The upcoming appropriations season has started some intraparty discussions about Byrd:
Senior Democratic senators privately considered Tuesday Sen. Robert Byrd's capacity to handle his spot at the top of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, but the 90-year-old lawmaker won't be stepping down from the demanding job, his office told CNN.
Roll Call first reported the discussions by several Democratic senators, and a Democratic aide, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed to CNN the thrust of the newspaper report.
That picture they chose is horrible... he looks sort of Borg like.
Posted by binky at April 9, 2008 07:59 AM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsSupposedly his health's been quite poor this year, and chairmen have been pushed aside before (Theodore Green and Strom Thurmond leap to mind) - but I would bet that he's kept in place until the last possible moment.
Posted by: Armand at April 9, 2008 09:42 AM | PERMALINK