I just heard Joe Manchin say Biden has to move to the "center." Rubbish.

[Uncle Joe]

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[Lunabell]

1. If Manchin torpedoes Biden's supreme court nominee he should be given the boot.

Him or Sinema.

[Demsrule86]

6. And put McConnell in charge...oh yeah that will work.

[Lunabell]

7. Manchin has already seen to that.

N/t

[LenaBaby61]

10. And put McConnell in charge...oh yeah that will work.

He's already in charge in a way.

Secondly, African-American's are expecting a black woman to be put onto the High Court like Biden promised, and IF that doesn't happen and a white woman or white male whose center right is put onto the high court like Manchin wants it, I can guarantee you Biden/Dems LOSE a LOT of the black vote.

I have posts on here saying that Manchin would do exactly what he's doing now--want a non-black, center right justice on the high court. Manchin probably wants a white male to be placed onto the court to HIS liking.

Tough choice ahead for Dems if they buckle to Manchin's whims.

[FoxNewsSucks]

12. Manchin voted FOR Beerbong Kavanaugh

That alone should eliminate him from having any say in who Biden picks. Why should we have to give a shit what he thinks? He's little more than Moscow Mitch's enabler.

[Lunabell]

21. Absolutely.

Shame on both him and Sinema.

[OMGWTF]

47. Shame doesn't work on sociopaths

[Lunabell]

50. Ikr!

Like that sociopath,narcissist Ssrah Palin having covid and dining indoors at a restaurant in NYC. These people have zero integrity.

[qazplm135]

13. I mean the whole point of keeping them

is basically down to judges now.

If we can't count on them for that even...

Having said that, I don't see any reason to believe they won't continue to vote for judges.

[Lunabell]

17. Yep.

[JohnSJ]

15. He hasn't done so in any of Biden's nominee's in his first year where he voted for all 42 of

Biden's nominees in his first year

[lame54]

24. Don't worry. We've been given the DU guarantee...

That Manchin and Sinema will fall in line

[Lunabell]

26. Lol

Oh those two!! Such scalliwags.

[Bettie]

28. Like they did on voting rights and BBB...

oh...wait.

[onecaliberal]

2. Joe Biden needs to do what 81 million voters want him to do.

Fuck the pretender.

[PatSeg]

29. Yeah, Manchin is pretty full of himself

All this media attention has gone to his head. If Manchin wants to run the show, he should run for President.

[onecaliberal]

43. If they ratfuck the court seat, they both need to go.

Strip them of everything. Since we’re getting not a fucking thing POTUS ran on because paid off pretenders are blocking it all.

[CrispyQ]

3. So basically, Manchin wants to select the next justice. -nt

[Caliman73]

4. Manchin needs to define what the "center" is...

Especially since 69% of the people polled in the state where Manchin is the Senator, support the policies described in the BBB legislation. Manchin is using right wing tactics at this point. He discusses vague "principles", uses delay tactics, and lies.

I know that we need Manchin to maintain a level of control over the Senate. I am not calling for him to switch parties or go away, or whatever. We do need to explore, if it is possible, to get someone to challenge Manchin for his seat in the next primary. That process does not have to be out in the open at this point, but we should definitely be studying.

[Magoo48]

11. He wouldn't know the "center" if it lifted it leg and pissed on his boots.

If fact. Personally, every time I’ve heard the word center for the last 20 years, I call it right-wing horseshit and gunsmoke.

[Mad_Machine76]

5. Related to SCOTUS

or in general?

Same old same old.

[JohnSJ]

20. per Bloomberg News Manchin said today he would have no problem voting for a Biden SC nominee with a

liberal philosophy

[Mad_Machine76]

37. Good

N/T

[The Wizard]

8. Hey Joe,

Your center is to the right of Atilla.

[NewHendoLib]

9. F. J. M.

[Lovie777]

14. Senator Joe Manchin hates Liberals and Progressives . . .

He truly feel the USA is center right, which is total bullshit.

[samsingh]

16. let's get the 5 right-wing traitors to resign so we can move to the middle

[nuxvomica]

18. So if the front-end alignment on his Maserati were way off

He would just keep that steering wheel straight, even though the Maserati is heading toward a cliff on the right.

[Uncle Joe]

22. It's tradition. n/t

[JohnSJ]

19. Where exactly did Reich hear this? I will tell you what I did hear from Bloomberg news. Manchin

said today that he would have no problem voting for Biden's SC nominee with a more liberal philosophy than his own.

but that I guess that doesn't mean anything according Reich

[Uncle Joe]

23. Manchin has promoted this for months.

This isn't anything new.

