Right On Time, Joe Manchin Crosses The Aisle

After helping to craft the Inflation Reduction Act and providing the key vote for its passage, Joe Manchin took to the pages of the Wall Street Journal today to bemoan the Biden administration's implementation of it. While many on the right took this as a chance to slight Biden, the real story here lies with Manchin and The Wall Street Journal.

Since his first Senate term in the early 2000s, Joe Manchin consistently runs as a Democrat for the first four years followed by running as a Republican for the final two. Manchin has made a living conning the constituents of West Virginia with performative stunts like this in hopes of them forgetting about the progressive votes he cast before. Manchin is a progressive at heart but without fail, the nation’s most trusted editorial board has been happy to oblige the performance.