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In reply to the discussion: Manchin chides Democrats over filibuster, saying he can't support 'such a perilous course' [View all]Botany
(70,444 posts)18. All of what Joe is just lip flapping. His two real goals are:
Last edited Thu Jan 20, 2022, 09:57 AM - Edit history (1)
Protect the status quo and that protects the fossil fuel industries. And that might make him West VA first billionaire and
that will fuck the earth's environment and Joe knows that and doesn't give a shit.
Same with Sinema and her two real goals are:
Protect the status quo and that protects the pharmaceutical industries. And that will make Sinema a multimillionaire and
she will be given high paying do nothing jobs such as to be on the board of directors for some drug maker or as a "dean"
at some right wing college and she will live out her life in really expensive real estate with 24/7 security as a pariah as
her obvious mental illnesses overtake her.
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Manchin chides Democrats over filibuster, saying he can't support 'such a perilous course' [View all]
Polybius
Jan 2022
OP
If anyone has put us on 'such a perilous course'...it would be him and others like him.
CaliforniaPeggy
Jan 2022
#1
Unreal. This man is the type to punch someone, get punched back, then cry "look what you did to me"
AZLD4Candidate
Jan 2022
#7
Anyone who wants to see his whole 17 minute presentation can see it here...
PoliticAverse
Jan 2022
#12
To be fair, here are some good & realistic points Manchin makes against the "nuclear option"
yaesu
Jan 2022
#24