The Aging Senate

In light of the recent health troubles of Senators Kennedy, Specter, and Byrd, the AP provides an interesting perspective on how “their battles with age and illness are the hallmarks of the nation's oldest-ever Senate and reminders of the fragility of power."

"A Strong Guy with a Great Heart"

Senator Robert Byrd: "My thoughts and my humble prayers are with Senator Kennedy, my dear friend, Ted; with his wife Vicki; and with the members of the Kennedy family.

I hope and pray that an all-caring, unlimited God will watch over Ted and keep Ted here for us and for America. Ted, Ted, my dear friend, I love you and I miss you. And Irma, Irma, my darling wife Irma, would say: Thank God for you, Ted. Thank God for you."

"Big Daddy"

A performance that's a bit dated yet timeless (much like the speaker himself)...