I hope these new guys like Cornyn, Coburn, etc. will take Byrd on and not treat him with such "reverance" as the dean of the Senate like the other do. His nonsense must be confronted head on.
I don't know, when Senator Sanctorum first came to the senate, him and Byrd got into it, people thought they were going to get into a fist fight, what ticked me off was that Senator Sanctorum was rebuked by his fellow republicans and chastised.
Now granted, Senator Coburn looks like he's just waiting to pick a fight with Byrd, and cites him name every now and then as the model in knowing senate rules and procedures.
Newt has already referred to Senator Coburn as the new Jesse Helms.