This article is full of funny details that undermine its central argument (Manchin is cynically killing the climate to get rich). The guy comes from coal miners, founded a coal company in the 80s, lost an uncle in the mines, introduced legislation to make black lung claims easierhttps://twitter.com/theintercept/status/1449439003980206086 …
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In his maiden speech to the Senate, Manchin said "I am very proud of the critical role West Virginians play in providing energy to our nation [...] I imagine the lights in this very chamber would be a little dimmer were it not for West Virginia coal."
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The company he's selling the climate out for, according to the Intercept, makes "six figure profits," which is not exactly Bain Capital. Just maybe Manchin finds coal central to his state's identity and economy in the way so many of his voters do?
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The Intercept even manages to attack Manchin both for opposing and for supporting stricter mercury emissions standards. What was the morally upright stance here in the Intercept's eyes, keeping mercury levels exactly the same?pic.twitter.com/lLhp6nhLGa
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I don't agree with Manchin's stance on coal, but I recognize that his beliefs and arguments on the balance between energy independence, climate, safety, and jobs have been consistent for thirty years, and that he consistently wins in coal country against a 23 point partisan lean.
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The attempt to unmask the real motives of the coal guy from the coal family in the coal state as financial rather than political is ridiculous. Hillary Clinton said “We’re going to put a lot of coal miners and coal companies out of business” and got 26% of the West Virginia vote.
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Coal miners are a politically potent constituency wherever they're found. If your climate bill depends on the guy from the mining state, then you're going to need to grit your teeth and put beautiful coal in your energy plan to get his vote, and it has little to do with money.
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Pinboard Retweeted Paul Krugman
Future historians will be astonished that we couldn't find a workable compromise on such an important issue while we still held power.https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/1449385953563381767 …
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Paul KrugmanVerified account @paulkrugmanFuture historians — if there are any future historians, that is, if civilization doesn't collapse — will be astonished that we let the planet burn for the sake of an industry that employs less than 3 percent of workers even in West Virginia pic.twitter.com/Rg5Fk0tQpe4 replies 2 retweets 21 likesShow this thread -
There are 49 senators to the right of Joe Manchin and maybe demonizing the guy and burning the Democratic agenda on his doorstop is not the smartest strategy.
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I'm not going to tweet it for free!
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Just seems like he might be the one doing the burning here
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