Bummer: Joe Manchin Saying No To “Build Back Better” Dooms The Climate

If Doing Something about the climate was just so darned important the climate cultists could put a stand-alone bill up for debate and a vote, but, no, they have to attempt to jam it in a huge, government dictatorial piece of legislation

Joe Manchin may have doomed American climate policy

On Sunday, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) may have delivered a final blow to the United States’s best chance to take action on the climate crisis this decade.

Question: why can’t all the Warmists take action in their own lives? Think how much less “carbon pollution” there would be if they all gave up their fossil fueled, modern lives and went carbon neutral. Why is it necessary to force everyone to Comply while giving government even more dictatorial power?

After months of negotiations with the White House and Democratic leaders, Manchin announced on Fox News that he will be a “no” vote on the centerpiece of the president’s domestic agenda in its current form. That agenda — known as the Build Back Better plan — would have invested $555 billion in clean electricity, electric vehicles, and reducing methane emissions. Although the $1.75 trillion bill has already passed the House of Representatives, a no vote from Manchin would ensure the bill does not have a path forward in the Senate. That’s because Democrats were relying on a process that required 50 Senate votes to get it to President Joe Biden’s desk.

As Vox’s Andrew Prokop wrote, it’s possible that Manchin’s Sunday comments were just another negotiating tactic, and he could be convinced to support a revised version of Build Back Better that delivers on what he wants.

Doubtful. He knows BBB is bad for his state, bad for his constituents.

But if the bill truly is a goner, it will be much more than a political setback for the Biden agenda. It will be a colossal tragedy for the planet and future generations, which are depending on the US government to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels this decade with major legislation like this bill, to avoid the worst effects of climate change. The bill also contains funding for adapting to climate change and helping the most vulnerable communities; without it, the US will be far less prepared to face escalating climate disasters here at home.

Poll after poll after poll shows that Doing Something is popular in theory, but, when it comes to limiting their own lives and seeing their cost of energy, food, etc going up, it’s less than popular.

In a statement Sunday, Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) advocated for that path. “Major climate and clean energy provisions of the Build Back Better Act have largely been negotiated, scored for ten years, and financed,” he said. “Let’s pass these provisions now. We cannot let this moment pass.”

Ed is just one of plenty of Democratic congresscritters chiming in all sorts of upset, but, has anyone noticed that none of them are giving up their own use of fossil fuels, be it auto or airplane? There’s probably a handful or less who own an EV. How many could take the train instead of an airplane? How many live in big homes? Eat meat? And all the other things the climate cult hates? This is not about the climate, it’s 100% about political power.

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4 Responses to “Bummer: Joe Manchin Saying No To “Build Back Better” Dooms The Climate”

  1. Elwood P. Dowd says:

    Senator Manchin is wealthy from his investments in coal to the tune of $500,000 a year; over $4.5 million since he took office. He also holds millions in stock with the coal companies. In addition, his big donors are energy companies.

    Teach One-Note: Think how much less “carbon pollution” there would be if they all gave up their fossil fueled, modern lives and went carbon neutral.

    Our republic doesn’t work that way. We sacrifice for the common good. When the Republicans engineered the invasion of Iraq, liberals were not given a rebate on their taxes – we all paid for it.

    Senator Manchin is taking good care of himself and his family and their businesses, but not the American people.

    • alanstorm says:

      Our republic doesn’t work that way. We sacrifice for the common good.

      Missing the point. How surprising.

      Ever heard of “setting an example”?

      And, the entire argument is WHETHER this is a “common good”, and whether it’s necessary. I have noticed that liberals are entirely incapable of making coherent arguments, however. They simply decree that “this is so”.

  2. alanstorm says:

    It will be a colossal tragedy for the planet and future generations, which are depending on the US government to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels this decade with major legislation like this bill, to avoid the worst effects of climate change.

    …and the world is waiting on the US government to act…why, exactly?

    Are they unable to act on their own? Sounds like the writer thinks the rest of the world is filled with liberals.

  3. Jl says:

    “It will be a colossal tragedy…” Not surprising, starting another argument with a false premise. Skipped a step there, boys…

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