The Politics Thread

[Fevuh]

If he does vote no, just wait for a Trumper challenger coming his way running nasty yet truthful ads that say Manchin HATES coal miners.  He voted AGAINST you for important legislation that would have HELPED you!  

And it will serve him right.  Honestly how can someone be this stupid to not see it coming.

[Vee]

 

Edited December 21, 2021 by Vee

[marceline]

For all the "put it on the floor and make him vote no" folks, I just want to remind folks that the Senate is in recess so there will be no vote until next year. There's going to be lots of trash talk and drama egged on by a bored and salty Beltway press.

[DRW50]

He's a very rich man who is going to be in his mid '70s by that point. I think he's fine with losing, if he even runs again. He can say - with lots of gushing from the Beltway to back him up - that he put "the right thing" over "special interests groups."

[Wendy]

My only objection to the tweet above: Maxine Waters tells MSNBC to show what is in BBB. DEMOCRATS need to learn how to perfect messaging themselves. Have the DNC run some damned ads detailing what BBB would do.

[amybrickwallace]

Joy Reid rightfully called out Mr. Yacht and pointed out what BBB could have done for WV in particular. How can anyone be so clueless and heartless???

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[Vee]

I mean, Schumer appears ready to put it on the floor and make him vote no, which is also what Waters said above they should do. I think it will happen and it should. But I don't blame anyone for the likely result of that vote or for Manchin's behavior but Manchin. I have had many issues with Jayapal in the past but she played it smart when she came out the other day and said that she didn't blame POTUS but Manchin who she felt betrayed Biden's trust. That's the kind of talk that gets her labeled a sellout by the dirtbag left, but it's the truth.

[DramatistDreamer]

And these are the same fools who don't want to wear masks and will gleefully spread disease wherever they go.

[Fevuh]

They are terrible at messaging at almost every level.  Trumpkin vs. McAuliffe proved it.  Terry's response ads -- I was waiting for them to be really stupid.  I said as soon as it started, PLEASE DO NOT SAY TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT.  DON'T DO IT.  And that's exactly what they did.  Instead of saying I believe in PUBLIC education, and parents have a right to have input into their child's education - but I highly doubt they're going to sit down with every teacher every night to do their lesson plans.  Education means respecting every Religion and every fact.  Both I and my opponent attended Private schools but I KNOW not everyone can afford it and it's not the answer for the majority of Virginians.  That's why I favor Public education. ANYTHING but out of context....just SO STUPID.  

[amybrickwallace]

One of the biggest disgraces, if not the biggest, of Ohio could be next to face contempt charges:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cleveland.com/news/2021/12/select-committee-investigating-january-6-riot-wants-to-meet-with-jim-jordan.html%3foutputType=amp

[DramatistDreamer]

[Ponds]

I'd like to hear her response!

[amybrickwallace]

Couldn't happen to a nicer guy, huh?

[DramatistDreamer]

This seems like an opportune time to implement this, in fact, it's overdue. 

I cannot tell you what a bad taste it left on my palate to have to order from Amazon and Walmart so often last year, simply because I couldn't find certain basic items anywhere else.

 

[Ponds]

I don't shop Walmart at all and purchased very few things from Amazon unless I couldn't find it other places, but I ordered a buttload of items on-line these past 2 years.  I'm on a first name basis with my UPS driver.