Reply #39: Robert Byrd was no "Grand Wizard". He has renounced his

[Dhalgren]

former stupidity and he should be allowed to continue to "redeem" himself. David Brock is an example of someone who can see the error of their thinking and make a personal change for the better. Robert Byrd should be given the right to have changed. And the reason he appeared to be "leading" the opposition to Rice is because no one else did. I understand why an African American would have concerns about the "selectivity" of the Democratic opposition, but I still oppose Rice and Gonzalez, as I opposed Ashcroft and the whole bunch of lying assholes. "Moderate" Dems are always trying to "go along to get along" until things get so bad they are forced to make some kind of stand. Well, if the Dem party had been making stands all along things might not have gotten so out of hand. Now they are almost a "day late and a dollar short" and people are asking WTF! That is understandable, but at some point a line has to be drawn in the sand; it's just unfortunate that the Dems do things in such a half-assed way that the Repubs can make money on it! Sorry for the screed...