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Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« on: November 07, 2008, 02:29:07 PM »

harry reid finally bagged himself a byrd.

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Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel

 Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Senator Robert C. Byrd, the longest- serving senator in U.S. history, said he will step down as chairman of the Appropriations Committee in January.

"A new day has dawned in Washington, and that is a good thing,'' Byrd, 90, said in a prepared statement. "For my part, I believe that it is time for a new day at the top of the Senate Appropriations Committee.''

He said Senator Daniel Inouye, 84, of Hawaii will become chairman. Inouye "has stood in line for many years and now his time has come,'' Byrd said.

Byrd's ability to chair the panel has been at issue in recent months. In June he was hospitalized for the third time this year after he suffered an infection.

Byrd entered the Senate on Jan. 3, 1959, when Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first of 10 presidents he served alongside. He won re-election to eight more terms, rewarding his constituents by bringing billions of dollars in federal projects to the state.

"I am now confident that stepping aside as chairman will not adversely impact my home state of West Virginia.''

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Re: Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2008, 02:32:23 PM »
And the purge continues.
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Re: Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2008, 02:35:18 PM »
trading an 90 year old for an 84 year old ?   Hell, I'll be surprized if Byrd makes it to January.
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Re: Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2008, 02:37:06 PM »
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He said Senator Daniel Inouye, 84, of Hawaii will become chairman. Inouye "has stood in line for many years and now his time has come,'' Byrd said.

Standng in line for something until you are 84 years old does not appear to be an example of good judgment.

At some point, a reasonable person would have to throw up his hands and say, "Screw this!".
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Re: Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2008, 02:56:36 PM »
Quote from: Jim on November 07, 2008, 02:35:18 PM
trading an 90 year old for an 84 year old ?   Hell, I'll be surprized if Byrd makes it to January.

Yeah, gotta step aside and give the young guys a chance, y'know.

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Re: Byrd to Step Down as Chair of Senate Spending Panel
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2008, 07:14:31 PM »
Quote from: DumbAss Tanker on November 07, 2008, 02:56:36 PM
Yeah, gotta step aside and give the young guys a chance, y'know.

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I hope they have a #3 handy, they'll need it.

I hope WVa got everything built they needed, no more for them.  Barry wants to kill their only industry (apart from building things with Byrd in the name).  It will make a nice federal park I guess.
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My fellow Americans, there is nothing audacious about hope. Hope is what makes people buy lottery tickets instead of paying the bills. Hope is for the old gals feeding the slots in Atlantic City. It destroys the inner-city kid who quits school because he hopes he'll be a world-famous recording artist.

What's the difference between Sarah Palin and Barack Obama?

One is a well turned-out, good-looking, and let's be honest, pretty sexy piece of eye-candy.

The other kills her own food.
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