BTW, Eugene Robinson (who incidently is black) wrote an excellent column in the Washington Post yesterday about Robert Byrd... I don't do them clicky things but maybe someone who does will find the piece and link it...

But if not, the one thing the Eugene pointed out is just how Senator Byrd had to fundementally change his entire value system in a state that really wasn't collectively ready to change with him... That is paraphrased...

B~