But, the best part of the afternoon was when Senator Session appeared and asked to speak, Byrd, after some dikering said that he would allow Sessions to speak only to Byrds questions. I love to watch Senator Sessions, he is such a fine southern gentleman, who knew how to get to Byrds jugglar. He asked Byrd would he not agree to have a full debate over the Irag situation. Sessions remarked in his statements, either you are with the president or you are against him. Byrd went ballistics and began his tiraid about "Who is this President? Who elected him? This old senator, he said will not vote on this issue before the election.Eventually, he might, but no president will make him vote on demand on any issue. He ranted on more saying that he will follow the constitution. I have seen this old senator many times on the floor reading his prose and poetry, but this was classic maddness. He finally remarked that his dear wife had had surgery this morning to have her appendix removed and he had not even eaten lunch. (this was about 3:30 PM washington time. I wondered why he was not tending to his dear little wife.
He also began to remark again about how poor he was growing up and when he first married this dear little wife. For a moment, I thought he must have been having a senior moment and thought that Paul O'Neil was going to come forward. He was really taking a hit a Bush for being born in to money. (By the way, I am sick of hearing of how Bush was born into money. No. 41 and Bar were married right after GHWB returned home on leave from the military. He had to borrow 6000.00 form his uncle to get a start on his first business venture after he finished his college days and had tow babies and a wife to care for.) It is time for this angry old fool to leave the senate while he is able to walk. Sessions did get the old fool to agree to debate, but again not vote on the issue until after the election. This election folks is going to get very ugly.