Sen. Byrd ‘inclined to run’ for re-election

The Herald-Dispatch ^ | March 17, 2005 | Raju Chebium

[Crackingham]

Sen. Robert Byrd said Wednesday he’s "inclined to run" next year for the Senate seat he’s held since 1959.

"I’m inclined to run, but I’m not making any announcement today," said Byrd, who has spent 52 years in Congress, longer than anyone currently serving. "I’m studying about it, thinking about it, talking about it with my friends and people in West Virginia."

Byrd, 87, long has been considered virtually unbeatable in West Virginia, a state to which he has directed billions of dollars in federal money.

The eight-term senator has been Senate majority leader and the chairman of the check-writing Appropriations Committee.

He’s known for his deep knowledge of the Constitution and is the most ardent champion of Senate tradition.

[Non-Sequitur]

Oh boy.

[eccentric]

would someone please stop feeding that guy!

[goldstategop]

Sen. Byrd wants to make sure a Democrat gets appointed when he finally croaks. Otherwise if he retired, a Republican could probably win an open seat in West Virginia.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)

[Bernard]

Any mention of Robert Byrd must include his Democrat party affiliation and his history, as in "Democrat Senator Robert "Sheets" Byrd, former KKK recruiter and current moral spokesman for the Democrat Party" ...

[RoseofTexas]

This is one guy the courts outta put out of its misery! Starving him to death would be a good start!

[aynrandfreak]

He knows he might lose with WV becoming redder.

[Prost1]

It will be fun watching the Drool from his mouth as he prates about his successes!

[afraidfortherepublic]

I've had 4 neighbors die in the last week -- all of them younger than Byrd. All of my neighbors were excellent men and died too young. I won't say the rest...

[GSlob]

You just stumbled on the secret of eternal life. Decent people do die, but scoundrels tend not to (or at least, they die so infrequently that nobody could remember the last time it happened).
Thus one could easily increase one's longevity by becoming a dyed-in-the-wool scoundrel (superficial scoundrelization is a fake and would not work, only the genuine article will do).
This recipe has been posted on FR, and is free for the membership, with the lurkers being charged modest royalty.

[smoothsailing]

THE BEDSHEET BANDIT

[atomic_dog]

Memorable quote from "The Crow"

Top Dollar: Oh for f*k's sake, just die already would ya?

[nothingnew]

He’s known for his deep knowledge of the Constitution and is the most ardent champion of Senate tradition.

uhhhm, ahhh, well, BWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

FMCDH(BITS)

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Well, I don't know about you guys, but I hope "Sheets" byrd is more horizontal than inclined before he gets a chance to run again.

[river rat]

Byrd -- a poster child for TERM LIMITS..

If there's a feeding tube that needs to be pulled --- it's Byrd's

Semper Fi

[Armedanddangerous]

I wonder if he will consult his dog Billy before making his final decision? He used to reference Billy in many senate speeches.

Word is, Rep. Shelly Moore Capito, R, Wv, is itching to take him on.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Sheets Byrd's diaper supplier in DC will be pleased to hear the news.

[squirt-gun]

Let it be told that the Cadaver is one of the living dead.....

[Loyal Buckeye]

I thought once someone joined the Klan they didn't have to run again.