Take on Joltin’ Joe

Joe Manchin torpedoed the BBB thing which was as predictable as any political event we've seen in the last four decades. The liberal wing is up in arms, the GOP is full of glee and everybody else is sort of scratching their head as to what to do next.

At the end Manchin claimed it was the amount added to the debt that worried him, a statement which falls flat knowing he just voted for a much bigger defense spending package.

But the thing the Democrats who are calling for his head are not realizing is they are making two huge miscalculations

there is no Democrat who probably has a shot against Oily Manchin in West Virginia if he were to be primaries
Even if there was, that person would likely have to flank him on the right which would make him more likely to pseudo caucus with the GOP.

The chances of that person winning is so damn low that you basically give back the senate to Mitch McConnell which means that a vote on something like the BBB never sees the light of day.

So although Manchin is a corrupt fool but he's still more valuable in than out.