Very interesting is this blog

2006 Primaries:
Another Democrat should run against Byrd.
Another Democrat should run against Nelson.
Another Democrat should run against Johnson.

Another Democrat should run against any incumbent that votes for Alito.

Are there any Democrats out there with enough guts to try it? Can't hurt.

Byrd is a dixiecrat... he likes Alito and the way Alito interprets our constitution ...

I don't like Byrd, need I say more?

No mention of Hiram Lewis in this article. Oh, that's because no one knows who he is. Some outside the state are actually sending money to this paranoid schizophrenic by the way.

Byrd with his absurd speeches and ideas that he espouses in Congress should make every West Virginian cringe. Elect him again for the pork he brings home and continue to be a laughing stock of a state to the rest of the country. The Democrats and the Black Caucus only tolerate him because he represents a senile vote for the party lines.

I agree with Big Dave on term limits and restrictions on lobbying. A greater balance would be achieved if these guidelines were adopted. Wise Dory might consider that constitutional competition is hardly hypocrisy. It is also noteworthy that if the Republican control is growing it is because the majority of each of the districts lost voted Republican. Could it be that conservative wisdom and courage is more appealing to most of the American voters?

What of old Strom Thurmond? Was he ever forced to step down because of his much-advanced age and senility? He served just about until his death at age 100!! This rabble-rousing call for Robert Byrd to step down is more Republican hypocrisy (longing for more easy pickings) and the need to control every possible legislative, judicial, and executive post in the country. We all know that neo-cons now in control are never satisfied, that they want iron, absolute control over everyone and everything.

We need the wisdom and courage of Robert Byrd in the Senate. The Old Democrat still has it.

If Senator Byrd is not vulnerable he should be. Palsied, in his early eighties, I find his decision to run for the Senate again, to be the epitome of selfish egotism. True he has bought a lot of pork back to West Virginia. True he is a strict constitutionalist, who has a keen sense of history and a facile mind. I have been privileged to listen to one of the seminars that he presented to his Senate colleagues. I learned much from his learned dissertation. But let's be honest, the senior senator from West Virginia should retire for the good of his constituents as well as his own well being and that of his wife. Further, of course, there should be term limits and age limits for members of both the House and the Senate. It was never supposed to be a lifetime sinecure. I believe also that each candidate should have to undergo a physical before being certified as a bonafide nominee, and should be prohibited from taking a job with a Washingon Lobbying Firm for two years after he completes his public service. The Congress should take a bi-partisan approach to what is an egregious lack of regulation of Congressional officeholders. Abusers of this are too numerous to mention, but certainly Strom Thurmond was the most ludicrous example. I salute Senator Robert Byrd for his inspirational rise to power, and for the fine work he has done while a member of that body, but I believe it is time for him to call it a day.

As a life long West Virginian I find the National Republican Senatorial Committee's comment
"Senator Byrd is very vulnerable" laughable. The Senator has had a very positive impact on this state over the years that transcends political lines. Most if not all of the residents realize that.