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Bev54

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35. Of course not, they are not going to do anything to push Manchin into the arms of McConnell

Mon Jul 25, 2022, 07:07 PM

Jul 2022

The dems need to retain control of the senate to get judges through and to bring bills to the floor, even if it is just to get republicans on record. Unfortunately they are stuck with him until after the election. If they get a bigger majority they can then tell him to fuck off.

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Federal Agency Staffers Call for Manchin to Be Stripped of His Chairmanship [View all] AntivaxHunters Jul 2022 OP

Willing To Bet Any Amount Of Money That He Does Not Lose His Chairmanship nt SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 #1

I agree padah513 Jul 2022 #3

Not before January anyway... OnDoutside Jul 2022 #28

Of course not, they are not going to do anything to push Manchin into the arms of McConnell Bev54 Jul 2022 #35

and send him over to the ethics committee for a colonoscopy. mopinko Jul 2022 #2

We are waaaayyy too reticent about that blackmail thing. We ought to have gotten Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #15

Yes. Hire the PI who followed Spitzer and find the dirt. I'm sure Rs won't suspect a thing. Pepsidog Jul 2022 #40

You know there are definitely at least 5 with stuff they don't want Mama and their Scrivener7 Jul 2022 #41

Even if appropriate, Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #4

Joe should! Lyndon Johnson did similar things to reign in suspect D's by putting the big hurt... machoneman Jul 2022 #5

I liked LBJ's style, Mr.Bill Jul 2022 #8

No he shouldn't. onenote Jul 2022 #9

LBJ knew The Wizard Jul 2022 #34

Johnson had 68 seats in the Senate and almost 300 in the House. NYC Liberal Jul 2022 #38

Do that Rebl2 Jul 2022 #6

"Will become" orangecrush Jul 2022 #18

OK Rebl2 Jul 2022 #20

Laugh all you want. What matters now is what side of aisle he sits on. Jakes Progress Jul 2022 #22

I'm on board with that. Autumn Jul 2022 #7

Are you on board for a republican majority in the Senate? Jakes Progress Jul 2022 #26

I doubt he would be willing to give up his chairs, he should know he gives the pukes a majority Autumn Jul 2022 #43

A man as evil as manchin working with a shit like mcconnel Jakes Progress Jul 2022 #44

Long ready for JM to be gone, and now DGAFF about the consequences, appears too dirty AF for me. Brainfodder Jul 2022 #10

Incredibly silly. Manchin can strip Democrats of the majority. tritsofme Jul 2022 #11

Absolutely Rebl2 Jul 2022 #19

I really despise Truth.org... help Republican almost always. Demsrule86 Jul 2022 #12

The fossil fuel industry OWNS Manchin. The care only about their bottom line. Their miners be damn Samrob Jul 2022 #13

Well, now that's something you don't see every day... Fiendish Thingy Jul 2022 #14

We need to vote this fall like there's no tomorrow. calimary Jul 2022 #16

As bad as he is he is better than anyone else we can doc03 Jul 2022 #17

Tragic. I don't doubt you and the coal baron Manchin and his Maserati rule supreme. Evolve Dammit Jul 2022 #21

They should take a class in how elections work JI7 Jul 2022 #23

They're staffers. They know elections work. MerryBlooms Jul 2022 #31

What they are asking for here is to make Mitch McConnell Senate leader JI7 Jul 2022 #32

No, they're begging for action from sources they trust. MerryBlooms Jul 2022 #37

What they are asking for here is to make McConnell Senate leader JI7 Jul 2022 #42

November. roamer65 Jul 2022 #24

They want Mitch McConnell to be Senate leader JI7 Jul 2022 #25

The timing is silly and incredibly short sighted... dixiechiken1 Jul 2022 #27

It is stupid. Three months before the midterms to play this game. Instead of waiting until after JohnSJ Jul 2022 #29

Instead of treating Manchin as if he is a Democrat, treat him as the republican he is. Handler Jul 2022 #30

Make Manchin irrelevant in November. That's the only solution I can see. OMGWTF Jul 2022 #33

If you mean elect two more democratic senators, absolutely Hortensis Jul 2022 #45

Perhaps Chuck will send them a memo. Magoo48 Jul 2022 #36

TruthOut is aptly named nt gulliver Jul 2022 #39