Posted on 12/09/2009 3:59:50 AM PST by Tom D.
Some have speculated that Reid is simply "losing it"--but from the years in which we've been observing Reid, we'd say he never had it in the first place. Yesterday's statement on the Senate floor was vintage Reid. He has a propensity for saying things that are splenetic, inappropriate and ignorant, such as his embarrassing series of claims a few years ago that Clarence Thomas was unintelligent.
This, however, raises a question that has long puzzled us about Reid: How did such an unappealing man who says so many foolish things get so far in politics? He has been elected to Congress six times, and the Senate's Democrats chose him as their leader. Maybe he has exceptional backroom skills, or comes across better in person than on television. And of course the polls show he is in trouble with the voters back in Nevada. Still, his success to this point seems something of a miracle--an inspiration to dour, foolish men everywhere.
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That really is a mystery. I don't know much about Nevada, but their regular reelection of this creature makes me question the whole state's sanity.
Evil doesn’t need a host to be smart or talented.
Punch-drunk?
Reid was a Capitol Hill cop and later a Nevada State gambling commissioner.
For reasons beyond my understanding, the citizens of Nevada saw fit to have him represent them in the US Senate.
Where’s Paul Laxalt when you need him?
People like Rahm Emanuel, the Klintonx, Durbin the Turban, Barack Obama, DiFi and Babs, and that clutch of inveterately Pink Northeastern senators who like to lay back and let others advance the talking points: Harris Wofford, Charlie Schumer, the late Teddy Kennedy, Chris Dodd, Paul Sarbanes, Barbara Mikulski.
Guys like that.
I agree but with whom did he align himself with lately?
Nazi Nancy Pelosi.
Reid sold himself out a long time and i wouldn’t be surprised to hear one day he sold his soul to the devil.
I think he’s an evil, unprincipled man but what do I know about politics.
Harry, it’s time for another high colonic...............
I agree but with whom did he align himself with lately?
Nazi Nancy Pelosi.
Reid sold himself out a long time and i wouldn’t be surprised to hear one day he sold his soul to the devil.
I think he’s an evil, unprincipled man but what do I know about politics
The miracle of Harry Reid’s political success is no more surprising than the miracle of Obama’s success.
A man who doesnt know Slime from Shinola elected to the Presidency and allowed, no not allowed, but encouraged by Democrats to turn this into a Socialist country.
Sen. Harry Reid: “an inspiration to dour, foolish men everywhere.”
That is a true, clever, and very funny statement.
Semper Fi,
Reid must have casino money behind him. Most Nevadans are not on the left.
Reid, angry ol white man in control.... what do you think sonia? In the dictionary under HYPOCRITE they can’t fit all thier pictures so the wrote “see Congress and the Senate”
Would like to see Reids American History grades in high school, was he the poster boy of government education? This could explain his absence of knowledge on the subject of American History.
Because many voters are simply ignorant and uninformed. Many vote for a candidate whose name they recognize despite knowing absolutely nothing about their politics, ideology and voting record.
Hopefully with many more people paying attention, 2010 will be the Waterloo for losers like Reid, Dodd, Frank, Pelosi, Waxman, Waters, Conyers, Rangel, Specter [insert your faorite here]
WHY does such a MANLY Staet like Nevada, keep electing this GIRLY MAN, the Harry Reid??
Yes, it’s true that he doesn’t operate alone and is but one of many truly ugly people in government. However, there is something particularly odious merely about his whiny, insinuating and insulting tone, and I can’t understand how he can be popular enough in his state to get elected time and again.
That’s true, there’s probably corruption involved. Another poster suggested casino money backing him, which is also possible, I imagine.
If he really did sell his soul to the devil then he will win re-election yet again. I am sure ACORN helps.
Prototypes abound, going all the way back to the Federal Period.
Martin Van Buren and Sen. "Dollar Mark" Hanna come to mind, as do various associates of Presidents U.S. Grant, Warren Harding, Lyndon Johnson, and Billy Jeff DIRTXPOTUS.
Barack Obama may make us forget them all. But men like Harry Reid will still abound.
Career politicians the bane of the Republic
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