Posted on 01/06/2015 6:03:48 PM PST by mdittmar
In the minority after Republican gains in November's elections, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois was sworn in Tuesday with a temporary gig: filling in for ailing Democratic leader Harry Reid.
Durbin, 70, said the Senate minority leader was "making a speedy recovery from his New Year's Day run-in with some exercise equipment."
With Reid on the injured roster, it fell to Durbin to lead his party's congratulations to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.
Durbin did so by quoting the late Everett Dirksen of Illinois, a Republican and former Senate minority leader: "I am a man of fixed and unbending principle, the first of which is to be flexible at all times."
The quip drew laughs at the start of the 114th Congress on a celebratory day when Durbin, along with 10 Democratic and eight Republican House members from Illinois, took their oaths.
Reid suffered a concussion, broken facial bones and three broken ribs in his mishap. Durbin, the assistant minority leader, will perform Reid's floor duties until doctors allow Reid to return.
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You’re not alone in that theory. The exercise equipment excuse doesn’t wash.
The kind of stuff that’s installed in home gyms these days, and Dingy Harry can afford the best, doesn’t tip, rattle, roll, of break. Certainly not under the level of strain that Reid would put on it.
Ribs and face? Look for clues. He got thumped by a person’s fists.
The enforcer was probably somewhat perplexed though. He needed to wallop him enough to get the points across, but not enough to kill him. That’s harder do do with someone Reid’s age.
Accident? Beating?
Who knows? All we can say is, he lose face.
Looks like the Thumper is right-handed and used his left to lessen the impact.
I put a copy of that pic on my desktop. I’ll look at it anytime I need a cheering up.
A really nice left hook with feet planted firmly will do that to nice old man like Harry. A kick in the ribs will fracture a rib or two. Harry got the poop kicked out of him for sure.
part of me really wants to buy that “exercise equipment” a beer.
There is always hope for a blood clot.
Instead of “Get Well” cards, we should make up some “Glad you got hurt” cards and send them to him.
I like that. ;>)
Rhinoism is a disease too!
So, was it the Mafia, or a union thug....or is there any difference?
“Yer gonna tell us something today tough guy”.....(ops, wrong Pesci mob flick!!!)
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