I'm glad somebody said this

Byrd blasts Bush for 'flamboyant showmanship' with carrier speech

Now more than ever, I wish this man were my senator.

My favorite parts:

"Last week, the White House had said that such a landing was necessary because the carrier would have been too far out for a helicopter landing. In fact, the carrier was close enough to the California coast for a helicopter landing."

And

"Byrd, who has been a persistent and vocal critic of Bush's policies toward Iraq, said a "salute" to America's warriors was appropriate, but he added, "I do question the motives of a desk-bound president who assumes the garb of a warrior for the purposes of a speech."