Senator down, Senator down. ABC News reports on West Virginia Democrat Robert Byrd’s latest health problems:
Sen. Robert Byrd, D-W.V., will remain in the hospital for “a few days” after falling down Tuesday morning in his Northern Virginia home, his office said in a statement.
In addition to his fall, the 91-year-old senator has an elevated white cell count, a possible sign of an infection.
In response, and fresh from rushing through a bill that will allow them to overrule themselves and appoint a temporary replacement for Senator Ted Kennedy, the Massachusetts legislature introduced a bill that would allow them to name replacement senators from any state.
“‘Senator Mike Dukakis, Democrat from West Virginia’ has a nice ring to it, don’t you think?” asked one unidentified Massachusetts legislator.
