tribute to the longest serving senator in american history. robert byrd. president obama and former president clinton were among the dignitaries in that service. west virginia flag covered byrd s cass casket. he was known as a man who fought hard to bring federal funding to west virginia. in his eulogy, the president remembered byrd s accomplishments over six decades in congress. he was an elder statesman. and he was my friend. that s how i ll remember him. senator robert byrd died on monday at the age of 92.
the tweet before that, south africa is such a beautiful place. loves it. george washington was the first president of the united states, leader of the continental army and the revolutionary war revered by generations as the father of our country and apparently, he also liked his whiskey. so much so, he even built a distillery on his estate in mount vernon, the same estate to which he retired after defeating the british. must have been some good stuff. don t take our word for it. you can buy a bottle of your own. hip, hip! hip, hip! a toast with general george washington. and the start of a truly american fourth of july featuring his plantation, distillery and most importantly, his original rye whiskey the first president s whiskey is on sale for the first time in 200 years. washington built his distillery in the late 18th century. it burned down in 1814.
preservationists finished unveiling it three years ago and now americans are sipping the president s whiskey once again. the closest you can come to drinking like it s 17 the 99. these days, it sells for about $90 for a bottle that fits in the palm of my hand. in 1799, general washington sold his whiskey for about $0.50 for a whole gallon. there was strong demand for washington s whiskey. he once wrote his nephew urging him to stop by and pick up a few gallons but the sooner the better, he wrote. because demand in these parts is brisk. this is an enjoyable libation but, of course, it needs to be consumed in an orderly and if you will allow me, soberly manner. a wise fourth of july message. even 211 years later. in mount vernon, virginia, rich edson, fox business. jon scott in for shepard smith tonight.
now, the president ordered the army in in late 2006 to try to fight the cartel. since then, a total of something like 25,000 people have died. now, the army says that this is because they re squeezing the cartels. one general, in fact, told me, when we were out with the army last year that what we re seeing of the death throes of the drug cartels, their last strikeout as they try to fight back desperately against the army. but one year on, with the death toll still rising it s hard to hold stock in those kinds of comments. jon? thank you. in the shadow of this violence, we wanted to know what you think about the situation at the border so fox news and opinion dynamics asked registered voters what should happen first regarding immigration? 59% of you said we should secure the borders first. 30% said new legislation should be the priority. you can check out more on this poll and others at foxnews.com.