any Republican to vote against this commission,” he said, “since Democrats have agreed to everything they asked for.”

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more weak excuses at link

[Texaswitchy]

1. How much is he getting paid.

And by whom.

[Kablooie]

2. Manchin may have to shoulder the blame for the fall of American democracy.

His fantasy image of Republicans being responsible politicians could doom us all.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

3. Manchin

Is ???

Whatever he is I am really pissed off at his clinging to the filibuster and bipartisanship at all costs ..even democracy.

WTF.

[Blue Owl]

4. The behavior of a Manchild

[FoxNewsSucks]

5. He can shove that "disappointment"

right up there next to Susan Collin's "concern".

I wish every reporter would ask him exactly which republicons he is working with, and what the fuck exactly he is doing to get this bipartisanship he lusts after.

And if he's really not capable of imagining Moscow Mitch's motivation, he can call nearly everyone on this board and we'll be happy to fill him in.

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. I think he has this idealized vision on how the Senate SHOULD work.

but the reality is slapping him pretty hard. He's still convinced he's dealing with honorable people, just as folks in the real world are convinced they ain't honorable at all.

[Bettie]

7. Shhh....we're supposed to

speak only of how much we love him and his stance on the filibuster.

He isn't a young, liberal woman, so he can do whatever he pleases with no pushback. (obviously)

[LenaBaby61]

12. "Shhh....we're supposed to .....

speak only of how much we love him."

I don't comment on him that much anymore, because I get in trouble or a post removed when I go too far.

Hey, maybe we should be "happy" that he's in WV, votes mostly with Dems and is on our side

[RANDYWILDMAN]

8. This man is paid not to UNDERSTAND this issue.

Gore had it right, If you are paid not to understand and issue, you never will.

Thanks Joe, Susan Collins is looking into this issue also with grave concerns !

No wonder nobody like the senate....

[Midnight Writer]

9. At this point, even Republicans are going WTF?

[wellst0nev0ter]

10. Where are the usual suspects at?

Aren't we LUCKY to even HAVE a Democratic senator from West Virginia? Aren't we LUCKY to have a Democratic Majority that can realistically only pass THREE spending bills? What more do we want?

[JoeOtterbein]

14. I've been wondering myself the last few days.

Seems, I'm actually missing my usual critics. It's so unusual.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

11. Susan Collins is concerned about Joe Manchin's disappointment.

What is wrong with these people?

[ColinC]

13. Keep pushing big changes as a party, and for the president.

Then, successful or not, come next year, people will know who fought for their interests and who didn't. Truth is, 2022 is the year we will make Joe Manchin irrelevant no matter what happens.

[peggysue2]

15. Deeply disappointed??

How about fucking enraged? This was an attack on our Capitol, an assault on the United States Government fueled by an angry old man who lost a fair election. People died. The Capitol was defiled and ransacked. Our democratic Republic was brought to the brink.

Manchin is turning into the male version of Susan Collins.

[gldstwmn]

16. He's turned into Susan Collins.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

17. Joe missed the news when McConnell bragged about being the Grim Reaper of

all Democratic legislation.