Manchin should join Sinema
Col Mike Walker, USMC (ret)
To send Washington an unmistakable message for compromise and moderation, Joe Manchin should go independent.
It will not just give Sinema and Manchin unprecedented power but will give political moderates, a block that includes most Americans, real power.
It would send a strong warning to both hardcore Republicans and Democrats that they do NOT speak for the majority of Americans.
It will compel the Senate to re-embrace its greatest strength: Centrist compromise to get things done that appeal to the large majority of our citizens.
In an era when hyper-partisanship has never been stronger and more divisive, the move will rebalance our nation's ship of state.
At this moment, a greater good for the United States of America is hard to envision.
