Yesterday, ABC reported: 
"On the same day the second longest sitting senator had brain surgery, the longest sitting senator was hospitalized with a fever.
"Ninety-year-old Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.Va., was hospitalized tonight after staffers noticed he was lethargic at work and a caregiver discovered he had a high temperature.
"He is remaining overnight on the advice of his doctor, according to his spokesman, Jesse Jacobs, who said he was unsure which hospital his boss was at.
"It is unclear at this point if the hospitalization is anything more than precautionary."
Recently, amidst the flag pin controversy, Byrd started wearing a lapel pin of his own. Not the flag, though - his pin is a replica of the Constitution. Awesome.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3290879
Byrd is one of the more complex and interesting political figures of our time. I hope he's OK.
Posted by: Adam | June 04, 2008 at 12:10 PM