RkFast Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Sorry for the silly thread title.... So Robert Byrd has passed..RIP. A) Long time important leader of the Senate who understood the ways of DC and was a good public servant or B) Old school dinosaur who proably should have given up public office decades ago Im torn...........
VABills Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 West Virginia just lost their biggest KKK recruiter.
Keukasmallies Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Actually, I thought he died in the 90's and just decided to go horizontal today....
LeviF Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Not a huge fan of the guy while he lived, but may he RIP in death. Hey, JA, there's one incumbent that's out!
Fingon Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 There needs to be a mandatory retirement age for elected officials.
Nanker Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 There needs to be a mandatory retirement age for elected officials. Yes, the current one kicks in when the official stops getting any older.
KD in CA Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 There needs to be a mandatory retirement age for elected officials. And term limits. This guy was the poster child for both.
drnykterstein Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Sorry for the silly thread title.... I think it was more disrespectful than silly. But I expected nothing less from the likes of you Rkfast. You haven't a drop of decency or honour in your whole being. In any case, like him or not, Byrd's career was nothing less than remarkable.
John Adams Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 Not a huge fan of the guy while he lived, but may he RIP in death. Hey, JA, there's one incumbent that's out! 500+ more to go.
whateverdude Posted June 29, 2010 Posted June 29, 2010 I think it was more disrespectful than silly. But I expected nothing less from the likes of you Rkfast. You haven't a drop of decency or honour in your whole being. In any case, like him or not, Byrd's career was nothing less than remarkable. Respect can only be earned, not given. Strom Thurmond also had a career that was nothing less than remarkable but he never got my respect.
drnykterstein Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 Respect can only be earned, not given. Strom Thurmond also had a career that was nothing less than remarkable but he never got my respect. I'm not saying you have to sing the guys praises. However, I don't think he could have been so bad to anyone as to earn the disrespectful goodbye that rkfast gave him.
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted July 1, 2010 Posted July 1, 2010 I'm not saying you have to sing the guys praises. However, I don't think he could have been so bad to anyone as to earn the disrespectful goodbye that rkfast gave him. Seriously? Wasn't the dude a Grand Wizard?
drnykterstein Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 Seriously? Wasn't the dude a Grand Wizard? Yeah, something like that. He also openly and strongly stated public regret for his former ways, stated he regrets filibustering and voting against the Civil Rights Act, and seemed to be very sincerely apologetic about the whole thing. I mean, for example, the guy did endorse Obama in 2008. I for one, am of the stance that people can and do change.
keepthefaith Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 I for one, am of the stance that people can and do change. Good, so there is hope for you as well.
Jim in Anchorage Posted July 2, 2010 Posted July 2, 2010 Good, so there is hope for you as well. No.There is no hope for Conner. He is the Willy coyote of PPP. His Acme explosives always blow up in his face.
RkFast Posted July 2, 2010 Author Posted July 2, 2010 I think it was more disrespectful than silly. But I expected nothing less from the likes of you Rkfast. You haven't a drop of decency or honour in your whole being. In any case, like him or not, Byrd's career was nothing less than remarkable. LOL. OK.
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