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Reid & Co. Open Fire on GOP

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Posted on Dec 29, 2010
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The 111th Congress produced some real eleventh-hour gains for the Obama administration, and by extension the president’s party, but some Democrats, such as Sen. Harry Reid and outgoing Sen. Arlen Specter, aren’t ready to get over some of the biggest partisan clashes of the last two years.  —KA

U.S. News:

First, the soft-spoken Reid told a reporter that if the GOP doesn’t move on immigration reform during the next Congress, it’ll be because “they have real problems with their mental capacity.” Ouch. Next, his office released a list of major events that happened while the START arms treaty was under consideration in an effort to illustrate how the GOP held up the process while claiming it did not receive an adequate hearing. Those events included the Chilean mining incident, the BP oil spill, the World Cup, and Donovan McNabb debuting with the Redskins—only to ride the bench twice. Zing!

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By aacme88, December 31, 2010 at 4:38 am Link to this comment

Well, what do you know? A Democrat saying something not very nice about Republicans. Did hell freeze over? Did a cow jump over the moon?
While the Republicans stole the entire country and its future out from under them and us, the Dems have shown no inclination to resistance.
Now that it’s all over, Harry’s showing some spunk. No more Mister Nice-guy.
Give em hell, Harry.

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By MarthaA, December 31, 2010 at 1:16 am Link to this comment

DLC Reid is a conservative that represents the American Middle Class, a 20% minority population separated from the 70% Majority American Populace and Arlen Specter has spent most of his life in Congress representing the American Aristocracy, but has been demoted to represent the 20% American Middle Class.  The 70% Majority American Populace have no representation in the halls of Congress at all.

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By Maani, December 30, 2010 at 5:44 pm Link to this comment

G.Anderson:

“The legislation they passed were bills that all had the stamp of approval of the plutocracy, and favored the continued plutocratic gutting of this country.”

Huh?  Please explain to me how the repeal of DADT, the New Start treaty, and the 9/11 health bill - NONE of which had “the stamp of approval of the plutocracy,” or it would not have taken pulling teeth (and compromising on the tax bill) to get them through - “favor the continued plutocratic gutting of this country.”

Peace.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, December 30, 2010 at 3:13 pm Link to this comment

How far off Broadway is ‘the Hill?’ 

Is it closer to Wall Street?

Because this melodrama has gone on long enough.

Harry is playing ‘bad cop’ so who is playing ‘good cop’ Pelosi?  Obama?

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By samosamo, December 30, 2010 at 2:24 pm Link to this comment

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So after 4 years of a dimocrat controlled
congress, old harry gets tough on his friends the
gop, by using harsh language. Boy, I am
impressed, especially since he basically allowed a
minority to control congress and to subvert major
legislation or didn’t oppose what he gop wanted
for their corporate friends. A walking disaster and
I guess another 6 years of old harry using harsh
language to combat a bunch of sociopaths.

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By G.Anderson, December 30, 2010 at 12:00 am Link to this comment

I can see, that we’re going to hear more about, the big legislative gains that the Democrats made in the last two years.

In other words they will keep telling a big lie often enought so people will believe it. They will keep telling it over and over again, no matter what anyone else says..

They legislation they passed, were bills that all had the stamp of approval of the plutocracy, and favored the continued plutocratic gutting of this country.

They Democratic party should be rolling in dough contributed in thanks for their betrayal of the voters, next time around.

Big pharma, loves Harry Reid. Somthing like 25% of the children in this country are prescribed some sort of medication. That’s what Democrats do, they like turning people into victims so they, and exploit that victimization.

But meanwhile everyone suffers because of their lies.

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