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Caliman73

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20. While this may be true...
Wed Jul 13, 2022, 02:16 PM
Jul 2022

there is more than enough self interest and greed to influence people on a strictly local level. I would look at local corruption before assigning international conspiracy.

Case in point, Senator Manchin, whose own family money has come from involvement in the coal industry. Some reports indicate that Manchin had received up to 4 million dollars a year in revenues from his coal investments. His family is involved in the industry.

That gives him plenty of incentive to protect the industry and kill any alternative and sustainable energy projects without any Russian involvement.

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Extremely interesting. It's overwhelming how much Ninga Jul 2022 #1
With friends like these... PdamnedQ Jul 2022 #2
He seems to be very entrenched. Autumn Jul 2022 #3
Entrenched in in the money side at least. Ugh! KPN Jul 2022 #5
Hey look who's NOT undermining Biden's agenda: Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2022 #30
That cat does look like a mean little guy. But he is clothed. So... Autumn Jul 2022 #32
Okay then. It's both of them and probably a few others. It's the Democratic Party. Small KPN Jul 2022 #4
Perfectly stated n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 2022 #6
Does that article conclude by claiming that Democrat Josh Gottheimer is "evil"? lapucelle Jul 2022 #7
Long past time for Pelosi to start pulling people off Phoenix61 Jul 2022 #8
Be careful what you wish for. lapucelle Jul 2022 #11
Underscores the need duckworth969 Jul 2022 #9
Gottheimer is in the House. N/T lapucelle Jul 2022 #12
This guy? lapucelle Jul 2022 #10
As with Politico, Politicwl Wire reports on political stories... brooklynite Jul 2022 #13
In this instance, it's moe a "serious/unserious" issue. lapucelle Jul 2022 #24
It doesn't have to be one or the other. Caliman73 Jul 2022 #14
Gottheimer Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #16
I am sure he has. Caliman73 Jul 2022 #19
*just* Mad_Machine76 Jul 2022 #15
I think Russia is helping too BittyJenkins Jul 2022 #17
While this may be true... Caliman73 Jul 2022 #20
I agree BittyJenkins Jul 2022 #29
Since they're not going to cut taxes by reducing the SALT caps, I'm not sure Calista241 Jul 2022 #18
Post removed Post removed Jul 2022 #21
anyone who protects the interest of the uber rich over the good is definitely not a Dem. nt yaesu Jul 2022 #25
See post 24. Apparently he votes with Biden 100% of the time? Hekate Jul 2022 #28
So wait. A Democratic member of the House of Reps. votes with Biden 100% of the time Just A Box Of Rain Jul 2022 #33
Well spotted Hekate Jul 2022 #34
Passing legislation in the House has not been the problem with getting bills over the finish line BumRushDaShow Jul 2022 #22
Gottheimer is a conservative corporate-owned Democrat. He was a strategist for Microsoft Corp. Ford_Prefect Jul 2022 #23
I stated this in another thread. Probatim Jul 2022 #26
Gottheimer is a problem particularly here. But he hasn't been as singularly disastrous as Manchin. LymphocyteLover Jul 2022 #27
It's Manchin and Sinema iemanja Jul 2022 #31
this aged well Celerity Jul 2022 #35
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