
Is Joe Manchin serious?
CNN
To hear Joe Manchin tell it, his life is really hard.
"This position, I guess, I wouldn't wish it on anybody," he told billionaire Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein Tuesday morning in reference to his role as the critical 50th Democratic vote in the Senate.
To which I say: Really?

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