[Grendel9]

"Sen. Byrd was also a fierce opponent of desegregating the military, complaining in one letter ."I should rather die a thousand times and see old glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen of the wilds."

And despite that, those idiotic citizens keep sending
him back to the Senate!

[PzLdr]

Probably because Byrd delivers more pork than all the hog farming states combined. If the Republicans in the Senate could pull their own snouts out of the trough long enough to shut the spigot, Byrd might be forced to portray Confederate officers in the movies full time ("Gods and Generals").

[wasp69]

And despite that, those idiotic citizens keep sending him back to the Senate!

That's because he is the biggest pusher in the state. A pusher of welfare, that is.

It is sad for me to go home and see how many of my fellow statesmen are now on welfare instead of gutting it out and making a living like they used to when I was a child.

[razorback-bert]

And despite that, those idiotic citizens keep sending him back to the Senate!

Ever see his bridge?

[blackie]

"And despite that, those idiotic citizens keep sending him back to the Senate!"

Old Sheets brings home the bacon (as in pork) for his state!
Those worthies in WV love their government largess. :)