Manchin Shoots Down Filibuster Carveout For Voting Rights After Meeting With Texas Dems

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

70. Is Manchin's 15 minutes of fame up yet?

He went from the Invisible Man to someone who has the power to determine whether the 245 year American Experiment in self-governance lives or dies. And he seems to be relishing the sudden increase in attention. Why should he care? The QRepugs love him -- a speaker at a QGOP conference urged particpants to contact Manchin and Sienama and express gratitude for from saving our country from the Democrats' radical socialist agenda."

If the QRepublicans win the GOP in either or both house of Congress, Manchin will be celebrated in conservative-approved Texas textbooks as a patriot. His role in defeating voting protection legislation will be celebrated, even as John Lewis' role in increasing and protecting it is diminished or omitted. His fame will extend beyond Andy Warhol's fifteen minutes to an entire decade.

"Joe Manchin isn't moved by leaders who have spent decades organizing for civil rights," Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., tweeted after Manchin that said his position on the For the People Act had not changed after meeting with civil rights leaders on Tuesday. "Manchin isn't moved by the views of his constituents. Manchin isn't moved by GOP voter suppression bills in 43 states. Because Manchin is only moved by corporate donors and their agenda."