Manchin: ‘I’m Baaaaaaa-ack!’

Posted on April 27, 2022 by tengrain

Joe Manchin: “It’s all about me, Me, ME!”

Sen. Joe Manchin is so serious about getting to yes on the Democrat’s climate-change agenda that he’s doing what he always does: he pretends he’s going to find 10 Republicans to vote yes before announcing regretfully that he can’t support anything that isn’t bipartisan:

Manchin shook up the climate debate on Capitol Hill yet again on Monday evening, when he and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) organized a bipartisan meeting to explore the possibility of a bipartisan climate and energy security package.

So what’s the likelihood that, you know, he’ll find 10 Republicans…?

Securing 10 Republican votes for ambitious climate policy could be a tall order, they said, and could slow negotiations over the bold climate provisions in Biden’s stalled spending bill at a crucial juncture ahead of the midterm elections.

“There are not 10 Republican votes for anything substantial on climate that would stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, period,” Jamal Raad, executive director of the environmental group Evergreen Action, told The Climate 202.

So yeah, he’s just wasting everyone’s time again, running out the clock before the 2022 Pie Fight.

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6 Responses to Manchin: ‘I’m Baaaaaaa-ack!’

  1. brucedesertrat says:
    April 27, 2022 at 8:52 am

    “There are not 10 Republican votes for anything substantial on climate that would stave off the worst effects of the climate crisis, period,” Jamal Raad,

    There, Jamal, FTFY…

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  2. osirisopto says:
    April 27, 2022 at 9:29 am

    I think he’s boffing Murkowski.
    That’s more likely than them working on ‘climate’ regulations.

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    • MDavis says:
      April 27, 2022 at 9:36 am

      Murkowski, AK – isn’t she in the position of choosing between climate change legislation (with people in Alaska being quite close to the melting tundra and disappearing polar ice) or supporting Alaska’s own UBI program, splitting a portion of oil money between all Alaskan citizens?
      Looks like an opportunity to huddle with Lisa somewhere to discuss other UBI options, ones that include all Americans.
      I can testify that even the relatively small stimulus payments can make a huge difference to people in the lower half of the economic spectrum.

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    • tengrain says:
      April 27, 2022 at 11:35 am

      O –

      Are you saying that Manchin is drilling for oily?

      Rgds,

      TG

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  3. Jimmy T says:
    April 27, 2022 at 9:40 am

    Just gonna drop this off…

    Liked by 5 people

  4. roket says:
    April 27, 2022 at 9:45 am

    [r]epublican bipartisanship sounds so quaint after all these years gone.

    Liked by 4 people

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