Posted on 03/07/2021 12:58:35 PM PST by DoodleDawg
Sen. Joe Manchin, the moderate West Virginia Democrat whose vote the party will almost surely need to pass laws this year, signaled Sunday that he may be open to reforming the filibuster, a procedural rule that requires 60 votes for many measures, effectively dooming most legislation.
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I didn’t boycott the Georgia runoff, even though I don’t live there.
I sent money to both of the losers. I knew it was a lost cause with Perdue but I thought there might be a small glimmer of hope with whatshername, Loeffler, and then her husband shoots off his mouth literally as Trump is on stage trying to support his wife.
And then, Mitch’s ham handed handling of the CCP virus relief package, and the deal in Georgia was done.
the covid relief package was a non-issue until trump sent that ill advised tweet about $2000 checks. It simply didnt exist until the tweet. Then the dems pounced.
Even with that boner, they would have both staggered across the finish line if 250k republican voters hadn’t evaporated between the general and the runoff.
DO NOT trust Joe Manchin.
Anything he says that looks like he is a patriot is an orchestrated lie designed to distract from the truth that he is being blackmailed over the possibility of his daughter being put in prison for a price fixing crime.
I don't trust a single one of them, House or Senate. They're looking out for themselves, not the people who elected them.
I can see your point, this being the weak-ass GOP and all. They’re certainly no Jimmy Stewart.
The legislation that will be passed in th meantime will destroy your freedoms and make the DemoNazi party the ONLY party until the country disintegrates.
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