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Friday, May 13, 2005
Legacies: In a debate on the Senate floor yesterday over judges and filibusters, the "dean" (read: "old fogey") of the Senate, Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia lectured majority leader Sen. Bill Frist on his legacy.
His position drew a pointed caution from Senator Robert C. Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, a former majority leader and a master of Senate rules. Mr. Byrd joined the current leaders on the floor and urged Dr. Frist to retreat from threats to force a vote as early as next week on prohibiting filibusters against judicial nominees.
"Who wishes, Mr. Leader, to have that kind of legacy to confront him," asked Mr. Byrd, "that he helped to kill freedom of speech in the United States Senate?"
Let us recall that Byrd changed the filibuster rules four times when he was majority leader in the '70s and '80s. Did Byrd "kill freedom of speech" back then? Hardly.
But let's look at the legacy that Bill Frist can hope to look back on by following in Byrd's footsteps.
The Robert C. Byrd Highway The Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam The Robert C. Byrd Institute The Robert C. Byrd Life Long Learning Center The Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program The Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope The Robert C. Byrd Institute for Advanced Flexible Manufacturing The Robert C. Byrd Federal Courthouse The Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center The Robert C. Byrd Academic and Technology Center The Robert C. Byrd United Technical Center The Robert C. Byrd Federal Building The Robert C. Byrd Drive The Robert C. Byrd Hilltop Office Complex The Robert C. Byrd Library The Robert C. Byrd Learning Resource Center The Robert C. Byrd Rural Health Center.
So, it looks like Tennessee has a lot of Frist to look forward to.
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