It [the Senate] retains all of its original powers, including providing advice and consent to Presidents on nominations and on treaties, serving as a court of impeachment–you better believe it, Mr. President. The Senate can send you home. You better believe that. If the House impeaches you, the Senate will try you. The Senate, don’t forget it, serves as a court of impeachment and has an equal say with the House on legislation.

Rock on, Sen. Byrd! By the way… Sen. Byrd might look old in the above picture, but my research actually shows that this picture was taken in 1920.

Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) is running for re-election in 2006 to his eighth term in the U.S. Senate. Keep it up, Senator!