Posted on 12/14/2021 9:53:40 AM PST by Mount Athos
I’m not confident that Joe Manchin will ultimately hold the line on more spending; however, it is interesting that on the same day Manchin is reported to be casting doubt on more Joe Biden social spending, the Washington Post published a hitjob on him around his family finances {LINK}.
Accepting there are no coincidences in politics, it would appear the intelligence agencies are firing a warning shot against Senator Manchin based on his financial connections to the West Virginia coal industry.
Every article written about the Build Back Better/Social Spending/Green New Deal bill, carries a totally different price tag. The New York Times says $2.2 trillion. Politico said $1.6 trillion, and other media like CBS have put the figure around $3 trillion. Regardless, Joe Manchin has reservations about it.
Those reservations have apparently triggered the ‘six ways to Sunday‘ deep state….
Nice investment portfolio you have there Joe, it’d be a shame if something happened to it.
The thumb screws will be applied. Oh, and lunch with Hillary.
He will cave................
The thumb screws will be applied. Oh, and lunch with Hillary.
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Lunch with Hillary!!! That’s cruel and unusual.
Nope...he’s going to go Independent...
Just like Bernie.........................
Has Sinema made any comments about this bill lately?
Yes. If one had to put their finger on how precarious our future as Americans is, you only need to consider that Joe Manchin seems to be the only thing keeping us from economic ruin (though we are probably already there anyway)
Joe Manchin. Think of that.
I fully expect him to cave. Lots of goodies coming his way.
I wonder how many times Manchin has started one of these rants, and how many times he’s ended up voting or not voting for the legislation he said was bad.
Sinema is MIA
the Republic hangs by a manchin thread
Millions in handouts for his state and glowing press coverage versus a visit by investigators from the Office of Congressional Ethics. I wonder how Joe’ll choose.
DC is hopelessly corrupt.
It is intolerable that the CIA owns a newspaper outright.... the Washington Post.
My guess is that several ‘Rat Senators are silently rooting for Manchin to stand firm.
What goodies?
When Wray sets the goon patrol on him he’d best fold.
If he votes for it, he is the deciding vote, the economic mess that follows is blamed on him, and him only.
Every senator who votes for the bill is the deciding vote.
By my count the bill is two short of Dem commitments. Manchin and Sinema.
For now.
photos will be shown or bribes made.
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