Posted on 10/06/2013 11:19:19 AM PDT by John Semmens
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) pleaded with Congressional colleagues “to observe civility in our discourse with one another. Though we may disagree there is no need for us to resort to name calling.”
Fresh from this heart-felt plea, Reid labeled House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) “a coward.” The inspiration for this highly personal attack “is Boehner’s inability to break free of the Tea Partiers who are mounting a fundamental assault on the way our government operates. They are challenging the traditional processes and casting the leadership of both Parties in a bad light.”
Reid was especially aggrieved that “Boehner has allowed the bipartisan deal to preserve the privileges and immunities of members of Congress and their staffs viz a viz the Affordable Care Act to be exposed to unnecessary ridicule. The Tea Party’s assertion that Congress ought to live under the laws that we enact is a ‘poison pill’ and completely out of line with customary practices. That Boehner would have the gall to send over legislation stripping us of these traditional privileges and immunities is an outrage.”
Reid’s name-calling was deemed insufficiently harsh for some. In an article for The New Republic, Julia Ioffe urged that President Obama call out troops to suppress “the intransigent resistance of the Tea Party. To continue to allow a minority faction to impede his rule would be a dereliction of duty.” Hollywood celebrity, Cher, tweeted a suggestion that Congressmen who thwart the President ought to be “deep sixed” (i.e., killed).
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Before he became their senate leader, he actually voted with conservatives around 40% of the time.
Civility:
what marxists demand of non marxists, but are not themselves required to act, with.
see Racist.
I really wish someone will ask Jon Stewart about dem lack of civility and whether he will hold a sanity rally
anyone who watches Stewart or Colbert is a leftist or an idiot.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Good one John!
The Tea Party’s assertion that Congress ought to live under the laws that we enact is a ‘poison pill’ and completely out of line with customary practices. That Boehner would have the gall to send over legislation stripping us of these traditional privileges and immunities is an outrage.”
That is a classic.
BTW! Folks:
Call Boehner and THANK him for standing strong.
He's doing what we've been griping about, time to THANK him.
I believe this will help him know the path he is taking is backed up by We The People.
I read a quote once, can't remember who to attribute it to:
” The smartest man I know is my Taylor, for he takes measure of me every time he sees me”
You don't hit a puppy with a newspaper when he Ain't peeing on the floor!
When the talking cadaver known as Harry Reid finally assumes his rightful, ahem, position, I will breathe a little easier.
Until then, any and all efforts to afford the living cadaver a fit of apoplexy would be well received.
Calls for civility, labels Boehner a coward — didn’t take him too long to violate his own call for civility.
Unnecessary ridicule???
Reid—you are a joke.
You, Obama & Pelosi set up Obamacare to not include Congress or their staff people & now YOU think the ‘unnecessary ridicule” is the fault of the House Leader???
You are truly unable to pass a 51-50 test for mental competance.
I just thought of a new series for cspan, The Zombie Squad staring Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi. A tale of two undead demonrats who speak inanities and irrelevant diatribes.
Has there ever been a worse lowlife chickensh!t leader of the US Senate than dingy Harry. Boehner on the other hand, at least in recent days, is starting to garner respect.
I agree with Harry. He and 0bama need to be civil instead of 3rd rate punkish.
Reid is seriously deranged. He couldn’t really be asking for civility while labeling someone a coward, could he?
Yep
Let's just say he wasn't that bad before he rose to the occasion of party leaderships.
Whatever happened to “comity” and “civility” with the other side of the aisle, Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)? Sounds like you’re pretty intolerant of others. Oh, I understand . . . this is a one way street where you and your thug party are concerned. Here’s a Hawaiian Peace Sign for you, Harry. Go to Hotel Echo Lima Lima.
I called last week, got a person and told him to get a spine and stand for the American people.
When I heard Boehner standing strong, I must confess I asked "where is our speaker and what have you done to him?" ... but
You can bet that I called this am and told him thank you many, many times. Of course it was a recording but maybe they will play it a couple of times.
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