Joe Biden won the 2020 election with over 81.2 million votes; by far the most votes cast for any presidential candidate in U.S. history.
That’s great.
So, how come President Biden and his administration go to such extremes to appease the leader of corporate Dems, Joe Manchin? The answer is written in headlines.
Corporate media identifies Manchin as a conservative Democrat, a moderate Democrat, a rogue Democrat, but never call him the self-obsessed right-winger that he is.
There can be no doubt Manchin cares very little about anything but his corporate sponsors and the media image that he alone can and will stop the Biden agenda.
Manchin says he is a champion of the working people, but insists the Biden agenda focuses too much on ‘the working people’; and insists that the Biden agenda be scaled back.
The Senator from West Virginia, however, does not say a word about making almost $5 million from his family’s coal business since being elected to the Senate in 2010.
Manchin, also, does not say a word about the praise rested upon him by an ExxonMobil lobbyist for his efforts to undermine climate action legislation; The coal-money Senator from West Virginia was the “chief architect of the energy-related measures in the [climate] bill, which progressives have criticized for prioritizing fossil fuels over renewables”.
The bottom line is Joe Manchin loves being the media-image Joe Manchin. And he has reached the point where he believes, and loves, his own press. A few current loves:
Sen. Joe Manchin urges President Biden to rethink revocation of Keystone XL pipeline permit
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Sen. Joe Manchin is urging President Biden to rethink his move to revoke a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. (2021.09.09).
Sen. Joe Manchin says he won’t vote for $3.5 trillion spending bill
Sen. Joe Manchin said he will not vote for President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill, saying he does not believe Congress can pass it within the timeline set out by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. (2021.09.12).
Joe Manchin insists he ‘can’t vote for’ $3.5tn spending bill
Joe Manchin, the moderate Democrat standing in the way of Joe Biden’s signature $3.5tn spending bill, insisted again on Sunday he would not support the package, declaring the price tag too high and White House efforts to speed its passage too hasty. (2021.09.12).
Manchin’s Obstruction of Build Back Better Act Is ‘Absolutely Not Acceptable,’ Says Sanders
Conservative Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s recent vow, repeated on Sunday morning, to oppose a reconciliation bill larger than $1.5 trillion is “absolutely not acceptable,” Senate Budget Committee Chair Bernie Sanders made clear this weekend. (2021.09.12).
Manchin Appears To Throw Cold Water On Key To Democrats’ Climate Plan
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) continued his media tour seemingly crafted to cause Democrats agita on Sunday, where he threw cold water on the crux of their climate plan. (2021.09.13).
Joe Manchin Doubles Down On Wanting Parents To Work For Child Tax Credit
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) has doubled down on calling for parents to work for the expanded child tax credit benefit, echoing Republican talking points and throwing a wrench into a central component of his own party’s policy agenda. (2021.09.14).
