[rightwingcrazy]

Everyone is a moderate, in their own eyes.

[Hojczyk]

The democrats must have something on him....or he is really dumb...

Should have switched parties like the governor..

His opponent will have great video of him and the rats a the State of the Union

[rigelkentaurus]

Moderate - hardly - just a commie Rat who wears a disguise to fool the voters back home.

[Alberta's Child]

Twice the camera caught him about to rise to applause only to be given the stink eye by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and he awkwardly stayed in his seat, forcing Manchin to appear to choose party over his state.

He's not choosing party over state. He's choosing New York, California and Beltway donors over his state.

Salena Zito should know better than to write this slop.

[SecAmndmt]

Moderate compared to what? Manchin is imagining a vain thing

He took an oath of office. The moderate position is to fulfill one’s oath of office. That means follow the original intent plainly indicated in the Constitution.

[Lurkinanloomin]

WV needs a good Senator.

One is this Democrat who talks a good game and votes with Schumer. The other is a Bush League Republican who votes with McCain, Graham, Rubio, etc.

Patrick Morrisey for Senate 2018

[ealgeone]

Anyone supporting the dnc is not a moderate.

[ExTexasRedhead]

Moderate = no nads.

[tennmountainman]

Old Joe is only moderate during election season.
After that Old Joe votes whatever Schumer wants for the next 5 years.

[SuperLuminal]

"It’s not easy being the man in the middle."

BS! Spineless morons who eventually support anything to the left of Mao.

[Poison Pill]

It doesn’t have to be an unfriendly, hostile work environment.

Oh jeez, just quit whining and resign....

[GuavaCheesePuff]

Nothing is wrong being a moderate.

I am moderate on some issues.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Manchin ran as a TEA Party candidate then changed as soon as he got to Washington.

[sparklite2]

The thinnest book in the world is Things Moderates Accomplish. Things that stand in the middle of the road get run over.

[upchuck]

Thank you Salena. Another ‘outta the park’ article.

Kinda feel sorry for Joe. He must lead a conflicted life. Bet he has thought often about changing to a Republican. IMHO, he’d be much happier. Don’t know what that would do to his reelection prospects.

[SharpRightTurn]

Manchin is a fraud. He talks moderate and votes reliably left-wing.

I hope the majority of Mountaineers are on to him at this point and throw him out on his sorry rear end at election time.

[hal ogen]

If this person is a “moderate”...quit. The country would be better off.

[Maudeen]

He is an opportunist. . .playing it both ways when it suits HIS interests.

[jdsteel]

If the Democrat party hadn’t gone so far toward Marxism moderation and compromise could be good. However, they are. They must be soundly defeated so the party might regain it’s sanity.

[DoughtyOne]

moderate

definitions (to my way of thinking)

1: a way of describing yourself when your views are such that you know nobody on your own side will agree with you, and many folks on the other side will

2: a way of describing yourself when you are too embarrassed to claim you’re a Republican or a Democrat, and you’re essentially a Democrat