Posted on 12/21/2021 5:27:45 AM PST by Red Badger
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute (GAI), praised Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) as a “profile in courage” who rejected offers for self-enrichment while guest-hosting for Monday’s edition of Sean Hannity’s eponymous radio show alongside GAI colleague Eric Eggers.
Schweizer and Eggers reflected on their research of political corruption in Washington, DC, while examining Manchin’s recent refusal to join other Democrats in passing the $4.91 trillion spending proposal in the “Build Back Better” legislation pushed by the Biden administration and left-wing news media.
Manchin rebuffed attempts to be purchased or rented by political supporters of the Build Back Better bill, Schweizer stated.
“Eric, you and I, a lot of times, call people out — Republicans or Democrats — for cronyism, for corruption, for self-enrichment,” Schweizer remarked. “Joe Manchin resisted those temptations in voting ‘no,’ because believe me, he was offered a lot of things, and it’s a time-honored tradition in Washington, DC, to, basically, if you can’t buy a politician, to at least rent them.”
Schweizer, who has documented corrupt monetization of political influence in a series of books, including Profiles in Corruption: Abuse of Power by America’s Progressive Elite, said Manchin must have rejected bids to procure his support for Build Back Better, including offers to financially benefit him and his family.
“There is a time-honored tradition of buying off politicians,” Schweizer concluded. “This is no doubt the sort of thing that was thrown at Joe Manchin, that was offered to him, that was offered to West Virginia, that was offered to his family.”
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I will be surprised if Manchen holds his ground.
Everybody has a price.
Some are just more expensive than others.............
I read they gave his wife a job or something’? I dont know.
Just like whores. The price doesn't matter, she's still a whore.
Put your faith in man, you will be disappointed every time.
Put your faith in God, you will never be disappointed.............
Nope.
Have you tried bribing Elon Musk lately? He can't stand Dementia Joe as he's made it clear several times already.
I don’t think it was just Manchin, but he was the sacrificial lamb. If there was lest than a 2-3 vote margin they probably could have just paid Mitt or offered him a cabinet position.
According to Schumer, they will hold another vote in January........................
Why would anybody want to bribe Elon Musk?...........................
Your post #4:
“Everybody has a price.
Some are just more expensive than others.............”
They won’t stop until they get what they want by hook or by crook. If they have to bribe two or more Republicans to replace Manchin and Sinema they will do it. Never underestimate the evil they can do. They have many decades of experience in this sort of thing. This is nothing for them.............
How'd that work out in Virginia where they lost the Governor's office, Lt Govenor, State AG and state House of assembly. All in one go?
That's not working out so great for them is it?
Manchin prevented a Christmas Eve massacre. Lib or not, he did what was right for the American people. I applaud him.
There is another way, which Schumer alluded to way back during the Trump administration.......................
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