Robert Byrd: “Harry Truman once said, 'The only thing new in the world is the history you don't know.'”

The Senate is the proverbial saucer intended to cool the cup of coffee from the House.

Senator Robert Byrd, the expert extraordinary on the Senate, spent weeks on end trying to figure out a way that you could assure the passage of bills that pertained to the budget and not destroy the filibuster rule.

Bob, I will never know the rules as well as you do. I will make a deal with you. I will not surprise you if you will not surprise me.

The Framers recognized that a minority can be right and that a majority can be wrong.