A Senator Lies in the Senate Chamber

That's not exactly news. Harry Reid's been doing that for years.

Here are some tweets from Mark Knoller of CBS:

Hearse carrying flag draped casket of Sen. Robert Byrd, D-WV arrives US Capitol. Military honor guard carrying into the Senate Chamber.

Byrd's casket to be placed on the Lincoln Catafalque and will lay in repose in the Senate Chamber until 4p.

Does anyone else find it wildly ironic that a former Grand Kleagle of the Ku Klux Klan and a guy who filibustered and voted against the Civil Rights Act is lying in state on the catafalque that was built for the funeral of Abraham Lincoln?

Knifework adds this:

Out of respect for their deceased colleague, everyone will lie in the Senate today.