In Memory: Robert Byrd
Today is Tuesday, 29 June 2010.
He found within himself the decency to change.
(Unlike, say, the career white supremacist Ronald Reagan.)
He started out a Klansman, filibustered the Civil Rights Act, and became a proponent of civil rights.
He supported the Vietnam War, bitterly regreted it, and opposed the Conquest of Iraq.
When once asked under how many presidents he had served, he replied: “I have served with presidents, not under them.”
Yes, Virginia, there are three co-equal branches of government.
The Museum of the Bourgeois mourns the passing of Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV).
He found within himself the decency to change.
(Unlike, say, the career white supremacist Ronald Reagan.)
He started out a Klansman, filibustered the Civil Rights Act, and became a proponent of civil rights.
He supported the Vietnam War, bitterly regreted it, and opposed the Conquest of Iraq.
When once asked under how many presidents he had served, he replied: “I have served with presidents, not under them.”
Yes, Virginia, there are three co-equal branches of government.
The Museum of the Bourgeois mourns the passing of Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV).
posted by HH at 8:21 PM
5 Comments:
R.I.P. Dean of the Senate
HH, you are a mess...
HH, you are a mess...
Dear Redundantly Anonymous,
Ich bin ein chrome dinette und du bist ein sofa.
And all along, I thought I was a walrus.
Might you, Anonymous, be more specific? "Mess" does tend to cover the waterfront.
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