Monday, June 08, 2009

The Grim Reaper and the Dems

Not to be gloomy on a bright June day, but I'd just note these ages, from Wikipedia:

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Robert Byrd (D-WV) 91 November 20, 1917(1917-11-20)
Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) 85 January 23, 1924(1924-01-23)
Daniel Inouye (D-HI) 84 September 7, 1924(1924-09-07)
Daniel Akaka (D-HI) 84 September 11, 1924(1924-09-11)
Arlen Specter (D-PA) 79 February 12, 1930(1930-02-12)
Jim Bunning (R-KY) 77 October 23, 1931


As it happens, Senator Byrd has been in the hospital for 3 weeks for a staph infection. The Reps have a crack at taking the governorship of NJ and they hold the governorship of Hawaii. But I'm relieved to find that the governor of WV is a Democrat (must have won last year).

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