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November 16, 2004
How Stupid Is This Going to Get?
So, the Democrats have chosen Harry Reid of Nevada as the Senate minority leader:
Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada won election as leader of the shrunken Democratic minority on Tuesday and said he stands ready to cooperate with Republicans or confront them as he deems necessary....
Seconding [Reid's] nomination was Sen. Ben Nelson of Nebraska, who occasionally vexed Daschle by crossing party lines. "I said he will lead this caucus into a new era and oppose where necessary, compromise where possible and avoid the obstructionist label," Nelson said of his closed-door remarks.With the exception of abortion rights and gun control, both of which he opposes, Reid's recent voting record on major issues puts him in the mainstream of Senate Democrats.
The Democrats are still worried about the "obstructionist" label? They pick this absolutely uninspiring, anti-gun control Senator whose only talent seems to be back-room dealings? When it's abundantly clear that the Republicans will not deal? Don't they understand that the obstructionist label will be there no matter what the they do or don't do? Remember how a triple-amputee vet got turned into a Saddam Hussein supporter? (Or, was it an Bin Ladin supporter? Hard to keep up with the smear-machine.)
They've already indicated that they will roll the red carpet for Gonzales who had declared the Geneva Conventions "quaint" and non-binding on the U.S., and the U.S. constitution non-binding on Texas. Rice will presumably breeze through after a few obligatory questions about "Bin Ladin Determined to Attack Inside the United States" memo, which she claimed did not warn that Bin Ladin was determined to attack inside the United States. I mean, it's one thing to lose but it's another to act like total, absolute losers.
Posted by zeynep at November 16, 2004 04:06 PM
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We are walking into fascism and the democrats simply have no idea.
Posted by: ted at November 16, 2004 10:22 PM
If it looks like a loser, and talks like a loser, and acts like a loser...it's a loser.
Posted by: Eli Stephens at November 16, 2004 10:53 PM
It's worse than no idea, they're sick of being on a losing side, so they want a piece of the fascism and to hell with the rest of us.
Reid was also a co-sponsor of the anti-flag-burning amendment.
Posted by: trouble at November 17, 2004 02:30 PM