Link Wednesday
Posted by Kristen Hawley | Posted in Government | Posted on 13-01-2010
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One of these days I will blog again. Not today =)
But here are a few links I have enjoyed today.
One of these days I will blog again. Not today =)
But here are a few links I have enjoyed today.
Senator Max Baucus, a Democrat from Montana spoke on the US Senate floor… drunk?
Sen. Robert C. Byrd
He served in the House of Representatives from 1953-1959 and his current run the Senate began in 1959. This leads to a grand total of 56 years, 10 months, and 16 days. He broke the record previously set by Carl Hayden, the Democrat from Arizona who served in Congress from 1912 to 1969. That means Byrd and Hayden shared the halls of Capitol Hill for 16 years. Byrd, who turns 92 on Friday, has missed numerous votes this year due to bad health. But that has not kept him from casting more than 18,000 votes. Byrd is known in Congress for keeping a pocket-sized version of the Constitution and for his long, heart-felt floor speeches around the holidays. Byrd’s take on his record:
“I have strived to provide the people of West Virginia the best representation possible each of the 20,774 days which I have served in the Congress of the United States. The only way for me to close on this historic day is to say that I look forward to serving you for the next 56 years and 320 days!”
Please retire!!
“So to my friends in the so-called mainstream media, I say, conservative talk show hosts may not speak for everybody but they speak for more Americans than you do.”
Congressman Pence You Rock!!!!
Hmmm….. Steven Crowder uncovers true ASTROTURFING!!
Sooo…. I’m just wondering when I get that kind of package from my grassroots organization??
By the way, have you joined yet? SGP is a grassroots organization dedicated to engaging, educating, and empowering conservative women. Men are more than welcome to join.