Byrd Hospitalized For Observation

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Sen. Robert C. Byrd was hospitalized Monday night at his doctor's urging after suffering from lethargy and sluggishness at the Capitol and, later, at his home, a spokesman for the 90-year-old Democrat said.
Press secretary Jesse L. Jacobs said the West Virginia senator would be in the hospital overnight for observation.

Byrd, who is the longest-serving senator in history, voted during a 5:30 p.m. roll call Monday, then went home. Jacobs said the senator began to feel ill less than an hour later.

He was found to have a fever, and at his doctor's request he was taken to a nearby hospital.

Jacobs added that he didn't know which hospital Byrd was taken to.

Byrd was hospitalized March 5 for tests after a reaction to antibiotics. A week earlier he was hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after a fall at home.

Last month, Byrd gave an emotional speech on the Senate floor after hearing the news that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., had a malignant brain tumor. Kennedy, 76, underwent 3 1/2 hours of risky brain surgery at Duke University Medical Center on Monday, an operation his surgeon pronounced a success.

Byrd has become significantly more frail—and sometimes prone to emotional outbursts—since Erma, his wife of almost 69 years, died two years ago. Earlier this year, rumors swirled that fellow Democrats thought Byrd was too feeble to remain at the helm of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Byrd silenced the whispering campaign with a strong performance at a hearing in April.
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Gotta say, I agree. It's time they let Byrd rest at home.
 
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It's been past time for him to rest at home, this guy is a tool. With that said, I wish him well.
 
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I do not agree with Byrd most of the time and watching him over the past few years it has become clear to me he needed to step down some time back. I think he was a man driven to make up for some of his bad choices earlier in his life. He was a good public servant for many years and he has a legacy he can be proud of (though I may not agree with it), time for him to move on for the remainder of his time on earth, which I do not think will be long coming. All I can do is wish him the best.
 
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Sad but the first thought that flashed in my head was an old MASH episode where the soldier said to make sure he didn't get any "dark" blood. Let's just hope Hawkeye is on staff.
 
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KB5252 said:
. He was a good public servant for many years and he has a legacy he can be proud of (though I may not agree with it), .
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Short of sounding like a downright a-hole, I'll just say people tend to accentuate the qualities of person that is close to death.
 
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I think it was all just a publicity / solidarity stunt so he could be down with his homie Teddy.
 
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allvol123 said:
Short of sounding like a downright a-hole, I'll just say people tend to accentuate the qualities of person that is close to death.
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not that it's really germane, but I'm reminded of Mark Anthony's speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,

"The evil that men do lives after them, the good oft interred with their bones."
 
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MG1968 said:
not that it's really germane, but I'm reminded of Mark Anthony's speech in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar,

"The evil that men do lives after them, the good oft interred with their bones."
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Byrd gives the whole "lend me your ears" thing a entirely new meaning.
 
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