The other senator was Mark Warner, of VirginiaHeartland Patriot wrote:Joe Manchin is a Democrat already anyway...if he calls himself a Democrat, then you have to count him as lost...secondly, who is the other Senator? I only saw reference to Manchin...The Annoyed Man wrote:And here is the effect of a couple of turncoat senators: http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012 ... 52297.html
Black Swan.
Regarding Manchin:
http://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/j ... html?hp=r1
Sounds like he started getting some NRA blowback.Joe Manchin: ‘I’m so proud of the NRA’
By KEVIN ROBILLARD | 12/19/12 1:50 PM EST Updated: 12/19/12 3:20 PM EST
West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, who suggested earlier in the week that the time had come for some gun control restrictions, said on Wednesday that he’s “not supporting a ban on anything” and he repeatedly defended and praised the NRA.
“I’m not supporting a ban on anything. I’m supporting a conversation on everything,” Manchin said on West Virginia MetroNews.
Manchin has an ‘A’ rating from the NRA, and applauded the group’s decision to hold a press conference Friday where they’ve promised to offer “meaningful contributions.”
“I can’t say ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to any of the things,” Manchin added when asked if he would support restrictions on magazine size or an assault weapons band. “Because all I’ve asked for, I want the NRA to tell me why we have any weapon you might want. Is there any grounds or any changes or anything they would like to look at? I don’t know. I can’t even get a conversation to have responsible people at the party, if you will, or the table, to finally come out with a conclusion.”