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24. Yeah, because he holds up bills that he doesn't like

Reply to lapucelle (Reply #19)

Tue Nov 2, 2021, 12:18 AM

Nov 2021

Once he waters it down, he votes for it, and Biden signs it. So 100% may be true, but it's extremely misleading.

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Time for Democrats to cut ties with Joe Manchin [View all] MichDem10 Nov 2021 OP

better to just put him on party wide ignore. dont take his calls or respond to his emails. vanish msongs Nov 2021 #1

And give his wife's appointment to someone else. Lars39 Nov 2021 #2

No...we need to keep the majority every single day that we can. If Thomas, Alito drop dead PortTack Nov 2021 #3

RE Thomas and Alito. I cannot wait for this to happen. nt Progressive Jones Nov 2021 #33

no difference between 6/3 and 7/2. bluecollar2 Nov 2021 #40

Well then why not make it 9-0? That's nonsense PortTack Nov 2021 #60

9-0 bluecollar2 Nov 2021 #64

Looks like he's doing that on his own n/t leftstreet Nov 2021 #4

... lapucelle Nov 2021 #5

I'll hold off on that until as close to 2023 as we can get. bucolic_frolic Nov 2021 #6

I wish Dems could punish the living HELL out of Manchin .. LenaBaby61 Nov 2021 #10

Let's cut off our nose to spite our face. dem4decades Nov 2021 #7

Exactly right Nokillmessanger Nov 2021 #8

Some are now into "owning the MAGAts," apparently. Hortensis Nov 2021 #12

Next Summer Mordred Nov 2021 #9

THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻 LenaBaby61 Nov 2021 #11

Manchin will likely only support a moderate, slightly conservative SCOTUS nominee Celerity Nov 2021 #13

and if McConnell is Leader then no Biden nominee will get any vote at all. ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #16

that has nothing to do with what I said, I have never once said that Manchin should switch parties Celerity Nov 2021 #21

and I said what I said. ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #22

Yes, but your comment to me was not germane to anything I have said, and implied that I somehow Celerity Nov 2021 #25

There's a lot of rationalizing going on around here. ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #29

none from me Celerity Nov 2021 #31

hahaha. That's a good one. ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #34

Oh really? How so? Do tell. You are now trying to slate me off, so put up some evidence, instead of Celerity Nov 2021 #35

He's supported every Biden judicial nominee and cabinet nominee onenote Nov 2021 #45

no, he blocked Neera Tanden for OMB head and forced Biden to pull the plug on her nomination when he Celerity Nov 2021 #55

Translation: Hand Mitch McConnell the reins of the Senate as Leader. No f'n thanks ZonkerHarris Nov 2021 #14

What the fuck? JFC. So you WANT to hand the keys to Mitch? FFS. themaguffin Nov 2021 #15

Looks like Mitch is borrowing the keys anyway. Captain Zero Nov 2021 #32

As fucked up as Manchin is making this, it will be infinitely worse with Mitch themaguffin Nov 2021 #44

No. roamer65 Nov 2021 #17

Another DUer who doesn't want Biden's judicial nominees to be confirmed. onenote Nov 2021 #18

Joe Manchin has a 100% rating of voting for President Biden's agenda. lapucelle Nov 2021 #19

Yeah, because he holds up bills that he doesn't like Polybius Nov 2021 #24

Biden hasn't had much of an agenda. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #26

$1.9 trillion in a relief funding, $1.2 trillion in hard infrastructure, and $1.75 trillion lapucelle Nov 2021 #38

Except that last one hasn't passed. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #48

That's what I said. lapucelle Nov 2021 #50

So it's not relevant to the discussion at this point. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #51

Yes it is. N/T lapucelle Nov 2021 #52

Na. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #53

You used the word "agenda". Do you know what it means? lapucelle Nov 2021 #56

Blame Manchin. Drunken Irishman Nov 2021 #58

that is based off final votes only, it is laughable to imply Manchin supports Biden's agenda 100% Celerity Nov 2021 #30

"Bernie Sanders Casts First Democratic Vote Against a Biden Cabinet Nominee" lapucelle Nov 2021 #36

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #37

More spin, Sander's 2 protest votes blocked nothing, whilst Manchin and Sinema are ripping Biden's Celerity Nov 2021 #39

President Biden gave Democrats his number on October 1. It was $1.9 - $2.3 trillion. lapucelle Nov 2021 #42

That was NOT Biden's original number, as I have shown over and over and over, for months. Celerity Nov 2021 #43

It was President Biden's number on October 1. lapucelle Nov 2021 #49

Most of that is either outright false or misrepresented revisionist spin based off misstated Celerity Nov 2021 #57

Facts are facts. This is not an "alternative fact" zone. lapucelle Nov 2021 #59

He's still voting for our judges. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 2021 #20

RANT (verb): "speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way." brooklynite Nov 2021 #23

So you will be happy with Joe Biden not getting any more judges confirmed? LetMyPeopleVote Nov 2021 #27

Oh ffs Hekate Nov 2021 #28

WRONG. It's time to INCREASE our Dem Senate majority New Breed Leader Nov 2021 #41

This, until someone can explain how a non conservative wins in WV. nt Kahuna Nov 2021 #61

Absolutely Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2021 #63

i feel your pain but guess what we have a 50-50 senate. democrats need to win more seats in 22. dsp3000 Nov 2021 #46

I dream of a day when he becomes irrelevant as an obstructionist Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #47

So, you broke your silence to advocate that Mitch McConnell should MineralMan Nov 2021 #54

Absolutely not. If we push Manchin out of the party then we lose control of the Senate and the totodeinhere Nov 2021 #62