Good ol' Joe has delusions of grandeur since he made it to Washington. Word in the West Virginia press is that he sees himself as the next Bill Clinton, a "moderate" folksy former Governor from a rural state, and is trying to position himself for the VP spot or perhaps even a presidential run in 2016. Unfortunately, (for Joe) he needs to move left to have any chance nationally as a Democrat, he has way to much conservative baggage right now, an A rating from the NRA (or at least he did), pro-life and anti-gay marriage. (expect a lot of "evolving" on those issues in the near future.)
apillar wrote:
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He’s just trying to make points with Obama and the Progressives. he will go no place—he will be tarnished by it. He’s hoping the voters will have a short memory—I think he’s betting on the wrong horse this time.
Good ol’ Joe has delusions of grandeur since he made it to Washington. Word in the West Virginia press is that he sees himself as the next Bill Clinton, a “moderate” folksy former Governor from a rural state, and is trying to position himself for the VP spot or perhaps even a presidential run in 2016. Unfortunately, (for Joe) he needs to move left to have any chance nationally as a Democrat, he has way to much conservative baggage right now, an A rating from the NRA (or at least he did), pro-life and anti-gay marriage. (expect a lot of “evolving” on those issues in the near future.)
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One of the biggest farces going in Washington politics today is this ridiculous notion that Joe Manchin is somehow a “conservative”. He has been nothing but a rubber stamp for Obama during his short career in the Senate, as evidenced by his pathetic 13% score (out of a possible 100%) from Heritage Action for America for his so-called “conservative” legislative voting record.