Is Robert Byrd going to retire in 06...

[Lenape85]

He seems to be getting pretty damn old.

But, here's a tip for the WV Democratic Party, please, and I mean please, get a pro-life and/or pro-gun, but otherwise progressive democrat for the Senate. I know it might seem hard, but considering the direction that WV is going in, I fear that we could lose this seat.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

1. I heard he had no plans to retire............................

He ain't Strom Thurmond age yet.

[wallybarron]

2. Are you kidding???

Pro life, pro gun???????

What difference would it make if WE lost the seat? Do you think Joe Manchin is a Dem because he calls himself one? Want to sell GLBT down the Kanawha too?

[davidinalameda]

3. he's gonna die on the Senate floor

he is never going to retire

[new2004voterWV]

4. I don't know if he's going to retire, but

he sure as heck won't be getting my vote if he runs in '06. His office is pretty idiotic. I sent letters from HRC's website, and let them know how I felt about the FMA, and the "marriage protection act" here. They voted in favor of these, and I told them I was not happy about it at all. It was very clear how I felt. Do you know what kind of response I recieved back in the mail? (I have similar letters from both Byrd's office, and Capito's office.)

Basically, I got a "thank you for supporting our position". Thanking me, for supporting them for taking away civil rights (or at least preventing certain groups from having them)? I don't think so. If they had an office locally I could walk into, oh yea, I'd shove this letter in thier face and say "do you actually read your mail?!" I am AGAINST what you voted for! Don't thank me! Geeeesh.

Ok, sorry about the rant. It's just that this is my first year as a registered voter, my vote didn't count here in WV, I'm pretty upset. And I hope that I didn't upset anyone with my first post here. I'm really generally a laid back person, but right now, I don't know if I want to scream, or cry, or just ask my dr. for Prozac for the next 4 years.

[kispoko]

5. i think he's done

wasn't there something metnioned about retiring from him early? damn i seem to remember somethin' about that.....


what he should do, is run, and *then* retire. what's the procedure for that, appointment by gubna? wonderful, but hopefully manchin would appoint a real democrat, and not a joe manchin one, and come to think of it, a robert byrd dixiesaur one either.


i'll probably be available around then, too :P

[kispoko]

6. oh.....

and bezon lenape85, are you lenape? i had to wonder..... aloud :)

[lgardengate]

7. I think if/when Byrd dies/retires WV Dems should run

A Moderate who is pro-life and pro-gun.That is based on how we are trending politicaly and the fact that i know people who "were" lifelong Dems but are voting more and more for republicans.

[kispoko]

8. heh

-A Moderate who is pro-life and pro-gun.That is based on how we are trending politicaly and the fact that i know people who "were" lifelong Dems but are voting more and more for republicans.


let 'em.....

what great victory are we supposed to have won if we run a republican as a democrat? we end up with a republican either way....

[WildClarySage]

9. I completely agree, Kispoko

I don't see the value in trading our rights for votes. I ain't giving up my reproductive rights just to appease those right wingers who are already being pandered to, and in WV, the gun issue is far from dems v. repubs.