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Manchin Slams Door on Biden Again While There's Tantalizing Word He's Talking With Former Trump Economic Adviser
Red State ^ | 01/08/2022 | Nick Arama

Posted on 01/08/2022 8:22:27 PM PST by SeekAndFind

Joe Biden and the Democrats need to give up the ghost on Build Back Better already. But the Democrats just don’t seem to be able to quit it. I guess the bottom line is that they don’t have much to promote themselves for re-election with, as we go into the midterms. They don’t have much that they can pitch to their base that they’ve done that’s positive. Not that BBB would be positive, but the leftist base would like it.

But if the last word from Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) wasn’t enough on Tuesday saying it’s not happening, now there’s more.

On Tuesday, Manchin said there weren’t any negotiations going on for Build Back Better when asked about reports that perhaps there were talks ongoing to cut Build Back Better up into smaller bills that might pass. “I’m really not going to talk about Build Back Better anymore because I think I’ve been very clear on that,” Manchin said. “There is no negotiations going on at this time, ok?

Sen. Joe Manchin: "I'm really not going to talk about Build Back Better anymore because I think I've been very clear on that. There is no negotiations going on at this time, ok?" pic.twitter.com/SDNJhU8ew3

— The Hill (@thehill) January 4, 2022

But now, just to put an exclamation point on that rejection, comes the word that Manchin has yanked a prior $1.8 trillion compromise proposal he put on the table. He had never agreed with Joe Biden on BBB. But he had allegedly put out a counter proposal that was vastly different from the original BBB bill. It would have left out a lot of the desires of the progressives including expanding the child tax credit, according to reports. Now, according to insiders, he would be a “no” even on his own compromise offer — after the way that the White House responded to his rejection of the bill back on Dec. 19, and how they subsequently treated him.

If that wasn’t enough, there’s now the tantalizing word that Manchin has also been meeting with Republicans including Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Trump advisor Larry Kudlow. While meeting with Romney leaves me cold, meeting with Kudlow is intriguing. It means – to me – that Manchin is looking and open for truth. Kudlow basically confirmed that he’d been in contact with Manchin this week. “Joe Manchin [has] been heroic,” Kudlow said in the New York Sun on Wednesday. “I fully expect him in the next couple days to tell us all that he intends to save America and kill the bill.”

I think he’s done that, seemingly, already. But this puts some more emphasis on it and if he wants to put more out there, I’m all for it. If Joe Biden hasn’t gotten the message yet, this may just slam shut that door on him. And if Manchin wants to take the full walk across the aisle, I’m all for that as well.



TOPICS: Government; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: buildbackbetter; economy; larrykudlow; manchin

1 posted on 01/08/2022 8:22:27 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

“So, Mitt, tell me again how this RINO thing works”


2 posted on 01/08/2022 8:26:48 PM PST by bigbob
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To: SeekAndFind

Going into 2022, er, 2020 as Biden calls it, he has a low/mid 30% approval rating in a recent poll and if you dive deeper among 18-30 demo is is at 28%, IIRC. They have nothing positive to offer anymore.


3 posted on 01/08/2022 8:33:00 PM PST by matt04 ( )
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Why is he trying to pass that if the infrastructure bill passed?


4 posted on 01/08/2022 8:34:18 PM PST by TakebackGOP
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To: SeekAndFind

Another RINO would be a huge deal in the Senate. It would mean the Bidet agenda would die.


5 posted on 01/08/2022 8:41:58 PM PST by Fai Mao (I don't think we have enough telephone poles.)
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To: matt04
Going into 2022, er, 2020 as Biden calls it, he has a low/mid 30% approval rating in a recent poll and if you dive deeper among 18-30 demo is is at 28%

Lesgo Brandon and take a look

Brandon is deep down underwater

6 posted on 01/08/2022 9:23:32 PM PST by spokeshave (Get ahead by banning fossil fools, like McConnell, Biden, Pelosi, Feinstein, Schumer, Leahy, etc.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Rush would be working his butt off to get Manchin for an interview. He would probably succeed too.


7 posted on 01/08/2022 9:24:53 PM PST by Rembrandt (-a sure sign a Dem is lying - his lips are moving.)
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To: Rembrandt

God, I miss Rush.

He’s needed now more than ever.

And as for the two guys who now occupy his time slot....meh.


8 posted on 01/08/2022 10:35:46 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Ivermectin should be available for sale over the counter in the United States of America)
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To: SeekAndFind

It’s MINION Romney to you.


9 posted on 01/09/2022 5:23:36 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

I know, right? I do not listen regularly, so yes, I could be hearing very selectively. But Mrs LS listens and every time they are on its vax, vax, vax, as though nothing else in the world is going on.


10 posted on 01/09/2022 5:24:27 AM PST by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix) )
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation
And as for the two guys who now occupy his time slot....meh.

I agree , I've tried to listen, but no go.

I have cut my political watching/listening to about an hour a day with maybe a 90 minutes on FR {which is way down}.

I've been shooting, walking and working out more than I did prior to November 2020, and my physical health is better, mentally...it's a crap shoot.

11 posted on 01/09/2022 7:00:58 AM PST by USS Alaska (NUKE ALL MOOSELIMB TERRORISTS, NOW.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Quick, get the Official FR “We hate Manchin anyway!” crowd to destroy this thread!

Like they always do.


12 posted on 01/09/2022 7:09:33 AM PST by Basket_of_Deplorables (Convention Of States is our only hope now! Desantis 2024!!!)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation; USS Alaska

I listen, but only if convenient and not busy. Before I made a specific effort to listen as much, not anymore.


13 posted on 01/09/2022 12:54:26 PM PST by matt04 ( )
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