Love this quote of his:
On April 15, 2006, during an Easter visit to U.S. soldiers stationed in Iraq, Manchin generated controversy by posing for photographers while signing two missiles at Balad Air Force Base. One of the messages read, "Sending you to hell, from Almost Heaven, West Virginia." He explained his intentions to the media stating, "I just thought, 'Hey, these are people doing tremendous harm to our people.' I wanted to send them a little message."[5] After receiving several complaints, Manchin issued an apology.
Oh, I know all about him too. My great great grandfather was from “WEST-ern Virgina, before the war between the states. And we have kin. But, he will have to toe the Dem line or bail. The Dems do NOT tolerate free thinking conscience voters. I hope he switches parties after the 2010 election where he is in the minority. THINK about the positive force that would have on WV and America? He would be like a god.