[JohnSJ]

25. and he also voted for everyone of Biden's 42 nominees in his first year, and many of those justices

had a very liberal philosophy. There were 42 judicial appointments in Biden's first year.

I see Manchin and Sinema having no problem voting for whoever Biden picks. They haven't in the past

While it may not be anything new, Manchin made that statement TODAY

and what Reich is saying is NOT anything new either.

just something to try and stir people up

If people are not happy with the ideology of Manchin and Sinema, they should work to get more Democrats elected in the Senate in the midterms, which would make them irrelevant

Manchin and Sinema are NOT up for re-election in the midterms, so to achieve that goal need to look at states like Pennsylvania

[Uncle Joe]

27. Great, however this isn't just about judicial picks, but governing philosophy.

When they stop in the name of "bi-partisanship" enabling a political party that tried to overthrow our government while tens of millions of Americans get left behind then things may get more mellow.

[JohnSJ]

30. So. Is that any surprise about Manchin? We have a 50-50 Senate, with two Senators who don't stand

in line with many of the issues of the Democrats in Congress.

With Manchin this has been known for a long time. He is in West Virgina where trump won the state by over 42%.

However, at this time Manchin and Sinema give us the majority, and that is a BIG DEAL.

It should be pretty obvious to most now that if we want to move things toward more progressive legislation, we need to win more seats in Congress. Going after Manchin and Sinema will accomplish zip. Winning at least a two seat majority in the Senate, and maintaining the majority in the House, will change everything

[Uncle Joe]

32. This isn't just "going after," it's also setting the political climate for November of this year

and many years to follow.

Anyone that believes government has a proactive role in promoting/building/supporting a public welfare or common good, automatically faces an uphill battle against corporate media propaganda that has played out for decades.

There are good, conscientious journalists employed by cable and network news but the industry business model; works against the idea of a common good and their reporting or lack thereof on so many critical issues affecting the average American only reinforces the status quo or so their ownership/upper management believe until a Trump comes along....or perhaps that's what they want?

Murdoch certainly did.

The corporate media make their money by selling and influencing, not educating or enlightening the people with a few rare exceptions AKA; plagues and such, while even this has gaps as in FOX etc.

With the corporate media it's almost always about the money and their money is made from the status quo, every public dollar that our Government invests in the people make stronger workers and can take away lucrative commercial dollars from, fossil fuels, big pharma, etc. so their surface interests are opposed.

So time is never on the side of progressive causes that believe our government has a fundamentally better role to play in the lives of the American People in perfect harmony with the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution.

[JohnSJ]

46. He will vote to confirm

[CentralMass]

31. Hell no.

[Ferrets are Cool]

33. This is so much BULLSHIT and makes me so GD angry

President Biden is already "centered". Go to HELL Manchin.

[DanieRains]

36. Going Left Would Mean Billionaires Paying 80% Wealth Accumulation Tax And Most Americans Would Agree

This would be okay.

[mjvpi]

34. Our party has been moving to the right since Reagan.

On a corporate level, since FDR.

[DanieRains]

35. Can We Rename Him Deliverance Manchin

That way more people will realize what we are all dealing with.

[aocommunalpunch]

38. So glad he's framing himself as rightwing.

It makes understanding his voting so much easier.

[Justice matters.]

39. Joe Manchin has to move to the Center-Left

His own constituents want him to but he's bought and paid for by Big Coal.

[Evolve Dammit]

40. Joe has always been a centrist.

[Emile]

42. I agree.

[Boomerproud]

41. He wants attention so badly. We'll see him at the microphone

during the confirmation process every dsy.

[screamcheese]

44. Left, right, and center

The extreme right and the extreme left have a lot in common in terms of zealousness, intransigence, weak mindedness, and violence. Liberal and conservative are center left and center right positions. True centrists are neither liberal nor conservative.

[Fla Dem]

45. Manchin has to run face first into a stone wall. Maybe some sense will be knocked into him.

[SergeStorms]

48. Absolutely, Mr. Manchin.

As soon as to trade your Maserati in on a Kia.

And we all witnessed the GQP move to the center when Drumpf, the one term president who was defeated in a landslide, was POTUS. Yeah, I remember the shit out of that. They went from right-wing asshats, directly to fascist fuckwits in the blink of an eye.

Some "moving to the center" like that, Mr. Manchin?

[calimary]

49. And just who the fuck is joe manchin to be ordering our President around?

[Eyeball_Kid]

51. So... Biden has to reject voting rights...

… to please Manchin???

[UTUSN]

52. Note to MANCHIN: You first. & "center" of what - between Wingnut & Dem? or Mainstream Dem?!

[Uncle Joe]

53. That's the ultimate question.

[progressoid]

54. "Rubbish" seems like an understatement.