June 6, 2006

"I love to serve. I love the Senate. I love the Constitution. If I could live another 100 years, I'd like to continue in the Senate."

No 666 jokes. It's not until next Monday that Robert Byrd becomes the longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate.

3 comments:

Laura Reynolds said...

In general, its a good idea for people to stay active and engaged well after the typical age of retirement. In his case, its a very costly idea for America. Every once in a while he says or does something admirable but overall his record is shameful. I can't imagine anyone outside of West Viginia defending him.

Ann Althouse said...

Hey, Roger, don't be so harsh. The article says that in 1982 he came to realize that black people love their children as much as he loves his.

The Snob said...

A finer argument for term limits I have yet to see...