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Post #56,232
by marlowe
10/11/02 1:15:42 PM
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New Some fun at Senator Byrd's expense
[link|http://www.theamericanprowler.org/article.asp?art_id=2002_10_11_0_2_5|Where he gets his props from]

Excerpt:

Sen. Robert Byrd has been waging a week-long war on the floor of the Senate to block the one that President Bush wants to wage in Iraq. On Thursday Byrd could be seen waving about a palm-sized version of the U.S. Constitution in booklet form, which has been published and distributed around the world by the Cato Institute.

"When we pointed out that the think tank that published it was libertarian, he didn't want to bring it on the floor," says a Democratic staffer on the Appropriations Committee, which Byrd chairs. "But it was the only copy we could find in the office."

And where did they find it? "We took it from a Republican staffer's desk," says the Democrat.

And... [link|http://www.lileks.com/bleats/archive/02/1002/100202.html#101102|Mr. Lileks does his Byrd impersonation]

I say:

Senator Byrd is very impressive, if you're easily impressed.
[link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]
The nihilists and the liars have buried truth alive in a shallow grave.
"The US party calls in mortar fire on the enemy positions. The UN party stands up, climbs over the lip of the trench, and recites Robert\ufffds Rules of Order as it approaches the machine-gun positions." - Lileks
Post #56,237
by bbronson
10/11/02 2:18:48 PM
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New "But it was the only copy we could find in the office."
NONE of the Democratic senators had a copy of the Constitution?

Brian Bronson
Post #56,241
by Simon_Jester
10/11/02 2:36:41 PM
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New No, no, no...
none of the Democratic staffers in Byrd's office had a copy of the Constitution.

Which makes sense - besides it being easily downloaded from the net, they've probably got it memorized. :-)
Post #56,238
by Silverlock
10/11/02 2:20:46 PM
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New Marlowe: Master of the pithy comment.
Or is that just pissy?
"A civilian gang of thieving lobbyists for the military industrial complex is running the White House. If to be against them is considered unpatriotic -- Hell, then call me a traitor."
-- Hunter S. Thompson
Post #56,667
by marlowe
10/14/02 1:24:14 PM
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New Mathter of the pithy comment.
Yeth. That'th me.
[link|http://www.angelfire.com/ca3/marlowe/index.html|http://www.angelfir...e/index.html]
The nihilists and the liars have buried truth alive in a shallow grave.
"The US party calls in mortar fire on the enemy positions. The UN party stands up, climbs over the lip of the trench, and recites Robert\ufffds Rules of Order as it approaches the machine-gun positions." - Lileks
     Some fun at Senator Byrd's expense - (marlowe) - (4) - Oct. 11, 2002, 01:15:42 PM EDT
         "But it was the only copy we could find in the office." - (bbronson) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2002, 02:18:48 PM EDT
             No, no, no... - (Simon_Jester) - Oct. 11, 2002, 02:36:41 PM EDT
         Marlowe: Master of the pithy comment. - (Silverlock) - (1) - Oct. 11, 2002, 02:20:46 PM EDT
             Mathter of the pithy comment. - (marlowe) - Oct. 14, 2002, 01:24:14 PM EDT

If I have enough time to pro-actively squirt saltwater up my nose, I'd rather use that time to floss.
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