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LudwigPastorius

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45. Hey Senator Dino,...

Tue Jul 13, 2021, 09:51 PM

Jul 2021

saying government infrastructure investment is "free money" may get you a couple of votes from some low info voters in West Virginia, but it's screwing your party and your president's agenda.

Also, we haven't had a "everything should be paid for" balanced budget in 20 years. You, yourself, have voted for appropriations that weren't "paid for" several times...including voting to increase the debt ceiling in 2015.

In case you haven't noticed, we have the House and White House under control for the first time in a while. Why this "fiscal responsibility" act now? Your timing SUCKS.

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Manchin draws red line in infrastructure talks [View all] Calista241 Jul 2021 OP

so whats his tax increase plan? Garion_55 Jul 2021 #1

Most likely "cuts to entitlement programs"... regnaD kciN Jul 2021 #11

Well that Rebl2 Jul 2021 #40

Yep, Dems aren't the problem when it comes to paying Deminpenn Jul 2021 #25

There's your answer. Mawspam2 Jul 2021 #49

Manchin works for the Koch Brothers aka ALEC Botany Jul 2021 #2

ALEC is a republican I_UndergroundPanther Jul 2021 #9

Manchin is the only D who is listed as a member of ALEC Botany Jul 2021 #16

A speaker at a GOP get together told the participants to write Manchin and Sinema "thank you" LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2021 #27

D. I. N. O. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #3

"I think everything should be paid for" - I do too. Just make the damn parasite class pay taxes! PSPS Jul 2021 #4

His red line is the point where he'd actually do anything to pass this bill or help the country. kysrsoze Jul 2021 #5

Okay, cut the massive waste out of the military. Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #6

No It Wouldn't WHITT Jul 2021 #7

Who TF elected Joe Manchin president? FalloutShelter Jul 2021 #8

👍 Manchin & a couple other egomaniacs. Budi Jul 2021 #10

I Keep Sayin' That WHITT Jul 2021 #12

When LBJ was elected he had Democratic supermajorities in Congress. former9thward Jul 2021 #15

Completely Irrelevant WHITT Jul 2021 #18

If you say so..... former9thward Jul 2021 #54

A lot of those Dem senators were conservative Southerners Deminpenn Jul 2021 #26

Who voted for all of LBJ's programs except Civil Rights. former9thward Jul 2021 #53

You WHITT Jul 2021 #55

The voters of Maine and North Carolina... regnaD kciN Jul 2021 #13

Yep. EndlessWire Jul 2021 #34

It is apparent to me that Manchin does not want an infrastructure bill, of any kind, passed. Chainfire Jul 2021 #14

I'm starting to think he just wants Bettie Jul 2021 #35

Sounds like this is more a shot across Bernie's bow AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2021 #17

Everything Bernie Has Proposed WHITT Jul 2021 #20

The six trillion is paid for? AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2021 #21

Serious Answer WHITT Jul 2021 #22

This is despite all the reporting otherwise? AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2021 #24

Thank you for the links bluewater Jul 2021 #33

And then say they are wrong with nothing to back it up nt AZSkiffyGeek Jul 2021 #38

It's an emerging pattern, unfortunately. bluewater Jul 2021 #57

OK WHITT Jul 2021 #36

They need to find away to go around this guy. He is ego is too big for governing. IamHappy Jul 2021 #19

it's called Investment! Cobalt Violet Jul 2021 #23

He has no Traildogbob Jul 2021 #31

Manchin gets his $millions in donor money if the Dems are in power or not SamsDrink Jul 2021 #28

It may surprise you that Manchin has been backing Biden's agenda 100%. George II Jul 2021 #48

So Manchin Traildogbob Jul 2021 #29

Problem is the red line was drawn whistler162 Jul 2021 #30

LMAO aocommunalpunch Jul 2021 #32

Fuck around, fuck around until after the 2022 midterms and then nothing may happen until after the jalan48 Jul 2021 #37

IT is not hard to figure out how to pay for this lets ask Amazon, Wells Fargo, Facebook turbinetree Jul 2021 #39

Manchin is a plutocrat, not a democrat RVN VET71 Jul 2021 #41

Call his bluff. WV needs the infrastructure bill more than most tishaLA Jul 2021 #42

He keeps moving the goalposts. no_hypocrisy Jul 2021 #43

fuckhead will go down in infamy, which is too good for that miserable lowlife bringthePaine Jul 2021 #44

Manchin is not a " miserable lowlife" Polybius Jul 2021 #51

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #52

Hey Senator Dino,... LudwigPastorius Jul 2021 #45

It's so insanely maddening that a handful of Dems (and turtle man) block the will of... FailureToCommunicate Jul 2021 #46

That's not a "warning" or a "demand". It's a simple statement of his position. George II Jul 2021 #47

This is really getting annoying... Historic NY Jul 2021 #50

+1 n/t area51 Jul 2021 #56

We should stop hoping he'll vote like a Democrat. zanana1 Jul 2021 #58

Then proceeds to yell, "Look at me!", before doing a Politicub Jul 2021 #59

This is all a game so they can get to TheFarseer Jul 2021 #60