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Originally posted by mbinky:
"A lot to process on the Manchin news but, from a substantive standpoint, it's just objectively devastating for the planet. The last best chance at climate change legislation is gone"

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Jennifer Rubin (wackjob lefty bluecheck, WaPo, MSNBC)

"If Manchin is no on both BBB and voting, Biden is done. Democracy is hanging by a thread. Hard to think of anyone more destructive"

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Jennifer Rubin (wackjob lefty bluecheck, WaPo, MSNBC) [this wierdo is just the best]

"IF (and big IF) Manchin means what he says, he's sunk the admin. and guaranteed Ds tank in 2022."

Nah Jenny, the Dem's have done that all by themselves.

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Ayanna Pressley (Terrorist - MA)

Look upon her as the black, female, Doctor Evil. Wait until she demands sharks with lasers on their heads to deal with those Republicans.

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Michael Malice (blue check, Author of Dear Reader, The New Right & The Anarchist Handbook)

"we're hours away from Christine Blaisey Ford announcing that Joe Manchin dry-humped her at a party once."

That right there was epic!

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Originally posted by bigdeal:

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Originally posted by mbinky:
"A lot to process on the Manchin news but, from a substantive standpoint, it's just objectively devastating for the planet. The last best chance at climate change legislation is gone"

That's what every leftist since the 1970's has said...
I can remember global cooling, before global warming.
When did Al Gore say we only had 7 years to save the planet?

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I can remember global cooling, before global warming.

I graduated high school in 1992. In my junior year I took an environmental science class. ALL they talked about was the coming ice age. Showed us video's with Leonard Nimoy and snow whipping around. We were fucked apparently (granted this was in Boston, and as a student who walked to school I loved snow days. If the sidewalks were not plowed I didn't have to go. So I was all for it).

It was gospel. We were gonna freeze to death.

From the coming ice age to the coming American Sahara, it's all bullshit.

Science is pretty clear. The Earth has been through many cooling periods. You can see this through geological data.

If I was a betting man, I'd bet we get an ice age before we got a scorching hot desert landscape because Joe Dirt wanted to drive a diesel pickup.

But that's just me.

You know, it occurs to me, these same people who point fingers at others and yell climate change deniers are in fact themselves the people who are denying that the climate changes.

Yes, the climate freaking changes. That's what it does, what it has done, and what it always will do. These people are so monumentally stupid and arrogant--I mean seriously, the fucking ego of these people--that they believe the climate should always be and has always been like that beautiful spring day in Southern California or something when it was 69 degrees, sunny, with a slight breeze, you know, perfect.

Assholes. Yes, these hysterical climate activists are in fact the true climate changer deniers.

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Sunrise Movement (WAAY left organization):

"One man should not be able to block the will of the people, the President and 49 other Senators.

The Senate is an archaic institution. #AbolishTheSenate"

Apparently, besides being insane, they can't count. "One man" didn't block anything. 51 of them did. Progressive math is horrible. And oh, this sound pretty communist. Kinda felt dirty reading the tweet.

I don't understand these comments, are they really that bad at math? 51-49. The Democrats are the minority in the house. It's 50-48-2 plus VP.

Why should the minority get to shove unprecedented spending down the throats of the majority?

JM just saved us from JB's wild reckless spending program.

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Originally posted by Balzé Halzé:
...like that beautiful spring day in Southern California or something when it was 69 degrees, sunny, with a slight breeze, you know, perfect.

Jen Psaki statement on Manchin

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/...joe-manchin-n2600799

"Senator Manchin’s comments this morning on FOX are at odds with his discussions this week with the President, with White House staff, and with his own public utterances. Weeks ago, Senator Manchin committed to the President, at his home in Wilmington, to support the Build Back Better framework that the President then subsequently announced. Senator Manchin pledged repeatedly to negotiate on finalizing that framework “in good faith,” Psaki said.

"On Tuesday of this week, Senator Manchin came to the White House and submitted—to the President, in person, directly—a written outline for a Build Back Better bill that was the same size and scope as the President’s framework, and covered many of the same priorities. While that framework was missing key priorities, we believed it could lead to a compromise acceptable to all. Senator Manchin promised to continue conversations in the days ahead, and to work with us to reach that common ground," she continued. "If his comments on FOX and written statement indicate an end to that effort, they represent a sudden and inexplicable reversal in his position, and a breach of his commitments to the President and the Senator’s colleagues in the House and Senate."

"Just as Senator Manchin reversed his position on Build Back Better this morning, we will continue to press him to see if he will reverse his position yet again, to honor his prior commitments and be true to his word," she said.

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Matt Whitlock:

Psaki is really hoping nobody has actually paid attention to Manchin’s “public utterances” all year about wanting to pause, inflation, bad climate spending, etc.

This falls SQUARELY on the White House ignoring reality and lying to their base about what was possible.

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Let's Go Brandon !

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Ilhan Omar (American Taliban - MN):

"Let’s be clear: Manchin’s excuse is bullshit. The people of West Virginia would directly benefit from childcare, pre-Medicare expansion, and long term care, just like Minnesotans.

This is exactly what we warned would happen if we separated Build Back Better from infrastructure."

Aaaand, just like that, the Broad Squad is cornered into a position where it can either be utterly intractable or utterly spineless the next time it decides on brinksmanship as a strategy for advancing the progressive agenda. This means that they can either block the rest of the Dems until the rest of the Dems find a way to render them irrelevant, or they can go along with whatever the other Dems want so that the rest of the Dems can just treat them as though they're irrelevant.

Ilhan, you're right, your little minicaucus shouldn't have ever folded on linking infrastructure to build back redder!

