Passing on apologies from my home state for this guy. Many of us think he's a pitiful replacement for the great Robert C. Byrd
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Koch Industries, a giant in the oil and gas industry, typically supports conservative Republican candidates running for seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., is an exception to that rule.
Brothers Charles and David Koch have also given tens of millions of dollars to finance right-wing political organizations, including tea party groups. Last year, "Forbes" magazine ranked the brothers fourth and fifth on its list of the richest Americans.
Since January, the Koch Industries Political Action Committee gave $214,000 to individual Republican candidates and another $45,000 to three national Republican political committees, according to an article by Kathleen Ronayne published Friday on OpenSecrets.org, the website of the Center for Responsive Politics, based in Washington, D.C.
http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201107121103?page=1---
Manchin's legacy: Unimpeded mountaintop removal in West Virginia
Typical Liebermanchin antics:
Joe Manchin Debt Ceiling Vote To Buck Democrats, White House
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/21/joe-manchin-debt-ceiling-_n_838305.htmlManchin: West Virginia Would Be Better Off If McConnell Were Majority Leader
http://67.43.13.183/blogs/manchin-west-virginia-would-be-better-if-mcconnell-were-majority-leader_556122.html