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“For ME?!”
Joe Manchin’s demands must be met!
Methinks the Trash Panda protests too much:
Look, if he leaves he loses all his leverage and instantly becomes a back bencher. He also loses all his seniority in the Senate, committee chairmanships, and so on. Even if he only goes full Indie and sits with Bernie and Angus, his clout expires on the spot.
He ain’t going nowhere.
Mock Paper Scissors 
Yeah but don’t discount Budget Harley Sin-ema (driftglass’ latest masterpiece! )
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10 Republicans he was going to bring over is bullshit too.
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Sounds more to me like someone was testing the waters and it blew up in his face, so now he’s furiously backpedaling.
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But, but, money talks, bullshit walks. And you were walking.
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Just like those cops in Seattle who made a big deal about leaving their hats and boots on the steps of the local temple of government. Goodbye, we wish you well.
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When asked about Manchin switching party affiliation after going through a OxyContin hangover and subsequent withdrawals, one of his hungry and poor constituents there in WV said, “Is there a difference? and “ Can I eat this coal briquette?”
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