Posted on 01/13/2010 1:43:44 PM PST by Servant of the Cross
Hindsight's 20-20, but Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid now thinks he and leading Democrats--Max Baucus, Barack Obama--flushed months down the toilet courting Sen. Olympia Snowe's (R-ME) support for health care reform.
"As I look back it was a waste of time dealing with [Snowe]," Reid is quoted as saying in a forthcoming New York Times Magazine piece, "because she had no intention of ever working anything out."
That's a harsh but understandable assessment. The White House was banking on Snowe's support for months, both as a means of securing conservative Democrats' support for the bill, and as a failsafe, in case Reid came up short on votes in the Democratic caucus. But after supporting the Senate Finance Committee's reform proposal, Snowe was hesitant to support major changes to the legislation, which Reid needed to make to keep the progressive wing of his caucus from defecting.
Still, that's unusually blunt language. It could easily raise eyebrows.
Hopefully Harry's "inartful" response makes olympia want to poke him in the eye more often.
Excellent! Go Harry, Go! Alienate, Snowe... please!
What a STUPID DOOFUS.
Hey, just give her the Nelson freebee deal, and the RINO will turn on a dime!
but Snowe has light skin and doesn’t speak with a negro accent???
that is Dingy Harry’s criteria for quality, isn’t it?
Trying to do ‘damage control’
Too fluckin late.
One thing about dingy Harry, there’s probably never been a stupider Senate Majority Leader.
He is so well educated. I remember when he called Bush a “Loser” to a classroom full of students and said “Why would I listen to someone who has poll numbers in the 20s?”, he is a real bastard.
Reid must think there are no Republicans here in Nevada.
While I don’t care for Snowe- this is another nail in Dirty Harry’s coffin, IMO.
Translation of the title:
We couldn’t roll Snowe, so she was a waste of time...
Wonder how many hookers Harry has had the same problem with in Las Vegas thru the years? Just askin’.
Hear that OLympia?
He just blew you off!!!
The Dems were JUST using you!!!!
Olympia! Did you hear what Harry just said about you?
“Excellent! Go Harry, Go! Alienate, Snowe... please!”
I hope that comment will alienate all of them, he is just using each and every one he can.
Reid probably gave this interview before MA blew up in their face.
Why would I listen to someone who has poll numbers in the 20s?”,
That’s an interesting statement seeing that his poll numbers are in free fall and closing in at single didgets. What goes around comes around huh, Harry.
Just one immense foot with many toes, each with its own distinctive stench.
Why would I listen to someone who has poll numbers in the 20s?”,
That’s an interesting statement seeing that his poll numbers are in free fall and closing in at single didgets. What goes around comes around huh, Harry. Now who’s the loser?
I expect to see a lot of blaming in the next few months as all the dirty laundry comes into play.
I call BS on Dingy Harry!!!
He is trying to give Snowe cover from CONSERVATIVES who will offer up a REAL candidate in a primary. Look what is happening in Florida with Crist and Rubio? Look what is happening with Teddy SEAT!!!!
Nice try, but no sale, Harry “Negro Dialect” Reid.
Same goes for you Reid. You are a waste of time, in addition to being stupid.
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