Joe Manchin: “His claim of 'no boots-on-the-ground' is an insult to the men and women in Iraq today who are serving in harm's way.”

So you’re not making a commitment that you owe your soul to the company store, or basically to the parties, whether it be a D or an R, they’re going to have to earn your support, but the people will be much better off, and they’ll…

The brand got so bad, the D brand has been so maligned from the standpoint of it's just -- it's toxic.

When you like both people and both sides, you can sit down with both sides, you can agree to disagree, you can try to find compromise and make things happen.

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it stand adjourned until 10 a.m. on Thursday, December 12; that following the prayer and pledge, the Journal of proceedings be approved to date, the morning hour be…