[Txsleuth]

I hate to tell you this, but I'm beginning to worry that Dashcle getting beat MAY NOT be such a great thing.

I read an article a little while ago on "The Hill" website about Harry Reid, who took Daschle's place. Oh, boy, he is adding something like 17 new staff members, and is forming a Democrat War Room in Wellstone's old offices in order to get "more organized". He also said that if people think because he is "soft spoken" that he will be easier for the Republicans to deal with, forget it, he says he plans on making it harder on the Republicans by not only better organization in the Senate, but with the outside groups like
NARAL, AFL/CIO, MOVE.ON.ORG, and other 527's.

Methinks we celebrated too soon. They also already have reams of notes on the records of every possible candidate that Bush will nominate for SCOTUS, with their records and their "negatives" ready to go as soon as name come up. That way their NEW press corps. will be able to get the smear job out before the Republicans can "promote" the candidate.

He then said, that they have to learn to smear people like the Republicans have done all these years, and that they (the Dems)have played "nice" for too long.

[My2Cents]

I knew Harry Reid was a nasty little partisan SOB. I'm still glad Daschle lost.

[processing please hold]

Harry Reid is a hardnut.

His soft voice belies the wrath within him. I can't stand him.

[26lemoncharlie]

They want to play hardball so can we. It may be two years, but we can place a MAJORITY of Republicans and I Mean 60+ in the Senate. Along with a Majority in the House. Then who's BALLS will be hard ?

[JanetteS]

I also read that Harry Reid is trying to get the DNC machine to shift some of it's focus from the Presidential election to more local races. Trying the Karl Rove strategy of mobilizing locally with an eye towards a national payoff.

Scary stuff because it could work in the long term.

Daschle was shortsighted and a huge supporter of the status quo in DC. Reid sounds like he may be full of new ideas and gearing up for fierce fight.

Still, he can't be too smart, being a Democrat and all.

[Positive]

Harry Reid

Voted YES on criminal penalty for harming unborn fetus during other crime. (Mar 2004)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life. (Mar 2003)
Voted YES on maintaining ban on Military Base Abortions. (Jun 2000)
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions. (Oct 1999)
Voted YES on disallowing overseas military abortions. (May 1999)
Opposed by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record. (Dec 2003)
Expand embryonic stem cell research. (Jun 2004)

[ncpatriot]

Sen Harry Reid is mean, full of hate - IMHO.