Posts tagged “Harry Reid”
Unprecedented obstructionism in the Senate
I have neglected to update this blog for some time. But after reading about the Senate GOP’s filibuster of Chuck Hagel for Defense Secretary – an unprecedented move by an opposition party – it’s difficult not to comment. The only term that can describe this move is obstructionism, plain and simple. There is no justification [...]
Harry Reid and Howard Dean
Reid and Howard Dean sitting in a tree, S-M-O-K-I-N-G? Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
The Bipartisan Ship
(1) These days in the Senate, if a Democrat wants to see legislation pass, he or she needs a Republican BFF. Yesterday, the NYT announced the launching of a new maritime joint venture between Max Baucus — who did as much as anyone else to throttle healthcare reform in its crib, including any Republican — [...]
Republican Hyperbole Jumps The Shark
Over the weekend, this excerpt from Mark Halperin and John Heilemann‘s forthcoming book, Game Change brought Harry Reid much grief: He (Reid) was wowed by Obama’s oratorical gifts and believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama – a ‘light-skinned’ African American ‘with no Negro dialect, [...]
The Entirely Fictitious “What Can We Do?” Defense
Here’s some food for thought: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will force a vote on President Barack Obama‘s nominee to lead the Transportation Security Administration when the Senate reconvenes in three weeks. Reid’s announcement Tuesday that he will file a motion for cloture, a procedural step to limit debate and lead to a roll-call vote, [...]
Depends On The Definition Of Coup
Roll Call reports that our Harry has scored a major political victory: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Thursday afternoon set the procedural wheels in motion for a crucial vote on a major health care reform bill Saturday night at 8 p.m. and scored a coup by apparently persuading Republicans to abandon their plans [...]
Healthcare Reform Politics, In The Round
The only argument ever advanced for allowing Joe Lieberman to stay in the Democratic Party (and keep his precious committee chairmanship and Senate seniority) after his vigorous campaigning for and with John McCain in the last presidential election, was the assumed importance of having that 60th vote. So now that we have seen exactly how [...]
The Sorry, Comical State Of Healthcare Reform
Barack Obama ran a perfectly astute campaign for President. How come healthcare reform has been screwed up so badly? At this point, it’s not clear whether a healthcare reform bill will be passed at all. If one is passed, it’s not clear how much real reform the bill will contain. Forget the totally inexplicable shenanigans [...]
Harry Reid Can Count to 51?
Reid Loses Patience on Health Bill – Roll Call (7/7/09): Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday strongly urged Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill. Reid, whose leadership is considered crucial if President Barack Obama [...]
What’s In A Name?
Last week, Harry Reid was thundering to the press that “We will never allow terrorists to be released in the United States”, by which he meant that we will never allow Guantanamo detainees to be moved to U.S. prisons, not even supermax facilities. At that time, I accused him of having balls you need an [...]