Please don't let me follow in Tom Dashole's footsteps.
Posted on 09/21/2010 1:10:01 PM PDT by mdittmar
Washington, D.C. – Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement after Republicans blocked a cloture motion that would have opened debate on the Defense Authorization bill funding critical assistance for our troops:
“Republicans are again playing politics with our national security. Today they blocked the Senate from debating a bill that would give our troops the resources they need to keep America safe – stopping not only funding for combat vehicles and bulletproof vests or measures to improve our military’s readiness, but even a well-earned pay raise to help our troops and their families make ends meet.
“I am disappointed that my Republican colleagues put partisan politics ahead of the best interests of the men and women who courageously defend our nation. Democrats will continue to fight for our troops and will work to ensure that our troops have the resources they need to do their jobs.”
The man has no shame whatever. If I wasn’t tempted to break him into itty bitty pieces, I’d be laughing.
Colonel, USAFR
"Now I believe, myself, that the secretary of state, the secretary of defense and you have to make your own decision as to what the president knows: that this war is lost, that the surge is not accomplishing anything,"
Harry Reid, D-Nev
April 19, 2007 (With US combat troop on foreign soil.)
This is going to guarantee all illegals will be voting for a democRAT in November.
Did Reid actually say this with a straight face?
Please don't let me follow in Tom Dashole's footsteps.
I don’t know why the democrats even bother with stupid statements like this. Nobody believes the GOP is trying to harm the military yet these idiots make these childish claims like clockwork.
Harry voted NO
He’s been outed as a massive hyprocrite (LOL)
What came out of Vegas needs to go back to Vegas
Yeah. He’s radioactive.
Left unsaid..."I hope Americans remain ignorant and never find out about me putting partisan politics ahead of the best interests of the men and women who courageously defend our nation by putting some BS amendments in the bill."
"I'm Harry Reid, and I just want to say never mind what's behind the curtain. The tax payer funded illegal college bill and the taxpayer funded abortion bill attached to this means nothing. It's about our troops. Yeah, the troops. That's what this bill is really about.
I said ... DON'T look behind that curtain!"
Some of the news wires are saying that Harry Reid privately knew this wouldn’t pass, but his intent was to “fire” up the demorat base.
Desparate times show what a whore Reid is. Prostituting himself for power.
But in this case, the Slave Party has broadened it's horizons and found yet a new way to make use of the military: Hiding their thug agenda deep in appropriations bills in time of war.
"Cynical" has found a new nadir. Way to go Harry.
Are we sure this will make troops less safe? Hasn’t seemed to hurt the Israelis.
Gee, we knew this would be the little peckerwood’s next step.
He is a clown.
Lady GaGa said any troop that doesn’t support homos and wetbacks in the military should be sent home. :|
For those who think there is no difference between the two parties....Do you think a Republican controlled Senate would have added DADT and the Dream Act to a military appropriations bill?
Just asking?
What is "this"?
He’s just giving the lamestream media their marching orders and script for the news tonight.
He voted AGAINST this bill!
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