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Harry Reid: The Afghanistan War is LOST or Something Like That
Nevada Senator and Senate Democratic Majority Leader Harry Reid proclaims the Iraq War is lostNot again! Harry Reid was already wrong about the Iraq War in the video above.
Now, it is Obama’s turn in Afghanistan.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid expressed doubt in the U.S. military operation in Afghanistan Thursday, saying, “I’m not confident it’s going to work.”In an interview that aired Thursday on CNN’s “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” the five-term Nevada senator said, “The president has indicated as commander-in-chief he is going to start drawing down the forces this summer.”
Reid also noted the $100 billion the country is spending, calling it a “huge amount of money” that the nation “cannot continue to keep dumping” into the Afghanistan war.
Sharing his respect for Gen. David Petraeus, commander of coalition forces, Reid said, “I’ve talked to General Petraeus…and he thinks things are going well.”
“I hope it’s going well,” he continued. “But the American people have a … very short attention span.”
Yeah, but not so short a memory or attention span that we cannot remember that YOU were wrong before and ready to quit in Iraq.
Dingy Harry should stick to waking up Vice President Biden when he takes a nap during “The One’s” speeches.
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GOP House Freshmen Tell Harry Reid: “It’s Time to Pass a Bill”
Laying down the gauntlet, they are – says Yoda.
Just as GOP leaders prepare a “Government Shutdown Prevention Act” as a way to pressure Senate Democrats into passing long-term spending bill, a group of freshman members have sent a strongly worded letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) announcing that they will “rally on the Senate steps every day until you pass a long-term Continuing Resolution.” The letter was authored by Rep. Rick Crawford (R., Ark.) and has so far been signed by 30 members of the freshman class.
“Make no mistake,” the letter admonishes Reid. “Any government shutdown is the result of your lack of leadership.”
“Mr. Reid, it’s time to pass a bill,” they conclude, before signing off in telling fashion: “Bound together and determined.”
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Hypocrite Democrat Sen. Harry Reid Forgets Koch Industries Gave Dem Senatorial Committee 30K While Dissing Them in Fundraising Letter
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. gestures during a news
conference on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2010OOPS. Cowboy poet enthusiast and Senate Majority Leader sends out this letter to the Democratic faithful today:Dear xxxx,
We should be trying to put Americans back to work, not trying to put public radio out of business.
Attacking labor unions…waging war on women’s rights…defunding NPR…repealing health care reform. The anti-worker, anti-woman, anti-Obama Republican agenda just proves that their priorities are seriously out of whack. How is any of this supposed to create jobs?
Senate Democrats are fighting back each and every day. But with only a slim four-seat majority, we have no margin for error. If Republicans can knock just a few bricks free from our firewall, they’ll force through their extreme agenda faster than you can say “Koch brothers.” With the GOP on the attack and with 23 Democratic-held seats to defend, we have no time to spare. We must act now to keep our majority standing strong. I need your help!
The DSCC must raise $150,371 by our March 31 FEC deadline to keep the Republicans at bay. Our March Match means you’ll be matched dollar for dollar – your $300 contribution will only cost you $150. Please click here right now to contribute! I’m not satisfied with playing defense. Democrats are ready to move this country forward by investing in our future – rebuilding our infrastructure, improving our schools, and focusing on innovations that will create not just jobs, but entire industries.
And a year after President Obama signed health care reform, we’re unwilling to let Republicans put health insurance companies back between you and your doctor.
We’re ready to go on offense, waging a tough grassroots campaign to preserve our majority, standing strong with Democratic incumbents and recruiting top-flight challengers to take on vulnerable Republicans.
We have to put our money where our mouth is – and that means we need your support at this critical moment. Ninety percent of the DSCC’s donations come from individuals giving less than $200. And during our March Match, your $300 gift will only cost you $150 – every dollar will be matched!
The DSCC needs to hear from you immediately in order to meet its $150,371 goal by March 31 – so please click here and make a contribution right now.
Senate Democrats are standing up strong against the GOP’s backward priorities. But we can’t stand alone, not with Republicans and their special interest allies pouring more resources into breaking down our firewall every day.
And with just 8 days to go until the March 31 deadline, a $150,371 goal to meet, and a dangerous Republican agenda to defeat, we need you now more than ever.
Thank you,
Harry Reid
Paid for by the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, dscc.org <http://dscc.org> , and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.Well, nice move, Dingy Harry to diss a donor who gave your Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee $30,000 during the last campaign cycle.
So, Harry is the DSCC going to send the money back?
