Comments on: Robert Byrd and the Filibuster

By: garry swaffar

garry swaffar — Mon, 07 Mar 2005 03:02:28 +0000

Without equivocation ? Robert"Ku Klux Kan" Byrd ??
Are you talking about the same guy who changes his position faster than Bill Clinton changes the meaning of the word is?
Bob 'KKK' byrd is not just a weasel, he is a detestably political weasel !

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 23:26:41 +0000

Because he is a Democrat, Byrd will continue to get a pass on being the lousy weasel he is. He has more stripes than a zebra, and changes unshakeable positions more often than a chameleon changes color.

If the MSM was one-tenth as honest as they believe themselves to be, Byrd would have been tarred and feathered by his colleagues long ago, but apparently none of them has the intestinal fortitude to take a real stand, either.

Politics. Don'cha just love it?

By: McGehee

McGehee — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 23:00:31 +0000

So, John.Ritchie, was he right when he was a recruiter for the Ku Klux Klan?

By: john.ritchie

john.ritchie — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 21:40:55 +0000

Senator Byrd is one of the few courageous Senators who speak the truth, who will stand up for what he believes without equivocation, and is usually right. I hope to God he and a few others can some day bring reality, straignt talk, and truth to our Government.

By: Hennessy's View

Hennessy's View — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 19:57:45 +0000

Robert Byrd: A History of Abuse of Congressional Power This week, the blogosphere buzzed with reaction to Senator Robert "Grand Wizard" Byrd's comparison of the Republican Senate leaders to Nazis. His Washington Post op-ed contains some of the most partisan and hate-inspiring language penned by a sitti...

By: Steven Taylor

Steven Taylor — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 18:14:57 +0000

Actually he was Majority Whip at the time, and became leader a few years later (1977, I think).

By: Decision '08

Decision '08 — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 17:51:24 +0000

Miscellanea: The Virus Spreads Edition
Steven Taylor has an excellent commentary on Senator Robert 'The Conscience of the KKK' Byrd and the Nuclear Option (hat tip to Outside the Beltway)...