The Democrats should take advantage of their current representation in Congress and go all in on passing voting rights legislation. So why are progressive Democrats so reluctant to admit that he is as deserving of accolades for exhibiting his own вЂњprofile in courageвЂќ as were Mitt Romney and Liz Cheney before him? Senator Manchin stands virtually alone in his party in calling attention to the financial gimmickry of the bill and the implications for inflation and the deficit. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, where are those progressive Democrats rising to praise, rather than condemn, Senator Joe Manchin for the principled stand he is taking in opposing President BidenвЂs Build Back Better plan? I personally did not support his impeachment, but I fully agreed with those Democrats that those Republican mavericks deserved praise rather than contempt for their courageous actions. They risked their political careers and voted to impeach when that was what their consciences required. It was not so very long ago that progressive Democrats contended that, whether or not one personally supported the impeachment of President Donald Trump, one still had to admire the courage of those few Republican legislators who bucked their own partyвЂ™s leadership. If they all voted against separate pieces like lower drug prices or the child tax credit, they would give Democrats great campaign issues. Now Republican senators can say they oppose the whole package because of its high cost while ignoring whatвЂ™s in it. Joe Manchin may actually help Democrats in the 2022 elections if his opposition to Build Back Better results in separate votes on pieces of the proposal. To hell with Joe Manchin find instead the Senate equivalent of Representative Liz Cheney or Representative Adam Kinzinger. Why do efforts by President Biden to resurrect his domestic agenda involve only Senator Joe Manchin? Why not Senator Susan Collins, for example, whose Senate seat is safe for another five years? Is there not one Republican senator who will support needed climate change legislation and other social programs in Mr. Re вЂњ President Seeks to Salvage Plan From DefectionвЂќ (front page, Dec.

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