Joe Manchin must really want to run for governor in West Virginia in the future because he’s just not letting up on Joe Biden’s presidency.
Manchin’s biggest impact was obviously his blowing up of Biden’s “Build Back Better” agenda, which was supposed to be passed via the reconciliation process in the Senate. Yet, the power moves haven’t stopped there. Manchin also nuked Neera Tanden, an all-too-online partisan whom the president had selected to lead the Office of Management and Budget.
Manchin now body-slams Biden. The long struggle over Sarah Bloom Raskin’s nomination as Federal Reserve nominee appears over now that the West Virginia senator has announced his opposition. Raskin has been opposed by all Republicans.
BREAKING @SBloomRaskinThis could sink Biden’s nomination to this Federal Reserve Seat. @SenToomey says. Toomey tells Bloomberg TV, “I don’t know of any Republican support Sarah Bloom Raskin.” Toomey is the highest R member on the Fed Nominations Committee.
— Jennifer Jacobs (@JenniferJJacobs) March 14, 2022
Raskin has an interesting past. She’s married to Jamie Raskin, one of the nutjob Democrats currently running the January 6th committee. Her name may also be associated with the request that Michael Flynn not be unmasked. What the Treasury Department, where Raskin was serving at the time as Deputy-Secretary, was doing unmasking members of the incoming administration is a question that’s never been sufficiently answered.
Raskin, like many DC hangers on, is also involved in financial and political conflicts of interests. These include her serving on the board of a fintech company (delivery of financial services) that was given a Federal Reserve “master account.” Republicans have demanded answers on the fact that Raskin keeps bouncing around between the government and lucrative financial gigs. Manchin apparently had enough of her to sink her, as she hadn’t provided any.
It remains to be seen if a weak-kneed Republican (such as Susan Collins) steps in and saves Raskin. There’s been no indication of that so far, but anything is possible until the nomination is officially pulled.
Democrats have long suggested that Raskin’s nomination was the key to getting inflation under control. That’s never made sense given the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve has played a large role in causing the current inflation crisis. Raskin’s claim that he was a far-leftist partisan would save the day is laughable.
Frankly, I find the incestuous workings of Washington illustrated by Raskin’s nomination to be gross. Raskin seems to have used her power with her husband, a congressman, in order to secure high-ranking positions within and outside of the government over many years. Another trip down the corrupt revolving doors would see Raskin sent to the Federal Reserve. Let’s hope Republicans stand firm. Plus, it’s just fun to see Manchin continue to trigger the left so much.
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