[aristeides]

Rush said that Robert Byrd when he was in Congress was nicknamed 'Sheets' (a name that probably made his ears burn) by Old House Speaker Tip O'Neill back when when Chris Matthews was working for him.

Robert Byrd still is in Congress. I wonder if anybody calls him that now.

I take it Matthews knows this because he heard O'Neill use the nickname when he was on his staff. What are the years when Matthews was on O'Neill's staff? Let's try to pin this chronology down.

[ml/nj]

Robert Byrd still is in Congress. I wonder if anybody calls him that now.

When O'Neill was making those remarks, it was long past the time one could joke about such a thing in public. But amongst the Good Ol' Boys, it was just light amusement.

ML/NJ

[ewing]

Had to be mid 70's to mid '80's Chris isn't that old..