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November 15, 2006
Robert Byrd in Line For Presidency
Scary as it is to think of San Francisco liberal Nancy Pelosi in line for the presidency after Vice President Cheney, her own backup isn't much better. Senator Robert "Sheets" Byrd has been named President Pro Tempore, meaning that when the new Congress is sworn in, he will be next in line after Pelosi.
Byrd is proudly known as the King of Pork:
They call me "The Pork King," they don't know how much I enjoy it.
His rhetorical gifts produced this famous quote:
I should rather die a thousand times and see old glory trampled in the dirt never to rise again than see this beloved land of ours become degraded by race mongrels, a throwback to the blackest specimen of the wilds.
As a Kleagle, Byrd was responsible for recruiting new KKK members. This may explain his reflexive and unyielding opposition to all black nominees, including Thurgood Marshall, Clarence Thomas, and Condoleezza Rice.
Also reflexive is his opposition to American military efforts associated with Republicans, though he is quite the hawk when fellow Dems initiate the action. Discover the Networks reports:
Byrd voted for the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin Resolution and wholeheartedly supported his mentor President Johnson during the Vietnam War. "I was the last one that ran out of Vietnam," he remembered years later. "I supported President Johnson to the end." By contrast, Byrd did not support most of President Reagan's military initiatives; he voted against fighting Communist insurgents in Central America, and against the Strategic Defense Initiative for a missile defense system. His distaste for Republican-led military action continued during the administration of President George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), when, in 1990, he voted against authorizing the use of force against Iraq in what would become known as the 1991 Persian Gulf War. Yet during the presidency of fellow Democrat Bill Clinton, Byrd voted for the use of American military force in Haiti, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
Sheets opposed removing Saddam Hussein from power, despite having this to say:
We are confident that Saddam Hussein retains some stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons, and that he has since embarked on a crash course to build up his chemical and biological warfare capabilities. Intelligence reports indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons.
Here's wishing the President and Vice President the very best of health.
Posted by Van Helsing at November 15, 2006 11:44 AM
Comments
If the Crooks (a.k.a. Republicans) weren't stuck on stupid, they'd pass a law preventing anyone who was ever a member of the Klan from being in line for the president.
But, as demonstrated by the Trent Lott and Mel Martinez appointments, the Crooks haven't learned a damned thing from losing. Which proves they wouldn't have learned anything if they had saved their majority either.
Posted by: V the K at November 15, 2006 12:15 PM
I think you have the wrong finger sticking up, mr byrd. And should`nt it be up your ass ?
We`ve got a highway patrol officer fighting for his job thats kkk, in my town. I don`t think he `s gonna get it back.
Posted by: Bensitin at November 15, 2006 8:06 PM
Methinks both parties are stuck on stupid.
They keep recycling the same people ...witness
Lott AGAIN in a house leadership position ...James
Baker is still sticking his nose in things, the King of Pork
4th in line to ascend the throne...the list goes on and on.
There's never ANY thought to the good of our country
or obtaining solid leadership. It's all one big frat party
where the same spoiled brats are passed around. We
need a revolution. Anyone else want to join?
Posted by: jael at November 15, 2006 10:03 PM
