scoobdog

Manchin's problem is he's a centrist just to be a centrist. He has no real leverage in the Senate: he's not wanted by the GOP, he has no ideological connection to the party he's in, the Democrats, and he has absolutely no acumen for deal making. He and Sinema are fucking useless twits who offer nothing other than a vote. The democrats have worked with centrists before, and sometimes they have success. The likes of Susan Collins have at least some ability to negotiate behind closed doors with both parties and, while working with them can be problematic, at least they have enough skill to keep conversations open to both paths. Manchin has done absolutely nothing other than string Democrats far enough along that he can effectively squelch the BBA because it's bad for his coal business. He hasn't reached out to any Republicans, he hasn't offered a constructive counter proposal to the Democrats that would at least give them a framework. He's even ignored his supposed constituents in the coal miner's union. For all intents and purposes, Manchin is running out the clock on his political career.

I wouldn't want to meet J K Rowling because I just know RAC_G is going to show up on her scooter with a sledgehammer.

That's got a catchy beat.

You are lying.

How much does it suck that the GOP doesn't want Manchin either?

That was the best Gundam.

Your entry was kind of half-assed.

Have at it.

Tom Cruise. Might be the greatest dude ever, but want no part of that.

Substituting one black guy for another black guy.

No doubt. It isn't any less horrifying to see. Of course, the difference between this and another volcano on the same plate boundary, Krakatoa, is that this eruption's energy was suppressed enough that people closer to were able to witness it and survive. This particular region appears to have extremely violent eruptions.

That would be a big no. You can see the localized cloud from the blast and its pretty obvious that it's not big enough to enter they upper atmosphere like a surface pyroclastic explosion typically can.

I hear someone called Mountain Dew "panther piss" once, and it suddenly tasted better imagining I was actually drinking wild cat piss.

He'll get there. Dude just does everything in his own time.

Don’t you…. Just imaging what Westie’s last moments were like haunts me.

Holy shit. Look who’s back.

You may be right, my man. You may be right…

I mean, kinda.

Nobody: Nickelodeon: “You’re right. Football isn’t fun enough. Let’s add slime to the dude that just got bobble headed by the free safety.” The two people that finger sausaged the remote to Nick instead of ESPN: “What the fuck is this shit?” Nickelodeon: “This turned out well.”

Do your nuts sag like one of @That_One_Guy’s jokes at Happy Hour at a biker bar on I79 on a Tuesday night?

Oh shit... Bills have been averaging 75+ yards per posession and 7.8 plays per possession... With every posession resulting in a touchdown. The Pats' defense isn't getting enough time off the field.

That is a literal wall of sound.