[glennaro]

Everything Manchin does, any action Manchin takes is purely a political calculation. Honor, integrity and principles play no role in his life; that is, he's a typical self-serving politician ... nothing more / nothing less (although from a moral perspective there is nothing less than a poltician.)

"The Republic Be Damned" is the operating principle of the Democrat/Communist Party.

[Reily]

Exactly!
Everything he does is to Zig & Zag to

1. Zig: Keep him firmly entrenched in WV to play the reincarnation of “Byrd”. WV’ians still love their government cheese.

2. Zag: Enable his dream - President Machin.

[Jim Noble]

"The Republic Be Damned" is the operating principle of the Democrat/Communist Party

And the GOP, even more so in some areas.