Honestly. I’m not a political consultant. I’m a recovering inner-city middle-school math teacher. Joe Manchin, who has a (D) next to his name, could satisfy all his corporate masters and his D constituents easily. He could honor the sacrifice of the miners who worked in shafts barely wide and tall enough to accommodate their bodies, scraping their fingers to the bone by saying, “You heroes provided the energy to power us to win two World Wars and the Cold War against Russian aggression thanks to your incredible, selfless sacrifice.” We are now able to bring your grandsons and great grandsons into the light! We now have the technology to allow your progeny to continue your proud legacy of powering a nation without having to sacrifice themselves to black lung disease.