Hold your head up, you silly girl!

See you later, Martha! It's been nice having you. Don't forget to write. And congratulations on managing to escape the state before we changed your name to Robert C. Byrd. We really like naming everything "Robert C. Byrd", you understand.

Speaking of Robert C. Byrd, I wish he'd refrain from saying stupid things. I appreciate all the money that he's funneled into our state, but I don't appreciate the comparison of the Congress GOP to Nazis for their attempts to stop filibustering and delay tactics (what's with all the flippant comparison to Hitler lately, anyway? Bush is Hitler, Fox News is Hitler, Rupert Murdoch is Hitler, and so on. Doesn't anyone remember what a monster Hitler really was? Just because someone's philosophy doesn't match yours, it doesn't mean that they equal Hitler.)

It turns out that it's an especially stupid comparison for Byrd to make - Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) has pointed out that Byrd has supported putting a stop to filibusters himself. You represent all West Virginians, Senator Byrd - please think about that before you make such reckless comparisons! And you're approximately 431 years old - have you considered retirement? I hear it's pretty cool - you can play golf and all of that stuff, maybe work part-time as a Walmart greeter. Just a thought.

Hat tips: Captain's Quarters & Rush