Remembering Sen. Robert Byrd with Quote from Joe Lieberman

There are definitely time when I strongly differ with Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Ct.) whom many call 'Dick Cheney's favorite Democrat,' but this is not one of those times.

Lieberman tweeted this moving message about his fellow member of The Hill Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) who died early Monday morning at age of 93.

"Sen. Byrd was a genuine American statesman who loved his country and the great institution of the U.S. Senate."

The man who represented communities as diverse and divirgent as Princeton, Huntington and Morgantown will most assuredly be missed.

We should perhaps point out to blog visitors from places like Turkmenistan who are likely to be unsure of who is in the U.S. Senate that the man pictured here is Sen. Lieberman not Sen. Byrd.

Know Your Senators and Congressional Reps (13 of 21)

Everyone knows that Pennsylvania Senator Arlene Spectre (R-Pa) became Sen. Arlene Spector (D-Pa), but fewer people seem familiar with his counterpart, who is actually the ever unusual pro-life Democrat.

Is this Senator, who spoke at the Democratic National Convention in Denver and is pictured here:

A) Chuck Schumer

B) Norm Coleman

C) Bob Casey Jr.

D) Mark Warner

NOTE (6/6/09): The answer is Bob Casey Jr. We had initially butchered Sen. Spector's name, but we sincerely apologize for that error although I'd be surprised if he stops by this blog.

Know Your Congressman and Senators (Entry 6 of 21)

Alas, this appears to be one of our least popular series, but since I am NOT a tv network executive, it shall continue.

Today, I ask which one of these Midwestern Democratic Senators won his seat with 64 percent of the vote in 1998? He is pictured at the top of the entry.

Is it?:

A) Tom Harkin (Iowa)

B) Russ Feingold (Wisc.)

C) Evan Bayh (Ind.)

D) Dick Durbin (Ill.)

The answer to last week's quiz was Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)

Know Your Congressmen or Senator.....

This entry is from a series that we started on our sister blog "Politics, Culture and Other Wastes of Time."

Cong. Ilena Ros-Lehman (R-Fla) was the answer to the last quiz.

The aim of this series is to better inform you about the men and women from both parties and the work they do for all of on "The Hill."

Today we ask who the Republican senator pictured here is.

Here are three hints.......he is a good friend of vice president-elect Joe Biden, his birthdate is Sept. 18, 1933, and his middle name is Foster.

Is he:

A) Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah)

B) Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho).....yes, we all know who he is!

C) Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)

D) Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.)

Hmm.......I'm afraid I made this too easy. Oh well!