Manchin Supports Trump On Climate: Can't Even Say "Renewable Energy" In Statement

[hatrack]

Link to tweet

He can't even say the words.

[Calculating]

1. With Dems like Machin, who needs Republicans?

The guy is a true DINO!

[redstateblues]

7. Hate to say it but I'd trade him for Corker or Alexander

He's doing what he has to do in a backward red state (I live in one too). He's with us most of the time-better than never.

[spanone]

10. i'm with you there....we'll throw in marsha blackburn just for the hell of it

and to get her the fuck out of here

[redstateblues]

13. She is evil. I went to one of her town halls. Comcast owns her

[spanone]

14. 👍🏼😎

[njhoneybadger]

2. What a freaking tool

[world wide wally]

3. I'll bet he can say, "radical Islamic terrorists"

[Thrill]

4. Can't stand politicians like him

Will say and do anything to try and stay in office. Wants to continue to fool those coal miners

[bresue]

5. Dingle Dort.....

Smart energy is what has been saving our economy. I work for an electrician...office manager..and we have been very busy substituting out old lighting with LED.

Yes, new LED decreases electric usage...and many, many businesses are outfighting their business lights. Presently, there is a energy credit (done by Obama) that induces these changes.

Is Manchin saying that WV is not receiving these credits or is not utilizing new retrofits to decrease energy use? Maybe he would just like everyone going back to appliances, lighting that were not energy efficient.

I think he would have spent his time better trying to induce some new energy manufacturing companies to West Virginia for the lost jobs in coals. Really a no brainer.....

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

6. Maybe that piece of shit should spend more time counseling his

daughter against price gouging sick people.

[Efilroft Sul]

8. Good ol' Joe "Lieberman" Manchin.

Guaranteed to never come close to a "Profiles in Courage" moment.

[Demsrule86]

9. He is from coal mining WVA what do you expect him to say?

He votes with us most of the time and is the best you can hope for in WVA.

[hatrack]

15. Sorry, what was that again? Something about coal mining jobs?

He can't even pretend that it's not 1955. Even lip service is beyond his feeble powers.

But hey, that's fine. Does he want to wallow in toxic nostalgia for back in the day, like most of the residents of the state he represents? Have at it.

[Demsrule86]

16. Manchin has to run in 18, and it is in our best interest as a party to keep him.

Coal is going to go down regardless...why should he say things that will help elect a Republican? He votes with us most of the time and way more than any GOP type would...you want to help Trump get more bad policy through than attack Senators like Manchin...that will do it. As we rack up losses in a Senate year that is not that great for us no matter what.

[pnwmom]

21. Try telling that to the coal miners in W Virginia. That's why Hillary lost there --

she was honest that those jobs were going away and that people needed training for new jobs, which is what she supported.

Trump promised them they would get all their coal jobs back. Hillary wouldn't lie.

[UTUSN]

11. & he's proud of his statement.

[DefenseLawyer]

12. It's a meaningless throwaway line.

The guy's just trying to hang in in West Virginia. I only have a problem with Blue Dogs when they refuse to fall in line on important votes, like Lieberman and Ben Nelson used to do constantly with no penalty. Other than that, say whatever you want.

[Demsrule86]

17. I agree with you. Manchin has voted for us when it counts and is one of the reasons the

GOP might not get bad health care through the Senate...lose him in 18 and all bets are off.

[mvd]

18. He actually defended leaving the agreement?

These major things are why I will not give excuses for him. Sanders showed you can talk to people in W Va. Sure, it is a different environment than in blue states, but some ideas should be universal.

[SoCalDem]

19. Manchin is West Virginia's Mary Landrieu

they are only worth the (D) next to their name, and cannot be relied upon for much else..Mary's luck finally ran out, as will Joe's.. Sadly, we can no longer find any real dems with a chance of winning in so many places,,

[JI7]

20. nope, landrieu had a good record on civil rights issues

i knew she was going down when she called out the racism against obama. but i think she knew also.

manchin supported the ACA .

the problem isn't the politicians as much as the people of the state. if you want more liberal officials from those states you have to convince the people of the state to change their views.