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| Sen. Byrd hospitalized in serious condition | |
| 2010-06-28 | |
| Sen. Robert Byrd, the longest-serving member of Congress, was admitted to a Washington-area hospital last week and is "seriously ill," according to a statement released by his office Sunday. Byrd, 92, was admitted to the hospital for what was believed to be heat exhaustion and dehydration following recent high temperatures in Washington, D.C. In a statement, Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs said that "other conditions have developed which has resulted in his condition being described as 'serious.' " First elected to the House in 1952 and the Senate six years later, the Democrat has been in frail health for years. Last summer, he was hospitalized for several weeks for an infection. He later returned to Capitol Hill and, in March, helped Democrats advance the final pieces of President Obama's health care law. The statement from Byrd's office did not disclose which hospital is treating Byrd nor any specifics about his condition. His office did not return a call seeking further information. Senate records show Byrd's most recent vote was cast June 17.
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| Posted by:Steve White |
| #12 Atomic Conspiracy -- there are a handful of Pharoahs whose names are lost. There are a couple of others who are known only because one or two undamaged carvings with their names have appeared. All it takes is a chisel and some time, and we can erase his name from all his monuments. Or, for true humor's sake, his replacement can get money to repair the things Byrd built -- but only if Byrd's name is removed, and that of someone TRULY worthy put on it. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2010-06-28 13:10 |
| #11 Ten thousand years from now. archeologists will classify Byrd with the pharaohs because of all the masonry with his name on it. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2010-06-28 12:12 |
| #10 It would have been a lot more gratifying if the voters of West Virginia could have roused themselves to throw the bastard out of office before he died. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-28 11:56 |
| #9 I believe his condition is now stable. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2010-06-28 10:31 |
| #8 Time to start changing the names on all that self-aggrandizing pork monuments for this POS. |
| Posted by: Frank G 2010-06-28 08:14 |
| #7 GBMF, BIH you Marxist DB. |
| Posted by: Titus Grins6000 2010-06-28 07:50 |
| #6 The old school dhimocrats which followed the socialists like panting dogs are dropping like flies. I only hope we can undo the damage these bozos have wrought on our nation for the last 50 years. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2010-06-28 07:31 |
| #5 Dead. Rest in peace. Tongue bath at WaPo. |
| Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2010-06-28 07:05 |
| #4 He's not dead....he's sleepin...... good riddance. This is the poster boy for TERM LIMITS |
| Posted by: armyguy 2010-06-28 07:04 |
| #3 Fox News reporting he has passed on. |
| Posted by: BrerRabbit 2010-06-28 06:06 |
| #2 Grand Dragon Byrd at 7PM on this Klan chart. |
| Posted by: 3dc 2010-06-28 01:49 |
| #1 If first elected in 1958, he must be up for re-election in 2012. Another pickup for the GOP. |
| Posted by: lex 2010-06-28 01:29 |