Posted on 05/21/2008 10:49:10 PM PDT by Red Steel
(The Politico) Sen. Robert C. Byrd has offered perhaps the most emotional outpouring on the Senate floor in years, offering a weeping tribute to "his dear friend, Ted Kennedy."
His voice cracking, hands trembling, Byrd sat in his wheelchair and slowly read his tribute to Kennedy, who has been diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor.
"I want to take a moment to say how distraught and terribly shaken I am over the news of my dear friend, my dear, dear friend, Ted Kennedy," Byrd said. "Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you, and I miss you."
Byrd broke down even further, mentioning his late wife Erma, who died two years ago after 68 years of marriage to Byrd.
Byrd, 90, is the oldest and longest serving member of the Senate, and Kennedy, 76, is the second longest serving Democrat, and it's clear the men have an emotional and professional connection that dates back nearly five decades.
"I thank God for you, Ted," Byrd intoned.
Byrd took a long pause, and returned to Senate business, quickly asking for a quorum call.
Senator Robert Byrd and Senator Ted Kennedy (among most other U.S. Senators from both major political parties plus two Independents): Poster children for the need of term limits.
They also left out his remark about “white Nig***s”.
I saw the thread and thought it was about Roger/Jim McQuinn’s group from the 60’s. Those were the daze!
What an as*, Real heros die every day in Iraq and some of our elected theives and voters call them murderers.
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
Equally disgusting are the media and pundit class eating up his "LOOK AT ME, SEE MY TEARS!" vomit.
Someone needs to tell the senile old bat (bird?) that Teddy is still around.
Among Dhimmirats, the Byrd’s the word..
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