Joe Manchin is not done with gun control. Does it matter?

The Washington Post ^ | April 29, 2013 | Sean Sullivan

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apillar wrote:
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He’s just trying to make points with Obama and the Progressives. he will go no place—he will be tarnished by it. He’s hoping the voters will have a short memory—I think he’s betting on the wrong horse this time.

Good ol’ Joe has delusions of grandeur since he made it to Washington. Word in the West Virginia press is that he sees himself as the next Bill Clinton, a “moderate” folksy former Governor from a rural state, and is trying to position himself for the VP spot or perhaps even a presidential run in 2016. Unfortunately, (for Joe) he needs to move left to have any chance nationally as a Democrat, he has way to much conservative baggage right now, an A rating from the NRA (or at least he did), pro-life and anti-gay marriage. (expect a lot of “evolving” on those issues in the near future.)
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One of the biggest farces going in Washington politics today is this ridiculous notion that Joe Manchin is somehow a “conservative”. He has been nothing but a rubber stamp for Obama during his short career in the Senate, as evidenced by his pathetic 13% score (out of a possible 100%) from Heritage Action for America for his so-called “conservative” legislative voting record.

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marktwain wrote:
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Note how entirely partisan the Post is in this article, which is supposed to be about politics, not opinion. Not one word on the questionable constitutionality of the bill. Not one word on the costs. Not one word about the bill being “controversial.

Everything in the Article implies that this bill was entirely desirable and workable.

Then again, this is exactly what we expect from the Obama Administration Post.
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Oh, believe me, I noticed! Of course, the Obama-worshiping sycophants at the Post completely ignore the fact that there was also bipartisan OPPOSITION to the bill and only 4% of the American people (according to the latest Gallup survey) consider gun control as the most important problem facing the U.S. today.

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And by the way, thanks a lot, WV.

You're welcome.

I actively campaigned for his opponent (who cannot campaign his way out of a wet paper bag. I warned repeatedly that Traitor Joe is a backstabber and a liar and a would-be tyrant.

But noooooo, people told me ... It's OK. The NRA endorsed Munchkin, so they'll have leverage over him. He's a "Good Democrat".

Bullcrap!

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Thanks for working against Manchin. I can’t recall his opponent’s name, but I do remember seeing him interviewed a few times and he seemed like a decent man, a successful businessman but a political novice. Am I right?

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I can’t recall his opponent’s name,

That's part of the problem, right there. The man was completely unable to get any name recognition going.

John Raese.

but I do remember seeing him interviewed a few times and he seemed like a decent man, a successful businessman

Yes

but a political novice.

Ran for office several times, never elected.