Manchin is like The Shadow: he wears many faces; but they all mask the same empty suit.
I heard Manchin’s speech. Talk about straddling the barbed wire fence.. well, just, wow. Speechless, me.
Stood short, giving the best of the cutting arguments of both sides, nauseated both sides, played both sides, and self righteously set himself up as righteous judge, even adding a little scripture, said nothing of his role as chameleon champion, then slid down the banister of Triangulation, and landed his plane recommending a CENSURE!
What a guy. Always heard he was slippery, but never actually saw him in action.
Sen Manchin failed to realize that the House took San Francisco public dump in the well of the Senate and insisted that the Senators clean it up. The House deemed and scenes (again) and failed to put on a valid prosecution, failed in the role of prosecutor and investigator, and wanted the Senate (jury) to call witnesses and cross examine witnesses. The case failed at its inception.