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Showdown in the Senate: Stop the DREAM ACT – Harry Reid Schedules Senate Vote for Today 2:15 PM
From yesterday – Melt the Phones, Fellow Patriots
Melt the Phones, Patriots
Thanks to Michelle Malkin for posting this list of Senators who will vote tomorrow, Tuesday, at 2 PM (EDT) on the Dream Act, an illegal alien amnesty ploy.DEMOCRATS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS TO VOTE AGAINST THE DREAM ACT
Sen. Pryor of Arkansas 202-224-2353 501-324-6336
Sen. Landrieu of Louisiana 202-224-5824 225-389-0395
Sen. Stabenow of Michigan 202-224-4822 313-961-4330
Sen. McCaskill of Missouri 202-224-6154 314-367-1364
Sen. Baucus of Montana 202-224-2651 406-657-6790
Sen. Tester of Montana 202-224-2644 406-449-5401
Sen. Conrad of North Dakota 202-224-2043 701-258-4648
Sen. Dorgan of North Dakota 202-224-2551 701-239-5389
REPUBLICANS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS TO VOTE AGAINST THE DREAM ACT
Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041 904-398-8586
Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523 207-945-0417
Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344 207-874-0883
Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543 617-565-3170
Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324 603-225-7115
Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922 214-361-3500
There are other Senators to call but we need the above Senators to vote against this cynical ploy by Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of placing this bill as an amendment to a Defense Appropriation bill. Send a message – this Dream Act is a form of illegal alien amnesty and deserves an up or down vote on its own merits.
Melt the phones, patriots.
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Stop the DREAM ACT – Harry Reid Schedules Senate Vote for Tomorrow 2:15 PM
Melt the Phones, Patriots
Thanks to Michelle Malkin for posting this list of Senators who will vote tomorrow, Tuesday, at 2 PM (EDT) on the Dream Act, an illegal alien amnesty ploy.DEMOCRATS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS TO VOTE AGAINST THE DREAM ACT
Sen. Pryor of Arkansas 202-224-2353 501-324-6336
Sen. Landrieu of Louisiana 202-224-5824 225-389-0395
Sen. Stabenow of Michigan 202-224-4822 313-961-4330
Sen. McCaskill of Missouri 202-224-6154 314-367-1364
Sen. Baucus of Montana 202-224-2651 406-657-6790
Sen. Tester of Montana 202-224-2644 406-449-5401
Sen. Conrad of North Dakota 202-224-2043 701-258-4648
Sen. Dorgan of North Dakota 202-224-2551 701-239-5389
REPUBLICANS ON THE FENCE WHO ARE GOOD PROSPECTS TO VOTE AGAINST THE DREAM ACT
Sen. LeMeiux of Florida 202-224-3041 904-398-8586
Sen. Collins of Maine 202-224-2523 207-945-0417
Sen. Snowe of Maine 202-224-5344 207-874-0883
Sen. Brown of Massachusetts 202-224-4543 617-565-3170
Sen. Gregg of New Hampshire 202-224-3324 603-225-7115
Sen. Hutchison of Texas 202-224-5922 214-361-3500
There are other Senators to call but we need the above Senators to vote against this cynical ploy by Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of placing this bill as an amendment to a Defense Appropriation bill. Send a message – this Dream Act is a form of illegal alien amnesty and deserves an up or down vote on its own merits.
Melt the phones, patriots.
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NV-Sen: Harry Reid Plays Hispanic Race Card – Puts Foot in Mouth Again
Nevada Democrat Senator Harry Reid in Nevada yesterdayRemember it was Harry Reid who dllcared the Iraq War was lost before the Bush/Petraeus SURGE. So, like Vice President Joe Biden, Reid puts his foot in his mouth again.While campaigning in Nevada Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told an audience of mostly Hispanic voters: “I don’t know how anyone of Hispanic heritage could be a Republican, okay. Do I need to say more?”
Reid’s racially-charged comments come as the Nevada Democrat is
trying to boost Hispanic turnout in his bid for reelection this
November. Polls show, however, that Reid’s positions on immigration are
very unpopular with Nevada voters in general. Reid supports the Obama administration’s lawsuit against Arizona over its immigration law, but 63 percent of Nevada voters oppose the lawsuit, according to a Rasmussen poll.Reid voted against a measure to complete a 700-mile fence along the Mexican border in May, but 68 percent of voters nationally support building a border fence, according to Rasmussen.
Now, GOP Senate challenger Sharron Angle will be running even MORE ads against the vulnerable Senate Majority Leader and highlighting his unpopular stance on illegal immigration. And, how many white, particularly Mormon voters did Reid turn off by playing the race card?
The television spots are being produced as this is posted – count on it.
The statement form the Angle campaign:
“Reid has said he’ll do more if re-elected–apparently that means more insensitive racial comments, more gaffes, more lame attempts to distract from what he has done to destroy the Nevada economy. With that said, I suppose Nevadans should just be glad he didn’t say anything racist about Hispanic people’s skin tone or ‘dialect’ this time.”
Also, I wonder how this will affect Harry Reid’s son, Rory’s campaign for Nevada governor? Rory Reid’s opponent is Brian Sandoval who is a Hispanic Republican, who, by the way, is leading in the polls.
A double FAMILY REID GAFFE.
But, true to form, Harry Reid is trying to spin his way out of the GAFFE.
Good luck with that……
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Obamacare: Harry Reid Says One Thing to National Press and Then Another To Nevada
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Children’s Health Fund co-founder and singer/songwriter Paul Simon take part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2009, to raise awareness of the children who will benefit from President Obama’s proposed health care plan
Who is Harry Reid trying to fool?
