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Reid calls president latter-day Fillmore
The Washington Times ^
| November 1, 2005
| Stephen Dinan
Posted on 11/01/2005 3:44:16 PM PST by neverdem
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The Washington Timeswww.washingtontimes.com
By Stephen Dinan THE WASHINGTON TIMES Published November 1, 2005
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday that President Bush will go down as the Millard Fillmore of our time, and said the Republican president is the best thing Democrats have going for them for the 2006 elections.
"I think our biggest cheerleader for getting back some of the votes we've lost in the last couple presidential elections and some congressional elections is George W. Bush," the Nevada Democrat said in predicting a big election year for his party.
He said Republicans will be doomed by the indictments that have hit the White House and House Republican leaders, an investigation into stock sales by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, big budget deficits and lack of progress on pensions and health care.
Mr. Reid has changed his mind from May, when he said on the floor of the Senate that it would take "a miracle" to win five seats -- the number necessary to gain parity with Republicans in the Senate.
"Frankly, at that time we weren't doing nearly as well then as we are now," Mr. Reid told reporters yesterday at a lunch organized by the Christian Science Monitor. Now, however, he said he "wouldn't be betting a lot on Republicans controlling the next Congress."
"We're going to pick up seats. History's on our side. It's just a question of how many we pick up," he said.
He said Democrats will defeat four incumbent Republicans -- in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana and Missouri. He also said Democrats have |
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KEYWORDS: 109th; fillmore; millardfillmore; presidents; whigparty
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:44:17 PM PST
by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Poor old dingy Harry -- he has to lay off the caffeine. Liberalism has rotted his brain, which doesn't help. Soon, Harry will realize that the libs have nothing going for them...they should try howling at the moon.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:47:09 PM PST
by
EagleUSA
To: neverdem
wishful thinking, Harry
you delusional POS
To: neverdem
Who would you rather have commanding the War on Terror - George Bush or some slimy, loser demoncrat who couldn't surrender to the islamofascists fast enough?
STFU Reid. You are an embarrassment to your state and your church.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:49:38 PM PST
by
43north
(If you're not liberal at 20 you have no heart. If you're still liberal at 40 you have no brain.)
To: neverdem
Unfortunately, Harry Reid is doomed to be the Harry Reid of our time.
To: neverdem
I thought the last election was any one but Bush; they learn with deliberate speed.
To: neverdem
Well, that certainly explains this afternoon's temper tantrum.
The Dems are back on their heels a bit with no significant indictments and the Alito nomination, so they had to pull a stunt to put the focus back on them so the same old tired charges could repeated for the umpteenth time.
Lead on Millard.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:51:01 PM PST
by
Arm_Bears
(America is returning to the values the Boy Scouts never left.)
To: neverdem
I watched Ried have his mental breakdown press conferance after hijacking the Senate.
I think Ried suffers from restless leg syndrome (see above post) and is in desperate need of a full frontal lobotomy and or electro-shock treatment to reformatt that damaged hard drive he calls a brain.
To: neverdem
Terry McCauliffe: "There is NO WAY Jeb Bush will be reelected as Governor of Florida. My polls have him losing by a significant margin to McBride."
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:52:22 PM PST
by
Clemenza
(In League with the Freemasons, The Bilderbergers, and the Learned Elders of Zion)
To: neverdem
Dingy Harry was out of his league in eighth grade and still is.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:52:57 PM PST
by
shiva
To: neverdem
"We're going to pick up seats. History's on our side. It's just a question of how many we pick up," he said. Sort of on par with " Senator Kerry let me be the first to call you Mr.President".
From about a year ago I think.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:54:11 PM PST
by
carlr
To: neverdem
And Bill Clinton helped Al Gore get elected President in 2000 too! Yep, rode his coattails right into the White House didn't he? :-) Jackdonkey!
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:54:39 PM PST
by
ladyinred
("Progressive" = code word for Communist/Nazi)
To: neverdem
apparently Reid does nothing all day but think up NAMES to call the Pres and members of his admin. And just think we pay this jerk big bucks to do it.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:56:09 PM PST
by
marty60
To: neverdem
Suuuure, Dingy Harry...whatever you say...why don't you come into this nice room with padded walls?
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:56:55 PM PST
by
JRios1968
("Cogito, ergo FReep": I think, therefore I FReep.)
To: neverdem
Hard to believe anyone could be any more pitiful than Tom Daschle was but Harry seems quite determined.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:57:28 PM PST
by
Past Your Eyes
(Some people are too stupid to be ashamed.)
To: neverdem
Yeah, the Bush strategery really paid off for the dems in 2004. Even bigger gains in 2006, I'm sure, not.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:58:37 PM PST
by
Still Thinking
(Disregard the law of unintended consequences at your own risk.)
To: neverdem
Bush is actually a latter-day Washington - a man focused on the big picture while refusing to dignify the carping, partisan criticisms of tiny people like Reid with a reply.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:58:42 PM PST
by
Mr. Jeeves
(Speaking several languages is an asset; keeping your mouth shut in one is priceless.)
To: neverdem
I can't speak for the other states, but Jim Talent will win comfortably against a nasty little Hillary clone that just got her ass handed to her in the gubernatorial race last year.
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posted on
11/01/2005 3:59:07 PM PST
by
Keith
(now more than ever...it's about the judges)
To: neverdem
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posted on
11/01/2005 4:00:13 PM PST
by
jas3
To: neverdem
Nancy Pelosi also predicted that they would "take back the House" in 2004.
Unfortunately, all these pesky voters didn't agree.
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posted on
11/01/2005 4:00:24 PM PST
by
NewMediaFan
(Fake but accurate)
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