Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) said Thursday that he had “never considered” switching his party affiliation to the Republicans, despite drawing ire from far-left Democrats over his opposition to scrapping the legislative filibuster.
“If switching a party, or whether you have a ‘D’ by your name or an ‘R’ by your name changes who you are as a person, then you’re in the wrong profession, and it’s all about you and not about the oath you take to the office, the oath to the Constitution, to protect and defend,” Manchin told Fox News’ “Special Report”. “That shouldn’t be a party affiliation, that should be all of us.”
Manchin, a former West Virginia governor who is currently the only Democrat holding statewide office in The Mountain State, described himself to host Bret Baier as “fiscally responsible and socially compassionate.”
– Read more at the NY Post
Nice words, Joe—and we hear a lot of them from Democrats—even Republicans. What makes yours different?
The difference is the same as the difference between the two Jefferson’s. Conservative “Make America Great again” Republicans long for the days of great American thinkers like Thomas Jefferson who created the Declaration of Independence and the great Mansion of Monticello. Liberal Democrats on the other hand long for the realization of a George Jefferson “Moving on Up” to that “Deluxe Apartment in the sky” and would trade a great American mansion for a little Manchin as easily as they trade free government housing for great well-earned well-built , well walled secure estates. Joe Manchin can talk a good game, but can he walk a fine line between patriot and traitor, and not fall into the abyss like Humpty Dumpty Biden, who fell off a well-built wall, who like George Jefferson can only sing “Now we’re up in the big league, getting out turn at bat, as long as we live, it’s you and me baby, there ain’t nothing wrong with that.”,,,all the while just mov’in on up to the Middle East side, getting more than just his piece of the pie.
I’d still wish he’d switch to the GOP…
“If switching a party, or whether you have a ‘D’ by your name or an ‘R’ by your name changes who you are as a person, then you’re in the wrong profession.”,,,,,,,,Well tell me who your friends are and I’ll tell you what you are! Are you bringing those around you up, or are they bringing you, your reputation ,and you country down?
In the oppressive course of current human events is it not yet time to dissolve the political bands of Socialist redistribution of our hard earned wealth to edify a Democrat party who would distort the Constitutional rule of law to rule over us, with corrupt misguided judges and prevaricating politicians, who seek to blind us from our Constitutional rights and truths, in a world where only their people, like Kings of privilege, are created more equal than us, as they twist our Constitutional rights to lay claim to our honestly earned wealth and treasure to edify just themselves, just their leaders, just their party of Socialist collective thievery? If that is not you Joe, then leave and join those of your own kind who think clearly, not corruptly. If you are not part of the solution, you become part of the problem.
Nicely said.. IF you are “FOr the constitution”, then WHY STAY In a party that literally spits on the constitution, and sees their “OATH” to uphold it as being meaningless!