Boy, does Robert Byrd look bad. It looked like Ted came over to give him a hug.

Well they both built many bridges in their time in the Senate together…even the real deals. Now Ted has to go walk on his own “Bridge to Nowhere”.

Then again, I’m sure we can look forward to the 10,000th establishment in West Virginia being named in honor of Sen. Byrd anytime now.

I can see that the diplomatic thing to do was to give him a nice send-off. But this is so overblown considering that little, pesky, conviction !!!!!!!

And how many tax dollars are being spent to keep the chambers open for this ?

I’d venture a guess of not a whole lot. A better question to ask is how much taxpayer money will be wasted when Republicans stonewall in auto industry bailout talks? You know these jackals will want to pad their pocketbooks for the “War on Christmas” to give added “bonuses” to themselves and whom they deem worthy of their bank accounts.

The fact is that a truly functioning democracy demands some basic integrity from officeholders. If they’re taking kickbacks from the industry’s they’re advocating for then it perverts and undermines the whole system greatly.

(Now, it’s entirely possible this is all about “ovation inflation.” And, FWIW, I also grumble at shows or plays when a standing ovation is given for mediocre performances. But for a corrupt performance?? Ugh!)

And some of y’all in here are being a little over the top. All he did was let an oil industry company spruce up his house all fancy-like. Yes, it’s illegal. It’s good that he got convicted for it. It’s great that he won’t be a Senator any more. But it’s not like he eats babies and gave the U.S’ nuclear codes to the Taliban, like some of you are making it sound.

What’s more important is that one more giant pork-monger is not going to be there any more. We’re making progress here.

And how many tax dollars are being spent to keep the chambers open for this ?

That’s why President Obama ran for the presidency, so he could escape without the cultists realising it.

AlphaLiberal Says:
But, instead, you think I’m the bad guy! Whoa!

I never said that……..

I’m just sayin that slash and burn politics are the republicans pervue not ours….

Get this straight: This. is. not. about. his. views. That’s not what I wrote and a disingenuous argument from you.

It is about the fact that Ted Stevens is a crook. A convicted crook. Convicted of accepting gifts from special and powerful interests that he championed.

He disgraced the office of US Senator. Therefore, I maintain, he does not deserve a standing ovation from other Senators and they should not waste hours praising him.

Really, it looks like they think it’s unfair for a Senator to be held to account for graft. It looks terrible. But, instead, you think I’m the bad guy! Whoa!

AlphaLiberal Says:
Fred says:
So you don’t think this is different than the way republicans have treated democrats in recent history, really.

That’s absurd. A standing ovation is an honor. They’re honoring someone who abused and soiled the office of U.S. Senator.

The guy shouldn’t even be there! Give him the bum’s rush, not a standing ovation!

I don’t like the guy and wouldn’t have voted for him but someone did and he was in the senate legitimatly.

He was a criminal and so the justice system will take care of him, allowing the senate to not dirty thier hands with him.

As a progressive you should be able to honor someone’s service to the senate even if you are diametrically opposed to thier views…….just sayin, otherwise you are behaving like the republicans including stevens have in the last 30 years.

That’s our Congress.