Sen. Robert Byrd (Democrat) was Appropriations Committee chairman for the last 10 yrs?!

[JEDI]

CNN

"Byrd, 91, has served in the Senate since 1959 and is the longest serving senator in the chamber's history. He has chaired the Appropriations Committee for the last 10 years."

THe Repubs didnt replace a Democrat as chairman with one of their own when they ruled the Senate from 2000-2006?!

What am i missing?

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: JEDI
CNN

"Byrd, 91, has served in the Senate since 1959 and is the longest serving senator in the chamber's history. He has chaired the Appropriations Committee for the last 10 years."

THe Repubs didnt replace a Democrat as chairman with one of their own when they ruled the Senate from 2000-2006?!

What am i missing?

Oh, I dunno. Could it be that its a.....................
wait for it..............................................
here it comes...............................
It's a BLOG

 

[nageov3t]

don't question the God Emperor of West Virginia.

but according to wikipedia, the 10 years aren't consecutive. he and Ted "the douchebag" Stevens have been passing it back and forth since the mid 90's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...mittee.2C_1867-present

 

[Fern]

It's a mistake. He was ranking minority member in the 109th congress. Link (Thad Cochran was chairman)

Fern

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: loki8481
don't question the God Emperor of West Virginia.

but according to wikipedia, the 10 years aren't consecutive. he and Ted "the douchebag" Stevens have been passing it back and forth since the mid 90's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...mittee.2C_1867-present

Gotta love it. The head of the Appropriations Committee couldn't figure that when someone gives you something that you keep in your living and room and use everyday for TEN YEARS, is a GIFT?
The irony.

 

[CADsortaGUY]

Originally posted by: Fern
It's a mistake. He was ranking minority member in the 109th congress. Link (Thad Cochran was chairman)

Fern

Yep, what the OP is missing is a good news source.

 

[jpeyton]

Obama and Reid are already cleaning house :thumbsup:

He's hitting the ground running.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: techs

Originally posted by: loki8481
don't question the God Emperor of West Virginia.

but according to wikipedia, the 10 years aren't consecutive. he and Ted "the douchebag" Stevens have been passing it back and forth since the mid 90's

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U...mittee.2C_1867-present

Gotta love it. The head of the Appropriations Committee couldn't figure that when someone gives you something that you keep in your living and room and use everyday for TEN YEARS, is a GIFT?
The irony.

Interesting, somebody's wrong.

My uscourts.gov link lists Cochran as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee chair, but Wiki lists Stevens?

Fern

 

[Throckmorton]

Republican think of him as one of their own because he was in the KKK

 

[Thump553]

Originally posted by: Fern

Interesting, somebody's wrong.

My uscourts.gov link lists Cochran as chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee chair, but Wiki lists Stevens?

Fern

Wiki has to be out of date, a dem would head all committees since 2006.

Incidentally when NPR reported this they also said there had been talk among the Dem Senate leadership in forcing Byrd out of this position. I greatly respect Byrd, but he's now pretty frail and 91 is way, way too old to be running the most powerful Senate committee.

Stupid seniority system.

 

[Fern]

Breaking news on-topic

LINK

Bryd is resigning the committee chair.

Fern

 

[nageov3t]

stepping aside as Chairman will not adversely impact my home state of West Virginia.

:thumbsdown:

 

[conehead433]

Just visit his home state and you'll see his name on everything. When he dies thay should cast his body in bronze and place the statue outside the state capitol.