re: #137 i(m)p(each)sos

Say what again?

At 49-51, McConnell remains majority leader, Republicans control Judiciary and all the other committees, and the Senate remains the place where democracy goes to die.

At 50-50 with a Democratic VP to break the tie, we get Schumer as majority leader and Democratic control of the committees.

If putting up with Joe Manchin is the price of making that happen, I will walk naked down the main drag of Parkersburg trailing a “Thank you, Manchin” banner.

If, and ONLY if, Manchin starts threatening to switch sides on leadership votes, I’ll switch to team “screw you, Joe.” But for now I’d rather have him inside the tent pissing out, as the saying goes.

That’s exactly the concern I was talking about. I live in Texas; I wouldn’t mind a Republican-lite Democrat to be angry at because it would be a Democrat. But Ralph Hall, who was my rep when I moved here, switched from Democrat to Republican, which was frustrating.