Robert Byrd Is Having Trouble Standing Up
EIGHTY-NINE YEAR-OLD KING OF PORK INTERRUPTS SENATE PRAYER, ALMOST FALLS OVER AFTER SWEARING-IN
FITSNews - January 4, 2007 - Okay, before some uptight, discredited liberal curmudgeon accuses us of “generational chauvinism,” let’s get one thing clear: “So Old He Can’t Stand Up” is like Reason #142 on the list of reasons we don’t like West Virginia Sen. Robert Byrd.
The self-proclaimed “West Virginian of the 20th Century” (which we’re not entirely sure is a compliment) is not on our Christmas Card list for lots of other reasons - like the fact that he revolutionized pork barrel spending in Washington, or is a former racist, or is just scary as hell to look at.
Anyway, apparently Byrd had quite a time of it today in the U.S. Senate as he was sworn in for his ninth looting term in Washington. According to an AP report published on the San Francisco Chronicle website, Byrd hollered “Praise Jesus” and “Yeah!” during the Senate’s opening prayer, before pumping his fist and yelling “so help me GOD!” after being sworn in by Vice President Dick Cheney.
Turns out it was a little more exertion than Byrd could handle.
Moments later, the West Virginian of the Century “appeared weak and started to collapse.” Continuing from the AP report:
He was caught by his West Virginia colleague, Democratic Sen. Jay Rockefeller, and other senators standing nearby. Byrd didn’t miss a step as he then walked back to his desk, giving a loud “Hallelujah!” to the crowd.
As if you needed any additional evidence that swearing this man in for another six years was a bad idea, just pay a visit to his website, which looks like it was designed right about the time Al Gore was actually inventing the Internet. Or when man was inventing fire.
Comments
By E on January 4th, 2007 at 7:11 pm
Maybe you could deliver some piggies to him?
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