More reactions to yesterday’s Senate vote to establish a January 6 commission
Doing the math, Senator Capito’s bogus excuse, and a different take on what this may mean for the Democrats
The vote totals
The vote was 54 in favor of moving forward with the commission to 35 against. Of course, under Senate rules, the 35 wins the vote:
51 senators can seat a Supreme Court justice but 54 senators can’t establish an independent commission to investigate a violent insurrection in their own damn building.
— Steven Mazie . . .
It's another edition of Bob Nutting's "Baseball on the Cheap"
You get what you pay for!
From the Pittsburgh Pirate/Chicago Cub baseball game earlier today:
This is the bottom.pic.twitter.com/2vMzUT67cb
— Dan Zangrilli (@DanZangrilli) May 27, 2021
I think Zangrilli is being optimistic.
More on Senator Manchin and a January 6 commission (updated)
(With Shelley Moore Capito update and Joe Manchin's after-the-vote reaction)
West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin earlier today:
My statement on the January 6th Commission: pic.twitter.com/ZfNhQfKzmh
— Senator Joe Manchin (@Sen_JoeManchin) May 27, 2021
Is Manchin finally seeing the light? Probably not -- look at how he responds to a reporter's question about it:
More from MANCHIN on why he . . .
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Congressman McKinley: Since you refuse to do town halls, you ought to know that there was someone in Moundsville last night speaking at a town hall impersonating you!
More hypocrisy from our local representative
In the early years of the Trump administration, holding a town hall was a common way for many members of Congress to connect with their constituents. There were exceptions (mostly Republican). Among those representatives who refused to meet with constituents in an open public setting was our WV District I representative, David . . .
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Update: Senator Joe Manchin and the January 6 investigation
Yesterday, Senator Joe was outraged
Politico Playbook: Sen. Joe Manchin was outraged that his GOP colleagues were suggesting they would filibuster the bipartisan setup of the Jan. 6 commission. @playbookdc
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) May 24, 2021
Why the outrage? Hasn't he been following what Mitch McConnell has been . . .
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A bit surprising: Last night, our local congressman David McKinley was one of just 35 Republicans to vote for the creation of a commission to study the January 6 insurrection
Not surprising: There was no mention of this in today’s Ogden papers
Since the vote was taken last night (too late for the Intelligencer), I waited for the afternoon Wheeling News-Register to see if Ogden would cover our local congressman’s affirmative vote on the creation of a commission to closely examine what happened on January 6. McKinley was one of 35 Republicans to vote for the commission. (WV’s other . . .
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West Virginia and the coronavirus
What's happening?
Waiting for Draft Kings to post the over/under on this one
West Virginia’s governor, yesterday:
NEW: Gov. Jim Justice said Monday he is confident West Virginia will meet its target goal of having 65% of its eligible population get at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine by June 20 when the mask mandate will be lifted. . . .
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