Posted on 05/06/2014 1:03:15 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Majority Leader Harry Reid compared his Republican colleagues to “greased pigs” on Tuesday as the Senate erupted in frustration over lack of progress on an energy bill and the Keystone XL pipeline.
“For all those who don’t know what a greased pig contest is, here’s what it is: The organizers get a little pig, piglet, and they cover this little animal with tons of grease. It’s a greasy little pig,” Reid said. “The reason I mention this: Oftentimes working with my Senate Republican colleagues reminds me of chasing one of these little pigs in a greased pig contest. Regardless of all of our efforts, any time we get close to making progress, it seems as though we watch it slip out of our hands.”
The Democratic leader’s remarks follow comments he made Monday in which he said the GOP was playing a “shell game” as the prospects darken for a binding vote to approve the Keystone pipeline or a modest, bipartisan energy efficiency bill. Reid argues that every time he agrees to a Republican requests like a vote on Keystone, the GOP changes its demands—a point sharply contested by Republicans. …
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Dang!
I’m late; again!
More like Nausea ;)
His boss is the Teflon King. He should know what slippery looks like...
Why is this drooling old creep not in a padded room.
And this is where, if I were the GOP senate whip, I would have had all Republicans answer him in unison “OINK!”
Oink!
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