Joe Manchin actually said...

We've declared energy independence. We don't believe that we should be dependent on a drop of foreign oil.

Currently the Nation is virtually energy independent in the stationary sector. Neither natural gas nor coal--the fossil fuels most important...

I can't believe in this many--the 21st century we don't have an energy policy that's totally energy independent.

Iraq is governing itself. It is a sovereign nation. It is an emerging source of stability in a vital part of the world.