THE MISADVENTURES OF AO-COW FART
Posted on 12/20/2021 5:23:30 AM PST by sevinufnine
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Cori Bush, and other members of the progressive squad assailed Sen. Joe Manchin after the centrist Democrat from West Virginia said he would not support President Biden's Build Back Better plan. 'Our entire democracy is on the line,' Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Sunday. 'We, as always, are here to fight for this agenda. What matters most to us is that it gets done. But we cannot just shrug our shoulders and accept this as some Charlie Brown moment. So we need to get back in there and get this s*** done. Period.' She then called on Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to schedule a vote immediately. 'If they forced folks to go on record with the bill, they can force the Senate to go on record with BBB,' she wrote in a later tweet on Sunday.
House Rep. Cori Bush, a progressive Democrat from St. Louis, also blasted Manchin on Sunday, tweeting: 'Honestly, I'm frustrated with every Democrat who agreed to tie the fate of our most vulnerable communities to the corporatist ego of one Senator. 'No one should have backed out of our initial strategy that would have kept Build Back Better alive.' Bush then called out Biden, writing:'@POTUS, you need to fix this.'
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'Let's be clear: Manchin's excuse is bulls**t,' Representative Ilhan Omar tweeted on Sunday.
'The people of West Virginia would directly benefit from childcare, pre-Medicare expansion, and long term care, just like Minnesotans.'
She added: 'This is exactly what we warned would happen if we separated Build Back Better from infrastructure.'
Omar told MSNBC she knew Manchin 'couldn't be trusted.' Rashida Tlaib, the progressive congresswoman from Michigan, blasted Manchin for his 'betrayal of his constituents.'
She urged the Senate to move ahead and hold the vote.
Independent Senator Bernie Sanders from Vermont called for a Senate floor vote on the bill anyway, claiming he wants Manchin to have to vote against BBB in front of America and the world.
Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, a part of the progressive 'squad', said she 'absolutely' agrees with Sanders on bringing a vote on BBB to put Manchin on the record about his opposition – despite him already admitting on national television that he will not support the legislation.
'To be clear, my lack and deficit of trust was about Senator Manchin,' Pressley told CNN's Jake Tapper on State of the Union Sunday morning. 'He has continued to move the goalposts. He has never negotiated in good faith. And he is obstructing the president's agenda, 85 per cent of which is still left on the table.'
'And in obstructing the president's agenda, he is obstructing the people's agenda,' she added.
Manchin told Fox News Sunday: ‘I cannot vote to continue with this piece of legislation. I just can’t,’ the West Virginia Democratic senator continued. ‘I’ve tried everything humanly possible. I can’t get there.’ He said: ‘This is a no.’
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina slammed the response from the White House as laughable. ‘The White House statement attacking Senator Manchin for deciding to vote no regarding Build Back Better is ‘Baghdad Bob’ laughable,’ he tweeted in reference to former Iraq Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf’s nickname stemming from his colorful television appearances. He went on to attack the cost of BBB and how provisions, such as the Green New Deal, would dramatically increase inflation.
‘The White House continues to repeat the lie that Build Back Better is fully paid for,’ Graham lamented. ‘The CBO analysis is not fake and Build Back Better without budget gimmicks will add $3 trillion to the deficit. The true cost of Build Back Better — $5 trillion over 10 years, not $1.75 trillion — is the wrong medicine to address the ills of the nation’s economy,’ he added.
Commies upset at Christmas time.
Donald Trump adviser Stephen Miller praised Manchin’s decision. ‘Big kudos to McCarthy & House GOP for their relentless campaign to expose the BBB monstrosity,’ he wrote. ‘They showed it’s not enough anymore just to vote no — you must FIGHT & keep FIGHTING. B/c House R’s FOUGHT the bill of horrors is now stalled. (Senate GOP Leaders take note).’ He continued: ‘Next up, @RepTomEmmer is going to make sure House Dems pay the electoral price for backing BBB’s mass inflation, mass debt, mass amnesty and mass migration socialist nightmare. Hammering this vote can turn the Red Wave into a Red Tsunami — the TRUMP REVOLUTION has just begun,’ he tweeted.
Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey said Manchin ‘was right to call out these dangers. He did a huge service to the nation by just saying no,’ the Republican tweeted.
A true gift yes? :)
“Our entire democracy is on the line.”
Ha ha ha.
Did Omar poop in her turban ?
What “Democracy” is this deranged tart talking about? The ballot stealing "Democracy"?
Any time the lunatic left is pissed you can rest assured it’s a good thing
These witches and their commie warlock are delusional. Do they really believe going on the record would really cow Manchin into voting yes? All it will do is put their senators un vulnerable seats on the hot seat further. So go for it.
Please allow me to translate:
Without this abomination of a bill they can’t complete the ruination of our country
Yes our entire democracy is on the line and despite the best attacks by the progs, marxists, globalist corporate elitists and their running dog RINOs trying to support the CCP agenda, democracy seems to be holding its own and the resistance against tearing it down is becoming more emboldened with the passing of every day.
Let’s go Brandon, and FasciFauci have become national jokes.
I actually saw a video clip of Bernie Sanders scolding Manchin and saying that the people of West Virginia were angry with their senator.
In what world are you living, Bernie?
First, Manchin wants to vote on the bill. Second, the people of his state are the reason he is voting "No." This is called representative democracy.
How the heck would anyone be able to tell?
Manchin did his job. He served the interests of the American people. I don’t care what your ideology is. When you go to Washington you have one job. To serve the American people.
Manchin wants to survive the red wave.
I told my husband yesterday, I don’t care that Manchin is a dem…if he holds true to this, he deserves our praise.
Proving the squad is one nasty group of you know what. And liars to boot. Their disgusting attacks aren’t going to help them any.
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