More Washington D.C.Miracles: Joe Manchin Agrees to the Climate Change Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

On a day that saw the United States Senate pass legislation that will revitalize the semiconductor and other technological industries, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin have announced they have reached a deal to include significant sustainability/combat climate change provisions into a scaled-down Build Back Better bill, called the Inflation … Read more

Is It a Joe Manchin Problem Or Is It a Billionaire, Centrist Democrat and Not Enough True Activism Problem?

Joe Manchin is taking a well-deserved beating in the press. Undoubtedly, he could not care less. Still, it’s nice to see journalists, including our own AZBlueMeanie, take Manchin to task for his cynicism. But are we kidding ourselves believing that Manchin is the real problem here? “The only pathway out of the nightmare we are … Read more

Update: Vichy Democrat Joe Manchin Rejects Reviving Build Back Better Plan

Update to There May Be Progress On A Scaled-Back Build Back Better Bill In The Senate This Week. I warned you that skepticism was warranted, and that this Vichy Democrat collaborator may be “pulling a Manchin,” making promises he has no intention of ever keeping for media attention, and to run out the clock on the … Read more

The Self-Appointed ‘King of America,’ Joe Manchin, Has More Bad Faith Obstruction Of The Biden Agenda To Offer

The prima donna Vichy Democrat diva Sen. Joe Manchin is desperate for attention again. “What’s all this talk about war, it should be about me!” Can his rival prima donna Vichy Democrat diva Sen. Kyrsten Sinema be far behind? President Biden tried to revive his Build Back Better Agenda in his State of The Union address … Read more

Sen. Joe Manchin Will Not Support The Senate Tradition Of A ‘Talking Filibuster,’ Wants To Retain The Filibuster-Without-Really-Filibustering Rule

Politico reports, Manchin: Primary me if you want, I won’t go ‘nuclear’ (for any filibuster reform): Joe Manchin made clear that his party’s push to isolate him and fellow centrist Kyrsten Sinema won’t force his hand on rules changes, once again rejecting Democrats’ proposed reforms to the Senate’s filibuster rules. The West Virginia Democrat actually … Read more