Maybe Joe Manchin really
is serious about the filibuster — and more serious than we think. Manchin talked about protecting the filibuster before the election, promising not to let Democrats do “crazy stuff” if they won control of the Senate. That was a selling card in the Georgia runoffs, helping to make voters there more comfortable with Democrats rather than with “stop the steal”-obsessed Republicans. But many wondered just how firmly Manchin would stick to the principle of regular order when push came to shove on Capitol Hill.
Last night, Manchin told CNN that it was when push came to shove