Republican Congresswoman Shelley Moore-Capito, who many folks want to run against Senator Robert C. Byrd in 2006, is quoted in today's Sunday Gazette-Mail as saying:
Question:
What is Senator Byrd's biggest asset when it comes to representing WV?
Answer:
His seniority and unprecedented knowledge of the federal appropriations process.
Conclusion:
Next year WV voters may get to choose between:
"I have sympathy for people who can't follow the federal (budget) process," Capito said. "I've been up here five years, and I'm not sure I completely understand it yet myself."As Lewis Grizzard said, "I don't believe I'da told that!"
Question:
What is Senator Byrd's biggest asset when it comes to representing WV?
Answer:
His seniority and unprecedented knowledge of the federal appropriations process.
Conclusion:
Next year WV voters may get to choose between:
- Electing a freshman Senator with no seniority, who just admitted that she's not sure she "completely understand(s)" the federal budget process, or
- Reelecting one of the most prominent Senators in the country, who just happens to be the former Chairman and is the Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee?
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