Harry Reid tries out new role: truth-teller, warning Dems over open borders and Medicare for all

Congressional Democrats, even their leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer, have been bullied into silence by the radicals who have grabbed media attention and who appear to have the ability to mobilize their followers to defeat recalcitrant Dems in primaries, the way that Joe Crowley’s long House career was abruptly terminated by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. So deep is the fear that virtually the entire presidential field has offered lip service to socialized medicine for all – including anyone who can cross our southern border, while keeping that border wide open.

As serious policy, it is madness, as anyone who can think two chess moves ahead realizes.

Offering free health care to border violators can only attract the world’s sick people, and bankrupt our treasury. Politically, it would drive away voters. But none dare call it insanity for fear of retaliation.

Enter Harry Reid, the former Senate leader of the Democrats, who mysteriously retired from politics shortly after suffering serious bodily injuries – broken bones around his eye and ribs -- that he claimed were the result of exercise equipment. Reid sued the maker of the exercise band that he claimed slipped from his grip and caused his injuries, but a Las Vegas jury rejected the claim of liability,

In a farewell video he explained that after having a time-out to recover from his injuries and undergo multiple surgeries, he realized that there were important things outside the life of politics. He also denied that losing the Senate majority and suffering his injuries had anything to do with his decision. (He didn’t bother denying the speculation that rather than exercise equipment, his injuries were a lesson delivered by goons, old-fashioned Nevada-style.)

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I think one of the Smothers Brothers plays him in “Casino”.

The court scene, I listened to the real one and then watched the scene again.

life IS crazier than fiction sometimes.

If you read the article it turns out Harry _does_ want open borders—he just thinks the Democrats should keep it as their little secret during the election...

The dirty little secret is that if there are open borders there is no nation—and if there is no nation there is no need for the military industrial complex to defend it.

Oops.

Biden is a sure loser.

True, and your comment brought this to mind...If Biden can get the nomination, we will have progressed from sore losers (Gore, Clinton) to sure loser Biden. He is probably the only dem candidate who will lower his head and walk away in silence (and shame) following the Trump victory. All the others will scream stolen election, russia, racism, etc, etc.

That would be a riot. A pretend inauguration, coronation even, and speech full of gaffs out of sympathy for slow Joe and his dementia.

Then tell him the old folks home is the white house...

Biden's liable to be convinced he won .........

Makes sense.......his endless gaffes indicates he hears voices, too.

He'll try to give an inauguration speech & move into the WH.......

Yeah, I hear his wife is measuring the living quarters for new drapes.

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