By July 9, 2021 - 12:41 am It is time for another episode of “Manchin in the Middle.” West Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senator is again a key vote on a pending issue where the Senate is split. This time it is over President Biden’s nominee of David Chipman to be the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Chipman spent 25 years at ATF, where he rose through the ranks and investigated terrorist attacks in New York City and Oklahoma City. As the Washington Post reported, “His supporters think he has a unique background fitting to run the somewhat rudderless agency.”