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To: aladin who wrote (97194)	1/27/2005 4:15:09 PM
From: Lane3	Read Replies (1) of 793731

As to the 'love of country' defense I was going to elaborate on my acknowledgment of his love of country but I was reluctant to do so because I have no "links." My initial reaction to Byrd all those years ago was disgust. But he kept getting re-elected and he kept getting in the news and, over time, I encountered a few singular positives. Unfortunately, my brain hasn't been able to retrieve even one of the--I'm notorious for filing the supporting detail in the deeply-buried archives--and I'm not about to read his biography to jog my memory. Over the years there have been several incidents where I thought he demonstrated unusual class or statesmanship in difficult circumstances. I appreciate statesmanship, particularly since we see so little of it, so I came to look past my disgust to put him in the mixed-bag category. I concluded that he does very much love his country and appreciate its institutions. I believe that to be true. But I don't have the data to persuade anyone else. So take that FWIW, which I don't suppose is much. I do think, though, that he's gotten dotty and should be in a rocking chair by now.

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