Col3814444@kbin.social to Politics@kbin.social · 1 year agoJoe Manchin Is Attacking Democrats As If He’s a Republicanplus.thebulwark.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
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minus-squareAstroturfed@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHe was never a Democrat. Just someone willing to vote either way for enough grease.
minus-squarejpj007@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoHe also at least votes for a Dem Majority Leader and, coming from West Virginia, the alternative would be a full-fledged Republican. I don’t like the guy, I disagree with him majorly, but he’s better than the only likely alternative.
minus-squarewagesj45@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year agoA barely necessary evil given how tight everything is. I wouldn’t feel bad if he stepped on a lego, though.
minus-squareItty53@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoOh yes he was. Manchin is a residual from the neoliberal movement. He’s a great reminder that Democrats have been “radical centrists” for decades. Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties.
minus-squaremajkeli@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-21 year ago Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties. Exactly.
He was never a Democrat. Just someone willing to vote either way for enough grease.
He also at least votes for a Dem Majority Leader and, coming from West Virginia, the alternative would be a full-fledged Republican.
I don’t like the guy, I disagree with him majorly, but he’s better than the only likely alternative.
A barely necessary evil given how tight everything is. I wouldn’t feel bad if he stepped on a lego, though.
Oh yes he was. Manchin is a residual from the neoliberal movement. He’s a great reminder that Democrats have been “radical centrists” for decades.
Democrats aren’t your friends. They’re just the better option between two conservative parties.
Exactly.