This is Harry Reid to the national press corps:I appreciate Chairman Baucus’ hard work over the past several months. His proposal is another important piece to the puzzle and brings us a step closer to having a comprehensive health insurance reform bill on the Senate floor. There will be a healthy and vigorous debate in the Finance Committee as Senators work to strengthen this proposal. I look forward to working with Chairman Baucus and Senator Dodd as well as the White House in the coming weeks to forge a final Senate bill that lowers costs, improves quality, preserves choice and creates competition.
Nevada Senator Harry Reid released the following statement regarding the draft health insurance reform proposal released by the Senate Finance Committee chairman this morning. The proposal in its current form would require Nevada to increase Medicaid spending by more than five percent at a time when the state’s budget is suffering. Committee Chair, Sen. Max Baucus of Montana committed to Reid that the formula will be changed before the bill is marked up in committee.
“While this draft bill is a good starting point, it needs improvement before it will work for Nevada. During this time of economic crisis, our state cannot afford to shoulder the second highest increase in Medicaid funding. I spoke to the Chair of the Finance Committee and he assured me that this bill will be improved for Nevada before he takes it to the committee for final mark-up next week. Let me be very clear, I will not bring a health insurance reform bill to the Senate floor that is not good for Nevada.â€
Good ol’ Harry Reid, running for re-election trying to have it BOTH ways.
Standard.
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Latest Poll Has Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Trailing Both Republican Challengers
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, September 10, 2009
The latest Rasmussen poll is not kind to Dingy Harry Reid of Nevada.In what is currently a difficult political climate for Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid trails two potential Republican challengers seeking to unseat him as he faces reelection next year in Nevada.
The first Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of the 2010 race shows Sue Lowden beating Reid by 10 percentage points, 50% to 40%. Lowden is chairwoman of the Nevada Republican Party and the preferred candidate of the Republican party establishment.
GOP hopeful Danny Tarkanian beats Reid by seven points, 50% to 43%. Tarkanian is a former basketball player for the University of Nevada-Las Vegas and the son of a legendary college basketball coach.
The economic and business climate is dismal in Nevada. Unless the economy turns around quickly, Harry Reid will be easily defeated in November 2010.
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Why Is Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Sending Staffers to Trail and Videotape the Tea Party Express?
Susan Thomas of Reno, NV., lower left, raises her arm during a ‘Tea Party Express’ rally Monday, Aug. 31, 2009, in Las Vegas. The national bus tour will host a series of rallies across the United States protesting what they characterize as big government, as they make their way to Washington, D.C.
Just askin’As the Tea Party Express rolls out of Las Vegas, there is at least one person who may be glad to see it go: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.
“There’s been kind of an underground gathering of opponents of Harry Reid,” said Mark Williams, one of the organizers of the cross country conservative caravan that is making its way towards Washington.
Williams says that dislike of the Nevada Democrat is one of the key factors that is driving people to come out to the five Nevada stops on the tour. With Reid not being up for election until 2010, Williams says people are using the tea parties to come together and vent their frustration with the state’s senior senator.
Protesters at a tea party event in Sparks, Nevada drew a rather unflattering caricature of the senator and taped it to the door of a port-a-pottie.
In Winnemucca, Nevada Deborah Johns, another tour organizer, won big applause when she brought up Reid.
“It’s time to let Harry Reid know it’s time to go back to searchlight,” she said, referring to Reid’s hometown in Nevada. “When he gets there the lights are going to be out.”
Meanwhile, Reid’s office sent a young staffer, Sean Kennedy, on the road to trail the caravan as it made its way across the Silver State. He has videotaped each event.
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Harry Reid: Ted Kennedy’s Death is Going to Help Us
On day three of the feud between Democrat Senate Majority Leader Reid and Nevada’s largest newspaper, Sherman Frederick appears on Fox to discuss Reid’s comment about the newspaper going out of businessFirst, it was Dingy Harry Reid wishing Nevada’s largest newspaper would go out of business. Now, he is channeling Ted Kennedy’s death to help who – US.
Does he mean the Democrats? Or President Obama’s health care reforms?
I suppose it doesn’t much matter and read the entire interview here.
Q: Do you think this recess has helped or hurt efforts to get a health care reform bill passed
A: Oh I think it’s helped. For one thing I think the American people have seen the wrongness of trying to interrupt meetings and yell and scream at people. That’s lost a lot of its pizzazz. I think its given time for members to contemplate what’s important. We can talk to our constituents. I’ve traveled the state talking to people. I think they’ve been very constructive meetings.
Q: How will U.S. Sen. (Edward) Kennedy’s death affect things?
A: I think it’s going to help us. He hasn’t been around for some time. We’re going to have a new chairman of that committee, it’ll be, I don’t know for sure, but I think Sen. (Chris) Dodd, (D-Conn.). He has a right to take it. Either him or (U.S. Sen. Tom) Harkin, (D-Iowa), whichever one wants it can have it. I think he (Kennedy) will be a help. He’s an inspiration for us. That was the issue of his life and he didn’t get it done.
The entire interview is from a cranky, old man who should be retired out of office by Nevada voters next year.