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Harry Reid, Voice of Reason

by John Cole|  May 24, 200611:48 am| 19 Comments

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So says Red State.

Heh.

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  1. 1.

    John S.

    May 24, 2006 at 12:01 pm

    Sayeth the Red Stater:

    My Gosh, what has the world come to when we have to look to Harry Reid as someone who is not only right on principle but a voice for common sense.

    That would be a world where most Republicans have abandoned common sense and principles in favor of using 9/11 as a cudgel.

  2. 2.

    srv

    May 24, 2006 at 12:04 pm

    George Bush and his AG are uniquely qualified to clean up corruption in Congress.

  3. 3.

    Tom

    May 24, 2006 at 12:09 pm

    Leave it to the Republicans to yank the Dims nuts out of the fire by clouding a simple case of congressional bribery by turning it into a case of separartion of powers. Idiots.

  4. 4.

    The Other Steve

    May 24, 2006 at 12:11 pm

    Well, Harry Reid is the voice of reason in the Senate. He restores my faith in politics.

  5. 5.

    The Other Steve

    May 24, 2006 at 12:20 pm

    Leave it to the Republicans to yank the Dims nuts out of the fire by clouding a simple case of congressional bribery by turning it into a case of separartion of powers. Idiots.

    Usually that’s a job for the Democrats.

  6. 6.

    Halffasthero

    May 24, 2006 at 12:27 pm

    That had to be a tough pill for them to swallow. It made for a fun read.

    I am not going to make any judgements about right or wrong here since I do not know constitutional law.

  7. 7.

    Andrew

    May 24, 2006 at 12:30 pm

    Yeah, even the stupidest damned collection of morons to inhabit the planet can be right once in a while.

    But don’t worry, Red State has another thread debunking global warming based on evidence from corporate think tanks.

  8. 8.

    Perry Como

    May 24, 2006 at 1:59 pm

    I am not going to make any judgements about right or wrong here since I do not know constitutional law.

    That’s not stopping the rest of us.

  9. 9.

    Otto Man

    May 24, 2006 at 2:21 pm

    Red State praising Harry Reid? Isn’t that one of the biblical signs of Armageddon?

  10. 10.

    kchiker

    May 24, 2006 at 2:47 pm

    The comments thread there takes an interesting turn. It’s postulated that the Republicans are protesting in a naive but honest way (being such unaccomplished opportunists), whereas Harry Reid is showing himself for the cold, calculating, nihilistic thief that he is… with his press statement. Is that commenter a spoof? I can’t decide. Does anyone here have anything to say for themselves? ;)

  11. 11.

    Jess

    May 24, 2006 at 2:57 pm

    I was especially entertained by the comments explaining that the reason why a disproportionate number of Republicans were getting busted was because the Dems were just so much better at stealing and not getting caught. I love it!

  12. 12.

    Paul Wartenberg

    May 24, 2006 at 3:00 pm

    This just in, the embattled congressman, Jefferson, he has ‘declined’ Pelosi’s plea for him to step down from his committee post, even with all the evidence regarding his corrupt practices while in office. Selfish bastard. By refusing to symbolically fall on his sword, he prevents the Democrats from presenting their party as potential reformers this election cycle. The rightwingnuts can keep spouting the distortion that corruption is ‘bipartisan’ rather than wholly Republican (when in truth the corruption is severely tilted to the right: with Jefferson in the mix, it’s like 100 Republicans per 1 Democrat).
    If I were Pelosi, I’d just kick him out of the party, right now. He ain’t worth it.

  13. 13.

    Paul Wartenberg

    May 24, 2006 at 3:03 pm

    Otto Man Says:

    Red State praising Harry Reid? Isn’t that one of the biblical signs of Armageddon?

    The way things are now with all the Bush screwups, we’re up to 12 Signs of the Apocalypse, 19 broken Seals, and 193 Whores of Babylon hanging out with Foggo at the Watergate. Sheesh.

  14. 14.

    Otto Man

    May 24, 2006 at 3:04 pm

    Agreed, Paul. His foot-dragging might just give them the excuse to do it, too.

  15. 15.

    kchiker

    May 24, 2006 at 3:05 pm

    Yep. Cunningham was brazen because he was so unaccomplished. He (and all the other indicted Reps) just aren’t GOOD at corruption.

    ????!!!#@%&%^(%^#($#%)$@#%^)#^%U_)#$^)^@%#@*^#$!!!

  16. 16.

    Perry Como

    May 24, 2006 at 3:29 pm

    When did DougJ take control of RedState?

  17. 17.

    fwiffo

    May 24, 2006 at 3:39 pm

    How fucking heartwarming.

    Finally some bipartisanship. Hastert and Pelosi come together for the righteous cause of protecting your constitutional right to stuff bribe money in your freezer without the risk of pesky FBI agents coming to search your office. I think I’m gonna cry.

    Pelosi has the power to yank his committee asignments. Schumer has the power to yank his party support. Every other Dem has the power to give him a swift kick in the ass. It’s past time they do it.

  18. 18.

    ppGaz

    May 24, 2006 at 5:18 pm

    By refusing to symbolically fall on his sword, he prevents the Democrats from presenting their

    Not really. Dems won’t support him, and he’ll be out there twisting in the wind. Won’t affect Dems much at all.

  19. 19.

    nyrev

    May 24, 2006 at 8:47 pm

    fwiffo,
    (R ) and (D) will always take a backseat to CYA.
    Besides, Hastert’s got his reasons.

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