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With everyone (naturally) focusing on the division within the Republican ranks right now, I imagine it's worth pointing out that there are more than a few Democrats who are pretty unhappy with their leadership as well.
... and he's throwing around the "I" word. Wow.
When you govern to the left you piss off the right. When you govern to the right, you piss off the left. But when you govern incompetently, you piss off everyone.
Sen. Joe Manchin, Democrat of West Virginia, says he would have been impeached if he did not pass a budget when he was Governor. Below is the transcript of Manchin answering a question about the budget on today's edition of "Morning Joe" on MSNBC.
Joe Scarborough, host: "As a Democrat, as a mover of the Democratic caucus can you tell me, tell us, tell America why the Democrats in the United States Senate who run the Senate have not produced a budget for this country in three years?
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV): "I don't have an excuse. There's no excuse. I would have been impeached as Governor. I would have been impeached. I've had to put a budget together and I had to look at it."...
... and he's throwing around the "I" word. Wow.
When you govern to the left you piss off the right. When you govern to the right, you piss off the left. But when you govern incompetently, you piss off everyone.