5/09/2004
Worst. Speaker. Ever.
Lucy Morgan follows up on a previous column to emphasize that his peers, not media, put 'worst' tag on Byrd.
On Saturday Byrd's spokesman called with a quote: "The speaker feels being called the worst speaker by the most liberal newspaper in Florida is the best compliment he's ever received in his tenure."
The only problem with the quote is that I didn't invent the label, nor did the paper. It was the opinion of longtime Republicans who fought hard for many years to become the majority instead of a minority that couldn't even get a good parking place at the Capitol. They are bitterly disappointed with Byrd's performance. They have good reasons.
On Saturday Byrd's spokesman called with a quote: "The speaker feels being called the worst speaker by the most liberal newspaper in Florida is the best compliment he's ever received in his tenure."
The only problem with the quote is that I didn't invent the label, nor did the paper. It was the opinion of longtime Republicans who fought hard for many years to become the majority instead of a minority that couldn't even get a good parking place at the Capitol. They are bitterly disappointed with Byrd's performance. They have good reasons.
