Which proves the old adage, there is no such thing as a pro-gun democrat. But I must confess Ol' Manchin came pretty close to having me fooled and did fool a lot of gun owners in the state. As Governor he really did earn his "A" from the NRA, he pushed and signed into law every pro-gun bill crossed his desk.
Unfortunately, in less that two years he seems to have forgotten his roots and become a typical Washington democrat. Word in the local media is that he has delusions of grandeur and is trying to "moderate" himself as a possible democrat "VP" candidate or even a presidential run. You see poor ol' Joe has a lot of "conservative" baggage that he will have to get rid of before the democrat base will give him the time of day, he is (or at least was) pro-life and anti-gay marriage. That's spells doom in the democrat party.
What about his yacht, the Black Tie? Did he have that in West Virginia?