The Donks will be pulling quotes from this thread for years.
I have nothing good to say about Robert Byrd. From his days as a leader of the Ku Klux Klan to his years leading the charge for pork in the Senate, he has brought nothing but harm to this country.
But I will couch my criticism in civilized terms, because the man just died. I will not indulge in screeching tirades, and pound my chest louder than my fellow, because that sort of thing is self-destructive.
The man spent his whole life building his reputation. If that is a negative one it doesn't deserve being whitewashed just because he died.