Byrd up on CSPAN2, talking about 2000 soldiers. nt

[babylonsister]

[Mabus]

1. 2000 empty chairs at the table

How many hearts have been broken?

:cry:

[babylonsister]

2. He keeps repeating "2000", "2000", "2000".

It's a potent tribute for such a sad day.

[Mabus]

36. I kept thinking of the DU posts from the other day

that listed all the names. Damn that was one long list and every time Byrd said "2000" I remembered that list and it broke my heart. My neighbor dropped by during the speech and ended up in tears. My husband heard the "2000" and said it was a stab in his heart because it brought of memories for him of the 2000 election and how our country has been slipping away from us ever since.

[JanusAscending]

3. We must ask more questions!

"Why, why, why? How long will this last?" Talking about condi now!!

[babylonsister]

4. Congress made a GRAVE mistake when it voted

to pass the war resolution. What a shame! What a shame! What a mistake!
Well worth watching!

[JanusAscending]

6. AMEN, very profound!!

Hope he speaks for a long time!!!

[Mabus]

5. Congress made a grave mistake

He's telling it like it is!

"What a shame, what a shame. What a mistake, what a mistake. What a mistake, what a shame. In this Senate....Congress made a mistake in 2002" giving * power to declare war.

[JanusAscending]

12. 2000 Lives,

One for every year since Jesus walked the earth!

[JanusAscending]

7. OH MY LORD!

Y'all gotta hear this
He's reaming out EVERYBODY!!!

[babylonsister]

8. Byrd bringing up Syria and Iran and how they don't count

in what was voted on. He is lambasting all the Senators who voted for the war resolution. I love this guy!

[Mabus]

9. If Condi wants to expand the war

she needs to come to Congress. He's questioning the need to go to new countries for new wars.

[Skidmore]

10. What are the chances another Dem will stand up and say

"Yes, Senator Byrd, you're right. We made a mistake." It seems to me he's opening a door to allow some to walk through.

[babylonsister]

11. We can only hope! nt

[JanusAscending]

18. Ted Kennedy just walked through it!! Wonder if Kerry's next??

HOLY COW!! What did they put in that lunch they had!!!:bounce:

[babylonsister]

19. I love this dialogue going on! nt

[JanusAscending]

22. Me too!

I put it on the latest news side, just as you posted it! I have recommended it for greatest post, come on you guys !!KIck it up!!:kick:

[JanusAscending]

26. Come on guys!!

One more vote and :kick:

[babylonsister]

13. NO expansion of war w/o authorization from Congress, the

people's representatives, and open DEBATE!

[Mabus]

14. He pulled out the Constitution again

and he's right, it is Congress's decision to declare war, not anyone else's. Congress screwed up giving Bush carte blanche.

[Mabus]

15. Kennedy up now

[Greeby]

16. It's heartbreaking that it takes this old man to stand up and speak out

:cry:

[babylonsister]

17. Yes, but I'm truly grateful for this old man! nt

[Mabus]

21. Me too

He's had me in tears for a while now. I wish there were more like him.

[babylonsister]

23. If nothing else, maybe he shamed some of those

who have consciences left!

[Mabus]

25. What an orator

If he can't get through to someone with the truth then that person is truly lost. He is such a powerful speaker, a true orator and he speaks from the heart and tells the truth, what a rare commodity these days.

[babylonsister]

20. No plan, no vision from this gov't; turn away from dangerous

doctrine of preemptive war.
Support and defend the Constitution. Lord, help us!

[JanusAscending]

24. Teddy again.

Maybe this soliloquy will help get the YES vote for more fuel assistance for people like me! OLD AND POOR!!

[babylonsister]

27. Lautenburg blasting the admin now! Talking about

banning the sight of flag-draped coffins arriving in Dover. We should honor them, not hide them!
Dems are on a roll, and it's interesting I haven't heard one repug address this.

[halobeam]

28. Recommended....

[babylonsister]

29. Now Reid is up; yet another Dem. Senate just had

a moment of silence for the 2000 fallen.

[babylonsister]

30. Mikulski, then Durbin, coming up. nt

[Hubert Flottz]

31. He Kicked Some Major Butt!

And every republican they pointed the camera toward in the chamber, had that look on their faces like they had just pinched a loaf in their panties, while Mr Byrd was speaking! A frown is just a shit eating grin turned upside down. The truth is like throwing Holy Water on a red hot Devil, when you remind the GOP what hypocrites they REALLY are.

Republican, studio enhanced, "MORALITY," is nothing more than a decaying piece of strong arm, brownshit, propaganda, and Robert C. Byrd just hit them in their guilty looking faces, with their own droppings. That speech will remain in the record, to warn and to remind, everyone in future generations, how low the country can be dragged down and disgraced, by scumbags and fools, like George W Bush and his gang of cutthroats and liars.

The W in George W Bush, stands for Wickedness, the exact opposite of "MORALITY" and Robert Byrd in his eighties is one of the few and the proud, who cares about his country enough to defend it against the real menace in the White House.

The Devil left a better "legacy" than W, is constructing for himself, with his continuing reign of evil, arrogance, selfishness and greed. Bobby Byrd is a heavy hitter and he has never failed to step up to the plate, for that little book in his breast pocket. He is one of the very few reasons left, that still makes me proud to be a Mountaineer and an American.

Robert Byrd is an Eagle and Bush truly is a Primate, in the long great chain, of US political evolution and statesmanship. Robert Byrd makes Bush look exactly like the ape, that he really is and the republicans despise Mr. Byrd for being the great patriot that he indeed is.

[babylonsister]

32. Great post, HF, and I agree! Byrd makes me proud to be a

Dem and an American. I just wish there were more like him.

[Mabus]

35. Nice summation

Oh man, that was incredible. Byrd hit the nail on the head, again. He's right. My neighbor dropped by while Byrd was speaking and ended up tears.

He shows just how strong the truth can be.

[Hubert Flottz]

37. I'd like to thank you ladies for the kind very words.

Robert Byrd seems as heartbroken as you and I, about the sad state of the Union. Anyone who truly loves the country could not do the foul things the Republicans in Washington have done. Almost every member of the GOP in Washington really should be very ashamed. Like a row of ducks behind Bush for five years, the GOP on Capitol Hill have much to answer to the American people for. They have even robbed the unborn, to reward the wealthy.

[Tom Joad]

33. See what 2,000 looks like...

See this post:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=5163930&mesg_id=5163930

[Hubert Flottz]

34. Very sad, the fruits of Bush's Hellish labors.

I saw something the other day that put the amount of money we have spent in Iraq into perspective. If you click on this link below and type in the information they require, you will find out some very interesting things about yourself. I was amazed to notice that I myself, as of my birthday October 13th, was 1,768,327,591 seconds old, or just a few hundred million seconds less than two billion. That's 55 years. The GOP has spent over two hundred billion dollars in Iraq, with no end in sight.

http://www.paulsadowski.com/birthday.asp