Joe Manchin Begs Republicans to Save His Bad Deal With Democrats
By Bonchie | 2:30 PM on September 13, 2022
Sometimes the shamelessness of Democrat politicians still surprises me. I mean, you expect them to be two-faced and self-serving, but really, Sen. Joe Manchin’s latest move is just a bit much.
In late July, Manchin stabbed his Republican friends in the back, many of which had stood up for him in the past, by suddenly green-lighting the so-called Inflation Reduction Act. That contradicted his prior pledge to not sign on to another large spending bill in the midst of the country’s inflation woes. Worse, he waited for the GOP to vote for the CHIPS Act, giving up their leverage, before doing his about-face.
It was a total slap in the face, and in return, all Manchin got from the radicals in his own party was a promise to pass so-called “permitting reform.” As predicted, that’s not going too well. RedState reported on Saturday that Democrats in the House might be looking to nuke the proposal over “climate” worries. So what is Manchin doing to try to save his end of the deal?
He’s begging Republicans to bail him out.
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