Byrd In Hospital

soccerguy · Post by **soccerguy** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:19 pm

From CNN.....

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Robert Byrd, the Senate's longest-serving member, was admitted to Washington's Walter Reed Army Medical Center for observation Tuesday after a fall at his home Monday night, his spokesman said.

Sen. Robert Byrd, 90, has been admitted to a Washington hospital after a fall Monday night.

The 90-year-old West Virginia Democrat complained about pain after going to work Tuesday, and doctors are looking for signs of broken bones or other injuries, Byrd spokesman Jesse Jacobs said.

Byrd had cast a vote on the Senate floor and was back in his office working when aides recommended he see the Capitol physician, Jacobs said.

Byrd is the longest-serving senator in U.S. history, having won his seat in 1958. Though he walks with the aid of two canes, he still speaks vigorously on the Senate floor.

NOW, THIS PART SCARED THE CRAP OUT OF ME....

As the senior senator in the majority party, he also serves as the chamber's president pro tempore -- third in line in presidential succession, behind Vice President Dick Cheney and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:34 pm

Time to get in the box. Sir. You have LONG since outlived your usefulness.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 5:58 am

Part of the Manchin plan to get to the Senate.

AARON SCOTT · Post by **AARON SCOTT** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:35 am

The KKK is holding a prayer meeting for him tonight

CZA · Post by **CZA** » Wed Feb 27, 2008 10:47 am

Barbaric!

wait for it.....

wait for it again....

BARBARIC!!!

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:37 am

genlock wrote:Part of the Manchin plan to get to the Senate.

I wonder he would make a decent veep choice, esp with Obama, for balance.

Dave Loudin · Post by **Dave Loudin** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:34 am

daveinthemorning wrote:Time to get in the box. Sir. You have LONG since outlived your usefulness.

He would STILL get the stiffs vote and serve another six terms.

Bob Campbell · Post by **Bob Campbell** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:09 am

Personally, I will never forgive him for pushing through the funding for Corridor G. Who wanted a 4 lane road to Logan?

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:28 am

At least it made it to Logan. Ask Elkins about the 4 lane to nowhere.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:36 am

Bob Campbell wrote:Personally, I will never forgive him for pushing through the funding for Corridor G.

The biggest problem I have with West Virginia's highway system is every improvement always goes through or to Charleston. That's great if you're from Charleston or have a business interest there, but what about Route 2 from Huntington to Point Pleasant, or US 35 from Gallipolis to Winfield, or the much maligned "I-74/75 Corridor" from Huntington to Bluefield?

If the road doesn't go through Charleston, it doesn't get any priority.

Lester · Post by **Lester** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 9:47 am

Huntington to Bluefield? That's a bit of overkill, dontchathink?

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:16 am

Bob Campbell wrote:Personally, I will never forgive him for pushing through the funding for Corridor G. Who wanted a 4 lane road to Logan?

Last segment of the road is open to Pikeville today.
The road has made quite a difference.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:40 am

Lester wrote:Huntington to Bluefield? That's a bit of overkill, dontchathink?

Not at all. It's part of a regional plan to bring an Interstate highway south from Columbus into southern Ohio (roughly paralleling US 23, with tie-ins to Ohio 32, US 35, US 50 and US 52, and, of course, I-64 near Kenova). Such a hub would be a major boost to the whole Huntington-Ashland-Ironton area, and take a lot of traffic off I-64 to Charleston and I-77 (Turnpike) into southern West Virginia. It would also "open up" the coalfields of southern West Virginia and eastern Kentucky.

Arp2 · Post by **Arp2** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:23 pm

Alright....y'all piqued my curiosity (you know how much I loves me the roads!) and sent me lookin' for maps and stuff....

Hoosier Daddy wrote:...what about Route 2 from Huntington to Point Pleasant, or US 35 from Gallipolis to Winfield, or the much maligned "I-74/75 Corridor" from Huntington to Bluefield?

I wouldn't have known it before this morning, but I think you mean "73/74." And that 73 would be an incredible, very welcome road! Heck, both of 'em! Those things need to get done two decades ago!

(I notice 73 completely avoids Portsmouth...

The Huntington metro would then lie at the intersection of two major cross-country-ish routes and, given its location on them, stand to become a serious trucking hub....)

The proposed 74 makes me wonder something: would Norfolk Southern be the biggest opponent of it being built?

I don't see what would be gained with 2, though.

genlock wrote:
Bob Campbell wrote:Personally, I will never forgive him for pushing through the funding for Corridor G. Who wanted a 4 lane road to Logan?
Last segment of the road is open to Pikeville today.

That's 119, I take it? Seeing how winding it is, it would still make me want to go some other way.....

Dr. Whiplash · Post by **Dr. Whiplash** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:34 pm

Four-laning Route 2 ain't gonna happen, but it sure could use some safety upgrades. It's dangerous, especially for non-locals, because it changes every few miles in width and straightness, has sharply angled rail crossings, narrow bridges and, like most two-lane West Virginia highways, the berms aren't paved. WV highway solutions seem to consist of (a.) an entire new freeway or (b.) nothing.

That two billion bucks being spent on the Robert C. Byrd Potomac Highlands Superhighway sure would have saved a lot of lives had it been spent on basic safety upgrades on primary two-lanes like Routes 2 and 10.

On the original topic...

Does anyone other than Manchin have a chance of replacing Big Daddy? I haven't heard any other names.

genlock · Post by **genlock** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:09 pm

The berms are not paved 'cause you are supposed to drive on the road.

AmpedNow · Post by **AmpedNow** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:22 pm

Dr. Whiplash wrote:That two billion bucks being spent on the Robert C. Byrd Potomac Highlands Superhighway sure would have saved a lot of lives had it been spent on basic safety upgrades on primary two-lanes like Routes 2 and 10.

Is this the one they're putting through Moorefield, connecting Elkins to Strasburg, VA, to upgrade 55?

After driving 55 a few times, I can assure you that this project will save a lot of lives...

This will also make DC much more accessible for the central part of the state, which certainly doesn't hurt the local economy.

Interestingly, the original plan for I-66 was to take it all the way through Elkins to terminate near the I-79/33 exit for Buckhannon. I guess this is pretty much it.

Hoosier Daddy · Post by **Hoosier Daddy** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:28 pm

Dr. Whiplash wrote:Does anyone other than Manchin have a chance of replacing Big Daddy? I haven't heard any other names.

Nunley

Dr. Whiplash · Post by **Dr. Whiplash** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:32 pm

K-Rock wrote:...After driving 55 a few times, I can assure you that this project will save a lot of lives...

This will also make DC much more accessible for the central part of the state, which certainly doesn't hurt the local economy...

Any new highway is going to save lives and provide some economic activity. I've driven Routes 55 and 39, too, and I'd guess there's at least 100 times more traffic on portions of Route 2 on a given day. I'm just saying that there's a lot that can be done to improve overloaded two-lane highways at a fraction of the cost of new Interstate-grade highways.

Senator Nunley will be a drain on the health care system.

Dave Allen · Post by **Dave Allen** » Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:34 pm

The four lane from Charleston to Pikeville makes it much easier to truck the illegals in.