There is no good news here. There will be obligatory ceremonies and speeches in the Senate; high praise will be heaped upon Mr. Byrd for his years of service to the American people and the people of the great state of West Virginia. His many “accomplishments” will be recited–his 20,774 days in the Senate, participating in 98% of all votes cast in those chambers, his shift from conservatism to liberalism.
West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd
Someone should keep a tally of the number of times the words “dedicated public servant” are spoken in tribute to a man who has spent essentially his entire life living high at the public trough. The largesse Mr. Byrd has bestowed upon the citizens of his state in the form of high-dollar, high-employment federal facilities is worthy of the kind of patronage usually dispensed by popes and kings. The man’s finesse at the edge of the pork barrel is legendary.
Our founding fathers would be sickened. None of them ever imagined that citizens would make a career out of serving in the Congress. In our early years as a nation, elective office was viewed as an obligation—a gift to the country from men and women who had distinguished themselves elsewhere.
Now Congress is a much-sought-after career—high pay, immense power, job security (incumbents rarely are turned out) and, best of all a retirement and health care package that is the envy of virtually every working American. None of this Social Security bullshit for these guys and do you think they will have to put up with Obamacare?
“I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days,” Mr. Byrd said.
Someday, a small child will look up at you while standing at a graveside and say, “Why did gramps have to die?”
Your answer should be quick and unequivocal—”So that there was no way in hell he could serve 113 years in the US Congress!”
I can’t wait for Mr. Byrd to die. Why? I want to see his estate probated. How many tens of millions of dollars do you suppose this “dedicated public servant” has amassed in his lifetime? He was born poor but, despite a liftime of “dedicated public service,” he will somehow manage to die rich.
And, by the way, neither now nor when he joins Sen Kennedy at that Golden Saloon in the Sky, will many have the bad taste to point out that Sen Byrd was unanimously elected Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan in 1942.
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Byrd Becomes Longest-Serving Member of Congress
There is no good news here. There will be obligatory ceremonies and speeches in the Senate; high praise will be heaped upon Mr. Byrd for his years of service to the American people and the people of the great state of West Virginia. His many “accomplishments” will be recited–his 20,774 days in the Senate, participating in 98% of all votes cast in those chambers, his shift from conservatism to liberalism.
West Virginia Senator Robert C. Byrd
Someone should keep a tally of the number of times the words “dedicated public servant” are spoken in tribute to a man who has spent essentially his entire life living high at the public trough. The largesse Mr. Byrd has bestowed upon the citizens of his state in the form of high-dollar, high-employment federal facilities is worthy of the kind of patronage usually dispensed by popes and kings. The man’s finesse at the edge of the pork barrel is legendary.
Our founding fathers would be sickened. None of them ever imagined that citizens would make a career out of serving in the Congress. In our early years as a nation, elective office was viewed as an obligation—a gift to the country from men and women who had distinguished themselves elsewhere.
Now Congress is a much-sought-after career—high pay, immense power, job security (incumbents rarely are turned out) and, best of all a retirement and health care package that is the envy of virtually every working American. None of this Social Security bullshit for these guys and do you think they will have to put up with Obamacare?
“I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days,” Mr. Byrd said.
Someday, a small child will look up at you while standing at a graveside and say, “Why did gramps have to die?”
Your answer should be quick and unequivocal—”So that there was no way in hell he could serve 113 years in the US Congress!”
I can’t wait for Mr. Byrd to die. Why? I want to see his estate probated. How many tens of millions of dollars do you suppose this “dedicated public servant” has amassed in his lifetime? He was born poor but, despite a liftime of “dedicated public service,” he will somehow manage to die rich.
And, by the way, neither now nor when he joins Sen Kennedy at that Golden Saloon in the Sky, will many have the bad taste to point out that Sen Byrd was unanimously elected Exalted Cyclops of the Ku Klux Klan in 1942.
This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 10:17 AM and is filed under Commentary. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.