Senator Joe Manchin says he will not support ending the filibuster to pass gun safety legislation

[Celerity]

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/05/24/us/shooting-robb-elementary-uvalde/96d0ee3a-2af4-5f9f-b9e3-ce637a8c709c?smid=url-share



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Ruben Gallego is taking on the other obstructionist:

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[vrguy]

1. Joe Manchin please go away! n/t.

[NewHendoLib]

2. Of course not. Fucking assholes gotta be fucking assholes

[demmiblue]

4. +1

[uponit7771]

8. +1,

[czarjak]

3. Not only wrong, Republican Wrong. THE worst kind.

[IcyPeas]

5. we've already reached total insanity in this country!!

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. Like clockwork.

He is right though, they shouldn’t need to carve out the filibuster for this. It should be a lay up. But we live in an idiotic country.

[Celerity]

11. no lay ups when the other Party is a fucking Death Cult

[BlueTsunami2018]

18. Agreed.

That’s why I said “should”. This shouldn’t take a filibuster break.

[dalton99a]

7. The piece of shit is predictable

[AngryOldDem]

9. Just leave the damn party, Joe. You know you want to.

[Amishman]

20. I'd rather have his vote occasionally on our side

No Manchin would likely have meant no Justice Jackson - the Pubs would have closed ranks if they'd have had the votes to block.

[Baitball Blogger]

10. Don't let your hard right pro-gun affect your opinion.

Insanity is no gun regulation, while children are getting mowed down in schools and minorities are being targeted in churches and grocery stores.

Manchin has no soul. Guns over human life. No soul at all.

[yorkster]

12. That's a hideous thing for him to say.

Especially odious so close to this goddamn massacre.
His ego knows no bounds. As for the filibuster "preventing us from total insanity", we are surrounded by total insanity. He is loathsome.

[FakeNoose]

13. Stop asking him! Don't ask Joe Manchin anything

... as a matter of fact, don't even talk to him.

[Celerity]

14. the press corps follows him around like they are drone attendants to the queen bee

[LiberalFighter]

15. How much has he received from the NRA?

[love_katz]

16. This!

How much has this a$$hole taken in donations ( legal bribes)? Inquiring minds want to know.

[kacekwl]

17. Don't want to hear from him unless

he's dragging along 30 of his Republican buddies cause you know he's all about bipartisan government.

[Emile]

19. How much money did the gun lobby give Manchin for saying that?

He is a worthless piece of shit sitting in office for only one thing, to enrich himself.

[bluestarone]

21. Joe Manchin has CHILDRENS blood on his hands

Along with the RETHUGLICONS.