Anything reported on Manchin's meeting with President Biden yesterday?

[msfiddlestix]

skimming through headlines, because this particular event is of weighty interest, but I'm unable to find any reporting.

I don't turn on morning news shows these days, so maybe I missed it.

Anyone have any inside info on what happened?

Did President Biden bring Manchin into our fold as a Senate Democrat on vital matters such as SR1, Filibuster, etc?

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. MSNBC showed a clip of Manchin walking to his car after meeting

He made lots of vague, noncommittal comments like “the president really wants to help the American people”.

Rachel said, all things considered, and compared to Manchin’s recent inflammatory comments, this was a hopeful sign.

[PatSeg]

2. It generally helps to communicate one-on-one

with a person, instead of through news reports. We'll see how much good it has done in this case.

[msfiddlestix]

4. I agree. but obviously Manchin and Sinema is very worrisome

to me. I don't believe I've seen or read any reporting on Clark's confirmation either. That's very troubling to me.

It's as if these Senators belong to the opposition. it's just weird.

[PatSeg]

8. The best thing I can say about the two of them

is they aren't republicans. They may not be easy to deal with, but at least they do vote with Democrats a lot of the time, something that rarely happens with republicans. I suppose there have always been Democrats like them. I remember quite a few when Obama was trying to get the Affordable Care Act passed, at least two or three who seemed to represent insurance companies. They weakened and watered down the legislation. Blanche Lincoln and Max Baucus come to mind and I think Joe Lieberman behaved a lot like Joe Manchin is right now.

[msfiddlestix]

9. Yes, you're absolutely right.

The reports that Baucus blocked the Public Option from Affordable Health Care bill, was so disheartening. But Lieberman was definitely the poison pill. Infuriating and disgusting.


But we at least have the two most of the time, however we need them to come through now 100% time or we're finished, imo.

I don't think Biden will be able to get through a freaking thing if we don't lose the filibuster haste.

[PatSeg]

10. Yes, Lieberman was a pissy little whiner

One thing that Democrats really need to focus on is the mid-term elections. We can't afford to lose any seats and we need to win more. We have such an unique opportunity right now to make major, significant changes much like FDR and LBJ. We cannot let republicans and Blue Dogs stop our progress. They have done so much damage already for such a long time.

And yes, the damn filibuster has to go!

[msfiddlestix]

3. thanks. Well, I guess that's something.

Not much to hang any hope on, but something.

appreciate the report back.

[Bev54]

6. At least he did not say that he and the president have differences

[Cuthbert Allgood]

5. That's a pretty low bar for a Democrat.

I mean, if it were a Republican, that would be a great thing for them to say.

[Aristus]

7. I'm still shaking me head in mystification that Manchin wants to deny the people of his state

the huge influx of cash the infrastructure bill represents.

I don't know how many Republicans and conservative Democrats in West Virginia are true believers and will refuse government funding just on general purposes. But there have to be at least a few West Virginians who just want to go to work. I don't care if they support the bill and then badmouth President Biden, as long as the bill gets passed.