Let's begin by talking about one of those thumb-sucking news stories planted by progressive lefties with a Wall Street Journal reporter. It suggests that the radicals were somehow willing to negotiate with Senator Manchin, and that somehow Mr. Manchin was willing to play. As I say, it was a silly story with no basis in fact. The Washington Times had a much more accurate story that suggested the senator is not negotiating with anybody about big-government socialism, sometimes called "Build Back...