Bill Speer
I told some friends the other day to watch West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin very closely over the next months, as he will be the new power broker of the U.S. Senate.
As I was sharing with them that information, I couldn’t help but smile as I reflected back many years ago to my professional relationship with Manchin’s uncle, A. James Manchin.
A. James would have loved to see the role his nephew is playing now.
U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is a political “centralist” who seems to have a clear head on his shoulders and won’t compromise his beliefs or his vote for the sake of a party. A Democrat, he has demonstrated thus far a willingness to be independent on issues he believes are important to his constituents.