I’m starting to think that, like Byrd, Reid ain’t playing with a full deck.
There are three tests that I’d like to require for political figures in DC.
First...a sanity and capable thinking test. You get ten questions...if you just five right...you pass. You get no outside help from your staff. Amongst the questions...explain the difference between the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
Second....if you claim to be a lawyer...you get ten simple legal questions. If you get five right....you pass. Sadly...most of these lawyer-pretenders....insert various items into law each year....but then know nothing about law itself. Ask Chris Dodd about tax code which he inserts all the time.
Third and final....just a simple random drug test. Once a year. You fail...you get suspended from attending any function in DC for 60 days. The second time...you get kicked out entirely.
Based on what I’ve seen....at least three Senators are mentality unable to think and reason on their own. CNN and Fox don’t even bother messing with these guys because its just a joke. Even the state media for those three...won’t touch them because it would be very pitiful for a state resident to realize their guy just isn’t there.