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  1. I think the thing with Manchin is that is really is a West Virginian, not a DC pol. He knows what coal regs do to the state and he knows that Northeast-influenced policies do not help his people. He probably is also sick of the Pelosi/Reid/Obama arm twisting and his own inability to get a word in edgewise. I grew up right across the Potomac from WV, and I am very aware of how the people there think. They do cling to guns and religion, as well as low taxes and personal independence. I suspect that Manchin’s problem has less to do with the Obama Machine’s potential threats than with his wanting to get out of DC.
    Of course the Menendez investigation is all about Iran. Look at all the other stuff Obama has thrown up this week (Hillary’s emails, Ferguson, Keystone, Selma) to keep his fans from turning their attention to what Bibi said. Obama deserves a box with a pig’s head inside accompanied by a note saying, “We are keeping the bacon and ham. You can forward this gift to your friends in Iran.”

  2. Of course the question is “Is it possible for him to be returned to the Manchin mansion?”

    In his favor is that he was a reasonably well-respected governor. Against him is not only his performance in DC (allying himself with Obama more than West Virginians would have wanted), but also that the state is in the early stages of going Republican. The voters went for McCain in ’08 and Romney in ’12; Jay Rockefeller’s senate seat went Republican (Shelley Moore Capito); Nick Joe Rahall, longtime Dem, was defeated for congress; both houses of the state legislature are also now in Republican control for the first time in 80 years.

    It may not be the Democrat cakewalk it has been in the past.

  3. Not that I would put anything past this gang, but wouldn”t they get the most bang for their buck by going after Republican Senators from states with a Democratic Governor?

    Cory Gardener from CO would fit the bill. As would Kelly Ayotte (NH), Steve Daines (MT), Both Senators from KY, Roy Blunt (MO), Pat Toomey (PA).

    I’m sure the press would find nothing unusual about these (and no others) coming under scrutiny.

  4. dbp:

    No, not if their goal is to frighten Democrats into silence who might otherwise criticize them. They are saying “don’t think you’re immune because you’re a Democrat; disagree with us and you could find yourself in the slammer.” They need the Democrats more than ever right now, because if enough Democrats defect, the Republicans can either override Obama’s veto or impeach him.

  5. Anyone within the flock of the left who dares to bleep the tiniest discontent must be sacrificed on the alter of the msm..Robespierre never accounted for what can go wrong when la vie a l’envers est delie sur la terre.

  6. Manchin, and no doubt others, remember Valerie Jarrett’s threat:

    “After we win this election, it is payback time. For those who supported us, there will be rewards, for the ones who opposed us, they will get what they deserve. There will be hell to pay. Congress won’t be a problem for us this time. With no election to worry about, we have two judges ready to go.”

  7. You have to at least consider the flip side of this. Namely, that Menendez has known for a long time that indictments were likely, and has recently picked visible fights with Obama so that he can claim that this is all political payback.

  8. Glen H:

    Menendez has been fighting with Obama for years. I think it’s only become more noticeable lately because the Iran deal is so alarming.

    Much more likely that the prosecution was a way to threaten him.

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