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| Byrd drunk at Senate opening session? |
| 2007-01-05 |
| by Dana Milbank, Washington Post Embedded within a longer article on Harry Reid is this little gem of gossip: . . . The attention quickly shifted -- to Robert Byrd. The 89-year-old West Virginia Democrat, beginning his ninth term, wore a His colleagues were amused. Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) at one point pretended to tilt a bottle into his mouth, though it was unclear whether Byrd was the target of that gesture. Takes one to know one, I guess. Then there's this: Then there was Reid. . . . in his first utterance as majority leader, he spoke the immortal words "Mr. President, I note the absence of a quorum." When he started his speech, Reid spoke in a barely audible voice, and his colleagues' chatter drowned out his oration. "Please," the presiding officer said with a bang of the gavel, "the majority leader is speaking." Those who listened to Reid heard a plea for senators to work harder. "Factory workers, shopkeepers in America's malls, schoolteachers, police officers, miners, welders, and businessmen and -women work at least five days a week," he said. "Shouldn't we?" Evidently not. Just a few minutes into Reid's speech, only 20 senators remained on the floor. . . . |
| Posted by:Mike |
| #7 And now he's fourth in line for the Presidency. |
| Posted by: DMFD 2007-01-05 20:38 |
| #6 I am not wishing anything but wouldn't things get interesting if Byrd keeled over? |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2007-01-05 15:42 |
| #5 "Byrd drunk at Senate opening session?" |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-01-05 13:33 |
| #4 Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.) at one point pretended to tilt a bottle into his mouth. Pretended? There's a first. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-01-05 13:33 |
| #3 Minutes later, he was installed as Senate president pro tempore, the majority party's most senior member. "Yeah, man! Yeah, man!" he shouted. "Hallelujah!" Sounds like he thought he was at a Baptist church... |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-01-05 13:30 |
| #2 Lord, why didn't this guy get a job long ago? |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-01-05 13:18 |
| #1 Oh, great... maybe it's senility kicking in. At least drunks can sober up. Wall to wall senior moments is something else entirely. Thank you all so very much, all you voters of West Virginia... you must be so very pleased. |
| Posted by: Sgt. Mom 2007-01-05 12:55 |