Manchin's interview Bret Baier



"the thing that never changed was basically the same amount of things that they are tryin to accomplish. By just changing the amount of time that we can depend on it"

"We should be up front and pick our priorities"

In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent out this morning, Chuck Schumer promised to bring up the BBB despite Manchin’s objections and vote on it “until we get something done.”

The New York Democrat pledged to force a showdown over voting rights legislation – which Manchin has opposed – and threatened to try to change Senate rules on the filibuster. Both Manchin and Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) are opposed to any such rule changes, so it won’t pass. But Schumer’s intention apparently is to force them to cast votes anyway.

From the letter:

"[S]enators should be aware that the Senate will, in fact, consider the Build Back Better Act, very early in the new year so that every Member of this body has the opportunity to make their position known on the Senate floor, not just on television. We are going to vote on a revised version of the House-passed Build Back Better Act – and we will keep voting on it until we get something done.

Additionally, please be advised that shortly after the 117th Congress resumes in January, the Senate will consider voting rights legislation, as early as the first week back. Previous attempts to simply debate such legislation have been obstructed by Republican filibusters, effectively defending the voter suppression and election nullification laws passed by so many Republican state legislatures on party lines with simple majorities… If Senate Republicans continue to abuse the filibuster and prevent the body from considering this bill, the Senate will then consider changes to any rules which prevent us from debating and reaching final conclusion on important legislation.”

Members on both sides have spent years bemoaning Senate gridlock, yearning for the Senate to operate as it once did – with Members participating, legislating, debating, publicly choosing a side. That is how the Senate worked before rules were weaponized to allow a minority of Senators to prevent the body from mere consideration of legislation.

The American people also decry this deadlock. I believe our constituents deserve to know which Senators choose to hide behind ill-conceived and abused rules and which Senators prefer to restore Senate floor procedures to better align with the Founders’ intentions. As Former Senator Robert C. Byrd said in 1979, Senate rules that seemed appropriate in the past ‘must be changed to reflect changed circumstances.’ Therefore, as with the BBB, Members will be given the chance to debate on the Senate floor and cast a vote so that their choice on this matter is clear and available for everyone to see.

To further discuss these critical issues, we will hold a virtual Special Caucus on the evening of Tuesday, December 21, the longest night of the year."

https://email.punchbowl.news/t...lternativeLink=False

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Originally posted by sdy:
In a “Dear Colleague” letter sent out this morning, Chuck Schumer promised to bring up the BBB despite Manchin’s objections and vote on it “until we get something done.”

Wasting time and throwing tantrums are what that asshole does best.

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I believe our constituents deserve to know which Senators choose to hide behind ill-conceived and abused rules and which Senators prefer to restore Senate floor procedures to better align with the Founders’ intentions.

Keep on 'projecting' Chuck...The majority of the 'people' are not as stupid as you would like to think, and see right through your partisan theatrical antics, a.k.a. Leftist BullShit!

And, Schumer has NO Clue whatsoever when it comes to the Founders' Intentions!

It is to laugh... Manchin’s saving them from themselves, and they just plain aren't smart enough to realize that fact. Tone deaf assholes and liars, the whole bunch of them.

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"To further discuss these critical issues, we will hold a virtual Special Caucus on the evening of Tuesday, December 21, the longest night of the year."

BWAAAAHAHAHAHAHAA!!! "It's pregnant with symbolism, it'll highlight the Dems' dedication to principle and eagerness to fight for Dem values, it'll dramatize the most salient national issues and...no one's going to tune in or take anything said seriously!"

I wonder if Vegas is offering over/unders for how many Dem Senators bother to tune in and participate? I'd love to put money on the proposition that they can't get 26 Dem Senators to actually take part.

If you want a good laugh today, check out this clown from Bloomberg puffing away on Joe's shriveled johnson:

Biden's Economic Performance Has Proved Unbeatable --- No first-year president going back to Carter comes close to matching the current White House occupant’s No. 1 or No. 2 ranking in each of 10 key measures.

Here's a current picture of the article's writer; Matthew A Winkler:

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Originally posted by mbinky:
No more beating around the bush, Manchin finally comes out and says he won't vote for the BBB bill.

The tears of rage from the left are going to be sweet today

Manchin says he 'cannot vote' for Build Back Better: 'I've done everything humanly possible

Not all the left. My liberal democrat sister who resides in MD is against BBB and had emailed Manchin asking that he vote against it. She said that she just just him a "thank you" email and asked that I do as well. In her opinion the margin of support by general democrat voters is much lower than the 48 to 1 margin of democrat senators.

There is a new Commander in the White House. While Major continues in Doggy Rehab enter a new German Shepard. Commander Biden it is. Interesting name...

as biden stands next to a woman and boy who lost their house in the Kentucky tornado:

"I kid and say the best thing to ever come out of Kentucky is my sister in law ...."

video at :

https://twitter.com/i/status/1471233554491322372

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
There is a new Commander in the White House. While Major continues in Doggy Rehab enter a new German Shepard. Commander Biden it is. Interesting name...

Handy when an excuse is needed for those surprise deposits on the floor.

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Originally posted by Ripley:

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Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
There is a new Commander in the White House. While Major continues in Doggy Rehab enter a new German Shepard. Commander Biden it is. Interesting name...

Handy when an excuse is needed for those surprise deposits on the floor.

So to summarize in layman's terms, another POS liberal got a dog, did nothing with it, it behaved horribly and bit someone, and it was thrown away. Now the White House PR arm has opted for a cuddly puppy replacement for everyone to ooh and ahh over for a while until Commander isn't a puppy anymore and is pawned off to someone else. These dogs are nothing but possessions and advertising tools to this garbage. Hopefully Commander wraps the leash around Joe's legs and sends him head first down the stairs for Air Force One.