[Betteboop]

Sen KKK Byrd is upset at our Beloved President spending any money because it's money he can't take back to West (by gosh)Virginia and boondoogle for his own good!!!

[SMEDLEYBUTLER]

[bert]

Senator Byrd is offensive to most Americans.

His attempt to politicize the deaths of brave warriors is unforgivable. His time is up.

[Russell Scott]

Senator (for life) Byrd has more buildings/monuments/bridges/etc. named after him in West Virgina than Saddam had in Iraq.

[Congressman Billybob]

Now, let's see what we have. Senator Byrd, who is older than dirt and is supposed to be a thorough historian (and who played a Confederate General in Gods and Generals), has his knickers in a twist over President Bush's speech aboard the USS Abe Lincoln.

Has the esteemed Senator unaware of President Abe Lincoln? He was in all the papers. Lincoln delivered a short speech known as The Gettysburg Address at the official opening of a military cemetary in that Pennsylvania town. Wow! That sounds like "exploiting a military situation for political gain." Somebody should wake the good Senator up, and ask whether his objections to President Bush also apply to President Lincoln.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column, now up on UPI and FR, "All-American Arrogance"

Latest article, now up on UPI and FR, "The Iraqi Constitution"

[Terpfen]

I really wish people would stop using the "he was in the KKK!" knee-jerk response to Byrd. Eventually, it gets old and no one listens to it anymore; I know I'm getting tired of hearing it. Can't people start rebutting this guy factually instead of historically?

[ricpic]

Harumph, harumph, egad suh, ah b'lieve ah will suh, dag blamit it, 'tis an outrage suh an' will not stan', ah say agin suh, moicy moicy, most unsav'ry suh, most unsav'ry!

[Retired Chemist]

Neil Cavuto (Fox News Channel) said that Robert Byrd is the last person on earth who should be lecturing someone about grandstanding!

[JOE6PAK]

It was the "USS LINCOLN" that got to him. Now if it was the "USS ROBERT E.LEE"....well SHUT MAH MOUTH!

[Timeout]

Byrd: "...but I do question the motives of a desk-bound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech."

You mean like this one?

[chiefqc]

I thought he was dead.

Oh wait, what I meant to say was I thought he looked dead, then again maybe he is dead. Did anyone tell him he was dead, maybe then he will fall over.

Still can't believe that he's not dead.

[lilylangtree]

Remember visiting in WV. Time after time on road construction projects a sign would stand by the road announcing the Federal contribution followed by the State contribution. Repeatedly, the Federal contribution would be hundreds of millions of dollars and State contributon would be at the least ZERO or few thousand. Now these would be major road construction projects mind you. Never have I seen such an unequal distribution of taxpayer funds in Bobby Byrd's home state.

[Defender2]

Your title to this article says it ALL, Senator Robert "KU Klux Klan" Byrd!!!!

[Defender2]

Byrd, Sorry excuse for a Senator!!!!

[sport]

At least when President Bush left the ship all the ashtrays, robes, sliverware,towels, and the sailors' wallets were still on the ship.

The same cannot be said when clinton's entourage departed the U.S.S. Kennedy.

One more thing, Predident Bush did not have to dress secret service agents in Navy jackets and hide their faces while they were pretending to shake hands with him while being photographed like byrd's idol did.

[Roscoe]

Byrd also voted AGAINST the confirmation of Thurgood Marshall

Things that make you go hmmm.

[sweetliberty]

[freedomlover]

Hey Klan Boy - As far as I am concerned Bush could have flown the biggest, most expensive plane he could out to that carrier, popped a few missles at some whales, strafed a few dolphins with machine gun fire, buzzed the tower, landed and called a press conference just to take a dump in Helen's lap, and wiped his butt with the NYTimes - and he STILL wouldn't have caused 1/100 of the damage your Klinton buddy inflicted on the American people !!!!

(I can dream can't I)

(/late nite rant)

[ladyinred]

During the year 2001 on a broadcast of Fox News Sunday, Senator Byrd twice used the "N" word. He NEVER publicly apologized for the use of that word, instead sending a written apology to the network.

And to think, he is still in the Senate! Had this been a Pubbie, he would have been gone the next day! Ask Trent Lott, and he didn't even use the N word. Double standard employed by the media. This man is disgusting.