have to abide by your wishes. i don t know, i don t think that will happen. i don t intend to leave. it s in porn he says that. eugene robinson, pulitzer prize-winning columnist for the washington post and bill crystal he s a veteran of the reagan and bush administrations and editor at large at the bulwark, i hear what s manchin just said eugene, and i take some words from your column earlier this week where you said i doubt he will switch parties and become a republican since he wouldn t instantly refer to becoming a bit player with mitch mcconnell running the party. he could be an independent and continue to caucus with the democrats, but that wouldn t materially change the situation. probably more about that. well, i just don t see him leaving. it s very difficult to predict anything, number one, joe manchin for his entire