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Hortensis

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24. The Republicans are our huge danger. WHO's deflecting you to Manchin?

Reply to wellst0nev0ter (Reply #23)

Sat Mar 27, 2021, 01:58 AM

Mar 2021

WHY?

Try not to shoot yourself in the head. The Republicans will destroy ALL progressivism in government if they can.

You do want to keep Social Security and Medicare, ACA, labor rights, etc, etc, don't you? You have a personal interest. This is not just ideological or theoretical. YOUR future is at stake.

It's not too much to predict that, if we lose and they win, some on this forum without family to take them in will end their days living in cardboard boxes and hiding behind bushes. Like the pre- 1930s "good old days" the extremists who've taken over the Republican Party intend to return us to.

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How to bring grandstanding Liebercrat Joe Manchin to heel [View all] wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 OP

Eh, if he has that big of an ego qazplm135 Mar 2021 #1

Good point. oldsoftie Mar 2021 #10

He has to show he's powerful, that he's the swing vote for the whole nation, to get reelected Bucky Mar 2021 #14

I like how you think! Let's hope we can do this. CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2021 #2

Joe could nominate his wife to an important federal post. sop Mar 2021 #3

I think that does give serious leverage. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #9

She's trying to be the Democratic Elaine Chao. Bucky Mar 2021 #15

I thought I read this morning that Biden had nominated Manchin's wife to something. Texin Mar 2021 #11

Call his bluff. He'll fold. BSdetect Mar 2021 #4

If we don't get voting rights legislation, Crunchy Frog Mar 2021 #5

At which point he should be stripped of his committee assignments and join the Steve King club. Nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2021 #7

As long as we're at our current number of senators, we need him Crunchy Frog Mar 2021 #12

Yawn... brooklynite Mar 2021 #6

+1 Steven Maurer Mar 2021 #13

Oh, let people vent. It's not like chatter here will affect the course of the senate Bucky Mar 2021 #16

Oh, I don't know. Why would so such pernicious ideas be pushed Hortensis Mar 2021 #18

Call your senator wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #21

I should. I will. But I live in Texas. Bucky Mar 2021 #25

Don't give up wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #26

Also couldn't agree more and as Steve says. Others should know that Hortensis Mar 2021 #17

I say take away his Energy committee gavel wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #20

Anyone who can throw the nation to the Republicans has to be Hortensis Mar 2021 #22

I trust Sanders more than I trust the Manchins wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #23

The Republicans are our huge danger. WHO's deflecting you to Manchin? Hortensis Mar 2021 #24

This is exactly the kind of cavalier attitude wellst0nev0ter Mar 2021 #19

You're on the right track. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #8