Josh Marshall is, again, correct here. When news came out that Manchin and Schumer have a deal on climate, health care and deficit reduction, McConnell and the Very Serious Susan Collins said that future deals with Democrats were off the table, notably codifying same-sex marriage.
It is perfectly fine to vote against measures you genuinely do not support or that your constituents oppose wholesale. That's why you join a party and get into politics. If you really believe that same-sex marriage is bad, by all means, vote against it. You're a bigot and all, but you do you.
The idea that the GOP got outmaneuvered on the CHIPs bill and then Manchin's deal should not predicate your support for bills that you otherwise support. When Susan Collins says she won't support protecting same sex marriage because the Democrats were smarter than her party...what the actual fuck? Are you an adult? Is your entire personality tantrum based?
The GOP as a party is simply opposed to the job of running a government. This was true before Trump mainlined outright authoritarianism and it remains true of the "Thoughtful Conservatives" like Susan Fucking Collins.
(By the way, thanks a fucking lot, Maine.)
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