Headache Of Manchin Proportions.
Sen. Joe Manchin is causing the White house huge headaches because he is stalling the progressive agenda. (New York Times)
“Manchin, on Friday, said he could not support quick consideration of the administration’s climate and tax ambitions as part of a larger domestic spending bill. The president acquiesced to the demand. But White House aides and Democrats were left furious over what they deemed Manchin’s latest act of sabotage, blaming him for shifting the goalposts and blowing up key elements of an economic package months in the making.
Manchin’s pronouncement dealt a blow to an administration that had spent the better part of a year trying to repair relations with the West Virginia Democrat. It also reinforced frustration that the senator could never seem to get to yes on a series of big issues.”
President Biden apparently was not anticipating a member of his own party so effectively stymying his domestic agenda. Well the Senator from West Virginia has been able to do just that. The President now has to effectively work around his no vote to try and scrape together an agenda that will satisfy his base that is now becoming very impatient especially after the overturn of ‘Roe V. Wade’. The President now must adopt effective leadership abilities.
