Well, I was WFB (working from bed) this morning, but this roused me to get up and get on the real computer.
Atticus Goldfinch has a very plausible explainer on Joe Manchin—h/t to Rich Gardner in the Biden “Shocker” thread last night—that I recommend highly. Some excerpts (although I recommend reading the whole thing):
I think I have a strange quirk where I can always see the net positive in Manchin’s actions. I think he’s incredibly cognizant of communications strategy and building narratives, and he plays the long game.
I am thinking what Manchin did . . . looks kinda brilliant? Here’s why: