Byrd Droppings

Email | 4/12/2005 | Unknown

[writer33]

King of Pork

Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.)

Ranking Member, U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee

"They call me 'The Pork King,' they don't know how much I enjoy it." - Sen. Robert Byrd  

In 2001, Senator Robert C. Byrd managed to claw $232 million in pork for West Virginia, or $128 for every single resident, using his privileged position as ranking chairman of the Appropriations Committee. After he secured $97 million in fiscal 1999, Byrd became the first person in CAGW's Congressional Pig Book history to obtain more than $1 billion in pork for his state. In honor of this fiscal incontinence, we dedicate this page to Senator Byrd.

The projects include a Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam (pictured above), Byrd Aerospace Tech. Center, Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (pictured left), Byrd Industrial Park, and various other projects proving how he really sees government coffers.

Other Byrd Projects

Robert C. Byrd Drive, from Beckley to Sophia (Byrd's hometown)

Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center of West Virginia

Robert C. Byrd Cancer Research Center

Robert C. Byrd Technology Center at Alderson-Broaddus College

Robert C. Byrd Hardwood Technologies Center, near Princeton

Robert C. Byrd Bridge between Huntington and Chesapeake, Ohio

Robert C. Byrd addition to the lodge at Oglebay Park, Wheeling

Robert C. Byrd Community Center, Pine Grove

Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarships

Robert C. Byrd Expressway, U.S. 52 near Weirton

Robert C. Byrd Institute in Charleston

Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing

Robert C. Byrd Visitor Center at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park

Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse

Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center

Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center

Robert C. Byrd Federal Building

Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex

Robert C. Byrd Library and Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center

Robert C. Byrd Rural Health Center

Robert C. Byrd Clinical Addition to the veteran's hospital in Huntington

Robert C. Byrd Industrial Park, Hardy County

Robert C. Byrd Scholastic Recognition Award

Robert C. Byrd Community Center in the naval station, Sugar Grove

"L'etat, c'est Moi": Words from the King                                                                    

"Having the title [of Appropriations chairman] is fine, but not having the money is sobering."

Prior to the vote on President Bush's tax cut in 2001, Byrd made one last attempt to blackmail his fellow senators with pork from the well of the Senate: "Let me say to my colleagues, if you vote for this budget conference report, don't come to the appropriations watering hole. It is not that I would not love to help you, but you are going to make it impossible." He also sent his colleagues a letter reiterating his threats.

"One man's pork is another man's job. Pork has been good investment in West Virginia. You can look around and see what I've done."  

"West Virginia has always had four friends," Byrd said, "God Almighty, Sears Roebuck, Carter's Liver Pills, and Robert C. Byrd."

"It is often overlooked that as chairman of the Appropriations Committee, I was instrumental in assisting all of the states in the union with mass transit, highways, waterways, sewerage, education '' he said. "I worked to serve the national interests. Of course West Virginia, as one of the 50 states, benefited, but few states have needed more help."

"When I was a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates 51 years ago, West Virginia had four miles of divided highway,'' he said. "Four miles.'' Today the state has about 37,000 miles of highway.  

Given CAGW's long history of chronicling and criticizing Byrd's prolific spending, CAGW was not surprised when he contemptuously referred to the group as "a bunch of peckerwoods" on National Public Radio in the summer of 2001.

Remember, this is the same man who said "you might as well slap my wife as take away my highway money." That must be especially true regarding the Robert C. Byrd Highway. In an interview with George magazine about loan guarantees for steel companies, Sen. Byrd claimed that "he has no apologies to make" to the American people for the more than $1 billion in taxpayer money he has wasted.

[writer33]

Ping for a friend!

[MeekOneGOP]

Byrd said in part, "I think we try to have good will. My old mom told me, `Robert, you can't go to heaven if you hate anybody.' We practice that. There are white ni**ers. I've seen a lot of white ni**ers in my time. I'm going to use that word."

See this Michelle Malkin article about Robert Byrd from March 7, 2001

Former KKK Klansman,
Senator Robert Byrd……

[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!!

[SierraWasp]

"WRONG!!!"

[writer33]

Thanks for the graphic, MeekOne.

[writer33]

Thanks for the bump, E.G.C!!!!!!!!!

[writer33]

Exactly right, SW.

[StarCMC]

bttt

[blackie]

"They call me 'The Pork King,' they don't know how much I enjoy it." - Sen. Robert Byrd ~ Bump!

[writer33]

Thanks for the bump, Star.

[writer33]

Thanks for the bump, blackie.

[MotleyGirl70]

I read this (article that I believe Ann Coulter wrote) a couple years back and it's just as sickening now to read as it was then.

[MotleyGirl70]

He has his "byrd" droppings on almost every building and stretch of freeway in W.Va.

[Soaring Feather]

Bumper roonie for the pest of TT!

[writer33]

Thanks for the info MotleyGirl.

[writer33]

Thanks for the bump Queen of No Theme. :)

[Soaring Feather]

Yes sireee, I like Pork! Sen Byrd!

[lilylangtree]

Thank you very much! :)

Lily

[blackie]

I'm here to serve ~ bumps are my game. ;)