Having lived in Wes Ginny from '85 to '05 I was proud to have Robert Byrd as my Senator... I mean, yeah, he had to overcome his upbringing but he did it... Lotta folks just got it in their minds that he was some KKKer redneck and that's their problem 'cause that isn't the Robert Byrd that I came to love and respect...

Let's not forget his very impassioned plea on the Senate floor for the US not to invade Iraq... That was priceless!!! Lets also not forget that Senator Byrd took it upon himself to study and become an authority on the history of the Senate and parlimenatry issues... He didn't have to do that... But he did do that and won respect of Senators on both sides of the isle for his knowledge of the Senate, past and present...

Great man...

Sniff...

B~