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jcgoldie

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15. fucking bullshit

Reply to Budi (Reply #8)

Sun Dec 19, 2021, 08:39 PM

Dec 2021

One knew the bill would pass and voted her conscience. The other knowingly brought down Joe Biden's agenda and handcuffed the Democratic Party. Pretending the two are remotely the same is simply lying.

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Posted without comment. [View all] catbyte Dec 2021 OP

He's deserving of everything she is undoubtedly thinking. hlthe2b Dec 2021 #1

Agreed Deuxcents Dec 2021 #2

Well, most of us, anyway! demmiblue Dec 2021 #3

Great photos! calimary Dec 2021 #21

Yes, yes she is. n/t ms liberty Dec 2021 #4

Sweet And Sc*m DanieRains Dec 2021 #5

Manchin has accomplished one thing. world wide wally Dec 2021 #6

he has a rating right up there with TFG & accomplices -republican taliban !!! monkeyman1 Dec 2021 #7

One said No to BIF & One said NO to BBB Budi Dec 2021 #8

Yeah but..................... George II Dec 2021 #9

Exactly...but..but..but.. Budi Dec 2021 #10

Why do you hate her so? Why? paleotn Dec 2021 #18

One "No" stopped the whole bill Polybius Dec 2021 #11

Votes are votes, they all matter. A vote is an expression of one's position on a particular bill: George II Dec 2021 #13

Yeah but if it has the votes to pass, a ceremonial "No" isn't that bad Polybius Dec 2021 #14

Doesn't matter. They made their NO on BIF a ceremonial statement Budi Dec 2021 #19

Congress is serious, no place for "ceremonial" votes. What was the ceremony of which you speak? George II Dec 2021 #33

Why do you hate her so? Why? paleotn Dec 2021 #20

Man, you need to do some background on it. Budi Dec 2021 #28

fucking bullshit jcgoldie Dec 2021 #15

Indeed. calimary Dec 2021 #22

BS . Spin away. They Voted No. Manchin Voted No Budi Dec 2021 #24

You are the one spinning jcgoldie Dec 2021 #26

Actually, you're the one spinning. Desperately so. Why? jalan48 Dec 2021 #27

I'm not the one having to spin my way out of a No Vote backlash , Budi Dec 2021 #31

Backlash for a protest vote AOC knew would not effect the outcome? jalan48 Dec 2021 #32

The No Vote is on record. However it gets spun from hrre on. Budi Dec 2021 #34

Keep trying jalan48 Dec 2021 #36

What's this thing about "protest votes"? Before a year or so ago I never heard of that... George II Dec 2021 #37

What is the "conscience" aspect of voting against the bill. If she agreed with.... George II Dec 2021 #38

Everyone knows why she voted against it jcgoldie Dec 2021 #39

Um, there's a difference in outcome... yardwork Dec 2021 #16

Big difference, but they're not interested in that difference... paleotn Dec 2021 #17

I'm so past that. Bet you are too. yardwork Dec 2021 #25

I don't like the game they played. Budi Dec 2021 #30

False equivalence and you know it too uponit7771 Dec 2021 #35

She knew. Joinfortmill Dec 2021 #12

This malaise Dec 2021 #29

A little embellishment: demmiblue Dec 2021 #23

She's expressing my sentiments Torchlight Dec 2021 #40

He is a look at me type guy. pwb Dec 2021 #41