Sen. Reid to the Press: ‘You Guys Have an Obligation to Report’ that Democrats Are Right

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[Sub-Driver]

Sen. Reid to the Press: ‘You Guys Have an Obligation to Report’ that Democrats Are Right February 28, 2013 By Elizabeth Harrington

(CNSNews.com) – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday that the news media have an “obligation” to report that the Republicans are “unwilling to do what the American people want done” on looming automatic, across-the-board budget cuts.

During a news conference on Capitol Hill held on the eve of implementation of the cuts, known on Capitol Hill as “The Sequester,” a reporter asked Reid: “Can you understand the frustration of the American people that you’re blaming the Republicans, the Republicans are blaming you and nobody is talking until the day that these cuts kick in?”

Reid replied: “You know I read an editorial today, and I don’t know whether it was the Times or the Post, where the op-ed writer said, ‘You know, let’s call it the way it is. The Republicans aren’t willing to deal with the Democrats.

“So all this stuff -- Democrats aren’t doing anything, Republicans aren’t doing anything --I believe that you guys have an obligation to report it the way it is,” he said.

“This isn’t something that happened yesterday, we’ve been fighting this for a couple years,” Reid added. “They’re unwilling to do what the American people want done. And it’s as simple as that.”

Prior to his comments, Reid proposed dealing with sequestration in a “balanced” way by closing tax loop holes on the wealthy and asking “millionaires to pay a little bit more.”

“I really believe the American people deserve better than what the Republicans in this building believe is the right thing,” he said.

[Georgia Girl 2]

‘You Guys Have an Obligation to Report’ that Democrats Are Right”

Don’t worry Harry they will.

[New Jersey Realist]

The press also have an obligation to wipe their butts...maybe that’s why they all STINK.

[SoldierDad]

Prior to his comments, Reid proposed dealing with sequestration in a “balanced” way by closing tax loop holes on the wealthy and asking “millionaires to pay a little bit more.”

"Closing Tax Loop Holes"

"Asking Millionaires To Pay A Little Bit More"

I see two different means of increasing revenue in the dimocrat's proposal through stealing money from people who are already paying the lion's share of taxes. I DO NOT see any mention of cutting the spending (or rather, overspending, fraud, and waste) of the Federal Government.

HARRY REID - YOUR PLAN HAS ZERO BALANCE!!!!!

[SoldierDad]

FY 2009: Revenue - $2105 Billion Spending - $3518 Billion Surplus or Deficit - $1413 Billion DEFICIT

I'm not understanding the use of the word "Billion" here. That deficit above is 1.413 TRILLION. The total deficit over those four years is 4.463 TRILLION. IMO, using the denomination of BILLION significantly underscores the actual amounts that were spent above the revenue received.

[Vaduz]

The Republicans are not willing to **deal** with the Democrats $$$.
It’s good to see the dems being exposed every day now.
The public is waking from it’s induced coma.

[Eagle of Liberty]

I'm not understanding the use of the word "Billion" here.

I am using the word BILLION to illustrate the point that all of the sequestration talk, $85 BILLION, is the amount cut from a MUCH large BILLION number. Using the word TRILLION hasn't seemed to sink in the heads of the Low Information Voters.

Spending for FY 2013 is estimated to be around $3800 BILLION. With a cut of $85 BILLION, that shrinks the estimate to $3725 BILLION. To me, that paints a much different picture than what Obama tries to paint. You may not agree.

[SoldierDad]

If the "Low Information Voter" can't understand that,

$3,800,000,000,000 is a vastly larger number than,

$85,000,000,000

I believe it highly doubtful they will be able to understand that 3800 billion is a vastly larger number than 85 billion.

[Cyber Liberty]

... asking “millionaires to pay a little bit more.”

Uh Harry...you just got that "little bit more." Going back to the well multiple times is bad form. Come up with a new slogan, that one's worn out by your boss.

[MosesKnows]

Democrats Are Right

I don't need the msm to know that Progressives, Socialist, Liberals, and Democrats are left, not right.

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left . Ecclesiastes 10:2

[publius911]

Sen. Reid to the Press: ‘You Guys Have an Obligation to Report’ that Democrats Are Right

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha !

Even arrogance and senility aren't enough to explain away this moron...

[right way right]

I agree with you at #35

There are so many things to build a new party platform on.

Let the GOP die.

Don’t donate a dime to them.

[publius911]

I'm not understanding the use of the word "Billion" here. That deficit above is 1.413 TRILLION.

If you are addressing the Zero information voter, you're in the wrong forum.
For us math literate, 1413 Billion$ IS identical to 1.413 Trillion$

Assuming the Zero Information voter is capable of grasping the concept is presenting facts not in evidence.

[Travis McGee]

Agonizingly so.

[Lancey Howard]

Reid proposed dealing with sequestration in a “balanced” way by closing tax loop holes on the wealthy and asking “millionaires to pay a little bit more.”

I love the way these Democrat scumbags use the word "ask" when what they mean is "confiscate at the point of a gun".

[SoldierDad]

I disagree. I believe that the low information voter, or zero information voter, are quite capable of grasping the concept of 1.413 Trillion (or 6 trillion+ spent by this current administration in less than four years). It isn't that they do not, or cannot, grasp the concept. It's that they don't care that the country is going broke. And, they don't care, because THEY are the beneficiaries of this largess.