Senator Byrd on C-span2 now 12:40 ET

[stevedeshazer]

Senate is discussing the $87B Iraq request from Bushco.

http://www.c-span.org/watch

[mandyky]

1. One question that has to be answered

How long from now will someone be returning for more funds? Will this last a year from now, or in January will they come back for more?

[revcarol]

2. "$3,000 for every Iraqi man woman boy and girl

on top of the $79 Billion. $6600 per Iraqi." "Americans taxpayers faced with $87 billion bill, because he went to war on very shaky evidence and strong world-wide opposition.""Support the troops is a bumper sticker. Rubber stamping this bill means that thousands and thousands of Americans will be sentenced to staying there."

Are we going to ask our troops to face this for years and years alone. "Stomping on Bush not being able to get other troops!!

[revcarol]

3. Contractors get between 1/3 and almost all of appropriations.

PROFITS ENORMOUS. Mentions the consulting firm!!" Is that why the other nations are not coming on board?" WOW, HE'S HOT!!

[Paragon]

4. I fucking love that guy

86 years old and he's got more fire in his belly than the rest of the entire Congress.

[Cheswick2.0]

5. I love him too... he delights me with his gestures, his eloquence

He is just terrific, even though I do not always agree with him.

[Padraig18]

7. They can't scare him, and they can't buy him

He's too old to be scared at the prospect of being Wellstoned, and he doesn't need money, so he speaks his mind. Who says growing old isn't fun? :)

[BeHereNow]

6. KICK! Tune in and TURN ON!

Byrd, the last defender of freedom.
He is SO good at debating, from a mind of clarity
and sanity, the treasonous attacks on the
citizens of this country by the fascist neocon cabal.
GO BYRD!