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Will Loyal Obama Ally Again Support Tax-Spend-And-Borrow Agenda? As President Barack Obama prepares to call, in a nationwide address tonight, for a reported $400 billion in new “stimulus” spending – to be paid for later with new debt and job-killing tax hikes – where does his loyal ally, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), stand? Notably, West Virginians have heard this same jobs rhetoric from Obama and Kaine for the last several years.  Exactly a year ago, Obama promised a “plan that would start putting Americans to work right away.” And as he cheered as his fellow Washington Democrats rammed their original $787 billion stimulus debacle into law, Manchin claimed it would create millions of new jobs and “make a big difference in the job market,” while his bosses in the Obama Administration even claimed their spending spree would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, the United States has lost…

Does He Still Believe $787 Billion Stimulus Made A “Big Difference In The Job Market”??? As President Obama plans to deliver yet another “major speech” on the economy in an effort to jumpstart the worst approval ratings of his Presidency, the White House is signaling that he will call for another round of borrowed “stimulus” spending.  And as ABC News reports this morning, “[m]any Democrats say they want to hear a forceful presidential push for new stimulus spending and middle-class tax cuts, with less emphasis on deficit reduction and government spending cuts they say could stunt job creation and hamper economic recovery.” The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) today called on Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) to step forward and make clear whether or not he agrees with President Obama and other liberal Democrats that more government spending is needed to jumpstart the economy. “Given Joe Manchin’s strong support for the…

Dangerous Déjà Vu In 30th Consecutive Month Of 8%+ Unemployment As he cheered his fellow Democrats for ramming President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus into law, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) claimed it would create jobs and help get our economy back on track, while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the spending binge would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office, while unemployment stands at 9.1 percent and has been above 8 percent for 30 consecutive months.  And today, Bloomberg reports that jobless claims continue to rise: More Americans than forecast filed applications for unemployment benefits last week, signaling the labor market is struggling two years into the economic recovery. Jobless claims climbed by 9,000 to 408,000 in the week ended Aug. 13, the highest in a month, Labor Department figures showed today in Washington….

Voted To Keep ObamaCare’s $500 Billion In Medicare Cuts As Governor, Democrat Joe Manchin lent his voice in support of his friend President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul.  As U.S. Senator, Manchin voted against repealing ObamaCare, and in favor of keeping its $500 billion in Medicare cuts as the law of the land. But as WBOY reports, as he prepares for a tough reelection bid, “Manchin assured constituents that Congress will not make any cuts to social security or medicare [sic].” “Joe Manchin already voted to cut Medicare by $500 billion in Washington, so it’s wrong of him to pretend that never happened and make promises against cutting Medicare in West Virginia,” said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond.  “Once again, Manchin is saying one thing in West Virginia and doing the opposite in Washington.”

Will Manchin Back Second Stimulus After Supporting First $787 Billion Debacle? As he cheered for President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus, Democrat U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) promised it would “make a big difference in the job market,” while his friends in the Obama Administration projected the deficit-spending spree would hold unemployment below 8 percent. But instead, our country has lost 2.4 million jobs since President Obama came into office and is now in its 30th consecutive month with higher-than-8-percent unemployment – while our national debt has skyrocketed to $14.5 trillion. So where does Manchin stand now, as Obama calls for West Virginians to foot the bill for yet another round of costly “stimulus” spending in Washington? As Fox News reports: In his weekly address on Saturday, President Barack Obama called for Congress to approve more money for a new—and vaguely defined—program to repair roads, bridges and airports as a…

$787 Billion Stimulus Debacle Failed To Create Promised Jobs It’s been nearly two-and-a-half years since then-Governor Joe Manchin (D-WV) cheered as President Barack Obama and the Democrats in Congress rammed their $787 billion stimulus into law, promising it would create jobs and projecting that it would hold national unemployment below 8 percent.  But today, national unemployment stands at 9.2 percent, and has remained above 8 percent for 29 consecutive months.  Still, Manchin praises the stimulus, which he promised would “make a big difference in the job market.” It’s also been more than a year-and-a-half since Americans read headlines like “White House Plans ‘Very Hard Pivot To Jobs’ Next Month.”  But today, with headlines still reading “DEMS PLAN PIVOT TO JOBS,” CNN reports that “jobs recovery slowed for a third month in a row.”  Still, rather than acknowledge that his policies have failed to create the promised jobs while driving our…

Stands Against House Republican Proposal, While Ignoring Debt Limit History In yet another sign that he’s prepared to put the re-election efforts of himself and President Obama ahead of avoiding the federal government defaulting on its debt for the first time in U.S. history, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) joined with his liberal party leaders last night in signing a letter announcing his firm opposition to the two-step plan offered by House Speaker John Boehner which will be voted on by the House today. In his letter, Manchin joined with Democrat leaders Harry Reid and Chuck Schumer in claiming that an initial six-month extension, as opposed to the two year extension sought by President Obama, would put America at risk.  Notably, the Boehner bill has the strong support and endorsement of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce.  Ignoring that, Manchin and his fellow Democrats write, “A short-term extension like the…

As he continues to posture himself in advance of a tough reelection bid, Democrat Joe Manchin (D-WV) routinely preaches the importance of fiscal responsibility to West Virginians, even complaining earlier this year that our nation could never tackle its spending and debt crisis “unless there is a balanced budget amendment that forces us.” But today, Manchin stood instead with President Barack Obama and voted with his Washington party bosses against even considering a measure to balance the federal budget while cutting runaway spending now and capping Washington’s spending in the future – just the latest in a growing pattern of Manchin putting his support for Obama’s liberal Washington agenda ahead of keeping his promises to West Virginians. Manchin’s decision to help kill a balanced budget earned him high praise today from anti-coal Senate Democrat leader Harry Reid, who said his “friend from West Virginia” has been a “great addition” to…

In yet other indication of how harmful liberal Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) and President Barack Obama’s massive health care overhaul is to middle-class West Virginians, Washington newspaper The Hill reports today that one of the law’s major provisions is poised to slam families with higher insurance costs: A major provision of the healthcare reform law designed to prevent businesses from dropping coverage for their workers could inadvertently leave families without access to subsidized health insurance. The problem is a huge headache for the Obama administration and Democrats, because it could leave families unable to buy affordable health insurance when the healthcare law requires that everyone be insured starting in 2014. Some of the administration’s closest allies on healthcare reform warn this could dramatically undercut support for the law, which is already unpopular with many voters and contributed to Democrats losing the House in the 2010 midterm elections. “Joe Manchin ignored…

Refuses To Answer A Very Simple – Yes Or No — Question When Asked After telling West Virginians just weeks ago that he doesn’t “believe in tax hikes” as a way to address the federal government’s massive deficits and record $14.3 trillion debt because “[w]e have to start living within our means in this country,” it appears that liberal U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is flip-flopping, and is now open to supporting his friend President Barack Obama’s job-killing tax hikes on West Virginia families and job creators. As The Weekly Standard reports: Despite press reports that have indicated Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia would not support a debt ceiling deal that involves tax hikes, the senator won’t reveal, when asked in person, where he actually stands on the contentious issue… Democrats wanted more than just closed loopholes to raise tax revenues, including expiration of the renewed Bush tax cuts,…