of the president of the united states. >> without objection, the resolution is considered and agreed to. woit objection, senatwithout ob inoue will be escorted to the desk. >> robert c. byrd was the president pro tem of the senate. you see daniel inouye being sworn in. they both are throwbacks to a generation in which pork was a good thing. pork meaning a senator comes to washington to bring the bacon, to bring the money, to bring the projects back home. pork and earmarks have become a dirty word in recent years.