Joe Manchin actually said...

"It's a big enough issue for us to have a policy discussion and not be tied into the funding discussion."

"We have to be engaged, because we are antithetical. Most of ISIL's ideology is antithetical to our values."

"It is foolhardy for the Obama administration to tie the hands and so firmly rule out the possibility of air controllers and special operators on the ground."

"It makes no sense to me, and I can't sell it. I've tried, you can't sell this stuff. No one believes the outcome will be any different."