http://www.wvgazette.com/section/News/2005102742Gov. Joe Manchin bucked not only congressional Democrats but also the National Governors Association, when he joined the Bush administration’s Medicaid Commission, according to an independent newspaper covering Congress.
“The Bush administration has shattered the National Governors Association’s unified front in the ongoing debate about the future of Medicaid by successfully courting two governors to participate on a controversial panel,” The Hill reported Thursday.
President Bush’s brother, Gov. Jeb Bush, R-Fla., accepted the other slot for active governors on the Medicaid Commission.
what the hell is he thinking?
how "independent" does he want to appear or is he just positioning himself to run against Jay