NBC news said it was Robert Byrd that collapsed but CNN is saying Ted Kennedy and judging by President Obama's remarks it sounds like it is Kennedy.
NBC news confirming it is Ted Kennedy. He apparently had a seizure and Theresa Kerry tried to administer first aid. They rushed in medical staff and have taken him to an ambulance. The confusion regarding Byrd is that reports are that he is in poor health and left the luncheon early on his own.
From the WaPo... Byrd, Kennedy Leave Luncheon for Medical Reasons Early reports say that Sens. Byrd and Kennedy left the Obama Congressional luncheon for medical reasons. Before being taken from the room, Kennedy had begun shaking and convulsing, according to Senate staffer in the luncheon, and appeared to be having a seizure. His apparent seizure occurred moments after Byrd, who was sitting at the same table as Kennedy, was taken from the room by staff.
...and the stock market responds to Obama's inauguration with a 300 point drop. Happy hopey changey worn off already?
Yeah the drop was in response to the inauguration, because nobody on Wall Street knew it was about to happen. This has to be the silliest most non-sensical post in a career of silly non-sensical posts.
it had nothing to do with all the banks reporting poor earnings. I guess they decided to stop making money when they found out obama won
Yes indeed I’m from Calgary. I have a civil engineering degree too, although I don’t work in the oil patch. Are you an engineer as well? It’s interesting that you’re working on an oil sands project, and I’m going way off topic here but I’m wondering if you have any thoughts on why a few of those have been canceled in recent months. These are long term projects and it seems to me that the long term prospects for oil are still very good, so why are some of these projects being canceled during this recent, and imo temporary, downturn in oil prices? Are they having trouble with the banks? Are they concerned about the impact of the recent "dirty oil" talk?
I am a chemical engineer. According to what I've been told, the projects that have been cancelled are being cancelled for cash flow reasons. I'm glad that my project is for the producer with the deepest pockets. There are some new regulations related to keeping it in the pipe that add a little bit to structural and mechanical costs, but as of right now, no one is talking about the oil sands being regulated out of business. And many US refiners have their own projects to revamp to run Alberta oil, so there looks to be a market for a while.
"To the people of poor nations, we pledge to work alongside you to make your farms flourish and let clean waters flow; to nourish starved bodies and feed hungry minds. And to those nations like ours that enjoy relative plenty, we say we can no longer afford indifference to suffering outside our borders; nor can we consume the world's resources without regard to effect. For the world has changed, and we must change with it." Love this.
