Susan J O'Shea brought this article to my attention in a meeting on Ecunet.
Senator Robert Byrd (D) of West Virginia had some scathing remarks for the Senate in a Senate Floor Speech on Wednesday, February 12, 2003.
In his opening paragraphs he says:
To contemplate war is to think about the most horrible of human experiences.
On this February day, as this nation stands at the brink of battle, every
American on some level must be contemplating the horrors of war.
Yet, this Chamber is, for the most part, silent -- ominously, dreadfully
silent. There is no debate, no discussion, no attempt to lay out for the
nation the pros and cons of this particular war. There is nothing.
We stand passively mute in the United States Senate, paralyzed by our own
uncertainty, seemingly stunned by the sheer turmoil of events. Only on the
editorial pages of our newspapers is there much substantive discussion of
the prudence or imprudence of engaging in this particular war.
He goes on to point out many failures of the current administration. I find myself in agreement with everything he said in his speech.
It is nice to see that there is still someone in the Senate with a backbone. If I were Byrd, I'd be very careful when flying in chartered planes. In fact, he'd better be careful at all times.
Posted by JoKeR at February 20, 2003 02:43 PM | TrackBack