Democrats stiff Joe Manchin of the goodies they promised him for voting for their 'Inflation Reduction Act'

American Thinker ^ | Sep 10, 2022 | Monica Showalter

[upchuck]

Who must feel like the biggest fool in Washington, right now?

Probably Sen. Joe Manchin, the independent-minded Democrat from the bright red state of West Virginia, who cut a deal with his fellow Democrats on the "Inflation Reduction Act," gave them his vote with conditions -- and is now getting stiffed.

[upchuck]

I'd be surprised if Joe is surprised by this. It's what rats do - CHEAT.

[Lurker]

Manchin was in on it from the start.

Now he can play the victim.

L

[A strike]

Queue Nelson from “The Simpsons”

[AnthonySoprano]

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70 members sign.

There are 435 in the House.

70 is about 16% of the House.

I think it’s premature to determine Pelosi won’t move forward with it.

[Maris Crane]

He deserves what he gets...BUT WE DON’T.

And that’s the way it will probably shake out.

[AnthonySoprano]

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Manchin is very wealthy. Biden appointed his wife to head a commission and then her Budget was increased by a Billion dollars.

Like almost all of them, it was about his personal fortune. When he leaves, he’ll have made millions more and he could less about WVA.

[apostoli]

Yes!

[sauropod]

Yep.

[Jess Kitting]

Backstabbers. What did he expect?

[Ex gun maker.]

Inflation Production Act!

[Ken H]

This.

[frank ballenger]

RE: Manchin is very wealthy....

Rank: 19th in the Senate
with an estimated net worth of $7,623,534 in 2018.

By the way, this was from Open Secrets. They and the Dept. of Justice (for crimes by race) have only 2018 figures. That’s a long time ago.

[HYPOCRACY]

Manchin didn’t get stiffed at all. WVA and the US did. I’m sure his check cleared.

[quikstrike98]

Oh dear, nobody likes Manchin anymore. Just remember Joe, even Judas had the grace to hang himself after turning traitor for a few pieces of silver

[JesusIsLord]

Will WV reelect Manchin if he runs as a democrat in 2024?

If Manchin runs as a republican in 2024, will that get him reelected?

Does WV have a MAGA candidate who can win Joe's Senate seat in 2024?

[Political Junkie Too]

I'll have to add Joe Manchin to the list of suckers from Democrat deals.

Schumer suckered McConnell into voting for the CHIPS act, and then suckered Manchin into voting for the Inflation Reduction Act, essentially getting two birds with one stone.

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Schumer reneging on his promise to McConnell to not use reconciliation for the Inflation Reduction act in exchange for passing the CHIPS bill is just the latest in a long history of Democrats breaking deals with Republicans after getting what they want.

It is absolute incompetence of McConnell to keep letting them get away with it.

Here's an oldie post of mine from 2009 on Harry Reid's history of reneging on promises:

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...McConnell got Reid to agree to hold a high-profile debt-limit vote next month -- just before the president's State of the Union address...

Specter suggests Reid reneged on word.

Newly-turned Democrat Arlen Specter today hinted that that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid reneged on his word to allow Specter to keep his seniority on committees on which he sits. "Sen. Reid assured me that I would keep my committee assignments, and that I would have the same seniority as if I had been elected as a Democrat in 1980," Specter said in a written statement today.

Reid Bows to Far Left as Rs Rank Judges Issue #1.

And they undoubtedly have the Rasmussen survey results in the back of their minds as they consider their reaction to Majority Leader Reid’s broken promise to confirm three appeals court nominees before the Memorial Day recess, as well as Reid’s sure-to-be-broken earlier promises to meet the historical average (17) for appeals court confirmations in a president’s final two years. With just a couple of months left in the confirmation window, Reid is less than halfway to meeting that average.

[snip]

“A good GOP Senate source reports today that Minority Leader Mitch McConnell addressed the entire Republican Conference … about the judge-fight issue. McConnell is said to have been very insistent that he would not let Majority Leader Reid's broken promise go unpunished … He would not tell the Conference exactly what action he was planning, but he did say it would be very firm, and that all concerned would know it when we see it.” – Quin Hillyer (5/21/08)

[snip]

While Sen. Lott overcame numerous obstacles to get Paez and Berzon confirmed, Sen. Reid has looked for excuses to renege on his pledge.

[snip]

GOP senators are understandably angry that Sen. Reid broke the golden rule of senatorial honor by reneging on his commitment.

[snip]

Democrats Target Coburn’s Holds

To ease passage of the public lands measure, Reid promised Coburn the chance to offer a limited number of amendments.

But after the majority leader objected to a Coburn proposal that would have eased restrictions on firearms in national parks, the package stalled for months, prompting Coburn to charge that Reid reneged on their agreement.

Coburn eventually got to offer four amendments — all of which were defeated — but not the guns measure.

Reid: No Vote On Lifting Drug Import Ban Before Health-Care Bill

Republicans accused U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., of reneging Tuesday on a pledge to allow a Senate vote on a measure lifting an import ban on pharmaceutical drugs before lawmakers take up health-care legislation.

The development, supported by major drug makers, comes as the Senate is moving to craft the politically delicate compromises needed for the broader health care overhaul bill.

In a letter to a bipartisan group of senators that have been pushing for the import ban to be scrapped, Reid said there wouldn't be time in the busy legislative calendar for full consideration of legislation lifting the long-standing prohibition now.

"He did commit to us and obviously that commitment is not going to be kept," Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., said Tuesday evening.

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Recently...

AFL-CIO Boss to Harry Reid: Go Nuclear

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) accused Republicans of trying to “disable the administration” by blocking the appointments, though he stopped short of saying “campaign donations are directly attributable” for GOP opposition. Merkley received $1.2 million from labor groups since 2010, including more than $275,000 for his 2014 campaign.

Merkley defended President Obama’s recess appointments while the Senate was in session because “functionally we were out of session.” He also accused McConnell of violating a pair of “gentleman’s agreements” to confirm President Obama’s nominees without “obstruction” from the minority.

Obama and Reid reneged on a labor truce of their own when the Democrats re-nominated Block and Griffin to the board, according to a top Republican aide.

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Now we can add Chuck Schumer to the list of Democrats who can successfully roll Mitch McConnell.

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-PJ

[joshua c]

so the rats got what they wanted

and destroyed one of their troublesome members

a twofer

remember rats are not stupid they are evil

[lowbridge]

You effed up. You trusted us.

[Brooklyn Attitude]

“Who must feel like the biggest fool in Washington, right now?”

To be the biggest fool in Washington you have to surpass world class competition.

[shoff]

Hey Joey, feel like a voter after election day?