Posted on 05/11/2016 1:03:45 PM PDT by jazusamo
A routine meeting of liberal Democrats grew heated on Wednesday when Rep. Alan Grayson(D-Fla.) went after Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over ethics charges dogging Grayson as he vies for the Senate.
Reid was a guest at the weekly gathering of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) when Grayson confronted him over Reid's previous calls for the Florida Democrat to resign from Congress over the ethics complaint, which accuses Grayson of running a hedge fund through his congressional office.
"Shame on you. It’s not true," Grayson said, according to sources in the room.
"It is true and I want you to lose," Reid fired back
Grayson's confrontational approach was derided by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.), who heads the CPC.
"Why are you doing that?" Ellison asked, according to sources in the room. "This is so stupid."
Another source said other CPC members shared Ellison's sentiments.
"All the members were appalled" by Grayson's behavior, the source said. "It was embarrassing for him and embarrassing for us that he behaved that way."
Reid's office issued a statement afterward confirming the confrontation, saying the minority leader "was honored" to address the CPC, but Grayson "decided to be disruptive, to the embarrassment of his fellow colleagues."
"Senator Reid took the opportunity to express his low opinion of Congressman Grayson to his face and remind him that the reason Senator Reid has said that Grayson is under ethics investigation and appears to be running a Cayman Islands hedge fund from his Congressional office in order to line his own pockets is because these things are true, as established by seventy-four pages worth of evidence from the Congressional Ethics Committee," Reid's office said.
Grayson's office, which also confirmed the confrontation, was quick to fire back.
"Grayson has a low opinion of Reid's low opinion," a spokeswoman said by phone.
Mike Lillis contributed to this report.
Wow, I can’t believe I agree with Harry Reid on something.
There, fixed it for ya!
Need more popcorn...
Glad to hear GOPe is not the only cannibalistic party!
Oh wait, we only have two to choose from!
!#@#$%%&*!!!
“It was embarrassing for him and embarrassing for us that he behaved that way.”
Who knew any of them could be embarrassed ?? Shameless lot.
LOL
A lot more coming. Reid’s entire history of taking bribes is going to be exposed in Utah.
There, I fixed it, you are welcome! (;>))
Even better!!!
No kidding.
If Reid is a rattlesnake, Grayson is a cobra.
Both awful individuals.
Maybe Grayson is a black mamba because of his nasty disposition.
Harry Reid is a Republican PLANT in the Democrat Party.
Republicans should take lessons, the democrats know how to treat loser candidates who would lose Senate races for them.
Unfortunately (because he would surely lose in November) I don’t think Grayson has a chance at the rat nomination.
Two pigs rolling around in the mud...where they belong.
Grayson and Rep Dana Rohrabacher refused to go to war with Russia.
The other Dem will be just as liberal but not admitted.
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