Couldn't agree more, Harry.
Posted on 09/14/2008 5:26:31 AM PDT by markomalley
WASHINGTON -- Ratcheting up his role as a Democrat attacker, Sen. Harry Reid delivered another blast Friday at Republican presidential candidate John McCain.
In a Senate speech, the Nevada lawmaker repeatedly linked McCain to "foreign policy mistakes" of President Bush, and charged McCain promises nothing different.
"Our country deserves more than token shifts and lip service to change," Reid said.
Repeating his criticism that McCain's personality is unsuited for the presidency, Reid said: "Our dangerous world calls for leaders with sound judgment. Not those with a temperament prone to recklessness."
Conversely, Reid said Democratic nominee Barack Obama has "called the right plays" in recommending the United States return its focus to the war in Afghanistan and efforts to root out Osama bin Laden and the al-Qaida network.
"Obama and Senate Democrats stand for responsible change," said Reid, the Senate majority leader. The party will deliver "a tougher, more responsible foreign policy."
Reid spoke in a largely empty Senate chamber as there were no votes scheduled and most senators had left town for the weekend. An account of the speech published by The Hill on its Web site said Reid seemed to take his anti-McCain rhetoric to a new level.
Ever since the Senate returned this week from its summer recess and with just 52 days until the election, Reid has displayed a fierceness in establishing the Senate as a battlefront in the campaign.
On Tuesday, he veered a press conference into criticism of McCain's Senate attendance and said the Arizona senator "has done nothing" to change the country during Bush's eight years in office.
On Wednesday, he criticized the Bush administration's handling of Afghanistan, echoing Obama's complaint that the president's decision to send 4,500 more troops to battle resurgent insurgents was not enough to get the job done.
Some Democrats have been recommending that Obama step up the intensity of his campaign against McCain. One Senate Democrat said Obama and Reid do converse but noted Reid's criticism of McCain is nothing new.
Republican spokesman Bill Riggs on Friday said Reid's remarks show Democrats are growing frustrated.
"The Obama campaign revealed their desperation by using the 'speed and ferocity' of Harry Reid to launch baseless personal attacks on a largely deserted Senate floor," Riggs said. "This is a far cry from Barack Obama's politics of hope and change."
Reid's speeches this week "are nothing different that what he has been doing," spokesman Jon Summers said. "Anyone who has been paying attention knows that Senator Reid has been highlighting the differences between Senator Obama and Senator McCain for some time now."
(Of course, I'm not...so keep talking Harry, keep talking!)
Couldn't agree more, Harry.
What a jackass.
In a Senate speech
Does the Senate have time for Reid’s personal bias attacks?
" The Iraq War is Lost
Keep talking
Yes, it does, dominated as it is my liberals. These idiots have been in a seven year snit fit and love ranting to each other, not yet aware that the rest of the country is ignoring them.
Experts report that the alleged blast it didn't register on any scales known to man, however they did state that there was some major passing of gas by many in the 0bama camp.
And to paraphrase Dingy Harry:
The election is lost.
Reid is smegma.
Harry, shut up and drill.
Well you have to admit that under Reid’s leadership the Senate and Congress has... uh...errr....ohhhh.
We can only hope that McLame has seen the left for what it is and will stop this bullsh*t of ‘reaching across the isle’. America doesnt want politicians reaching across the isle - we want politicians who put America first - protect our borders, stop wasteful spending, promote the family and not perverts, quit acting like elitists.
Im sure McLame will forget the nasty words spoken about him and start to srew of conservatives when he gets in, but Im still voting for him - because of Sarah and Sarah only.
You call them what you want to, and I’ll call them what I want to. What I really call them would be pulled immediately. Use your own imagination.
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