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Senator Harry Reid’s Path to Power

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Senator Harry Reid talks about his path from a childhood of poverty in Nevada to Senate Majority Leader. His new memoir is The Good Fight.


Comments

  • [1] Marc Naimark from Paris August 13, 2008 - 04:55AM

    Leonard,

    Please ask Mr. Reid why Democrats should support candidates like him who have bent over backwards to oblige the Republicans in the Congress and to do the bidding of George W. Bush.

    Here's just one example of Reid's cravenness:

    http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/01/23/reid/index.html


  • [2] Graham from Paris August 13, 2008 - 08:19AM

    Leonard,

    This is to let you know I enthusiastically second the comments above by Marc, who, by coincidence happens also to write from Paris. How about that?!!---

    "Posted by: Marc Naimark August 13, 2008 - 04:55AM

    Paris

    Leonard,

    Please ask Mr. Reid why Democrats should support candidates like him who have bent over backwards to oblige the Republicans in the Congress and to do the bidding of George W. Bush."

    But, as is entirely predictable, we can count on Mr. Reid offering as answer simply nothing short of insulting to people's intelligence.

    Mr. Reid should know--and probably does--that if his political opponents weren't even more outrageous and despicable than his party's behavior has been, he'd have been out of office a long time ago.

    It's said that in a pseudo-democratic system (now hopelessly broken and ridiculous) the public gets the government it deserves. To deserve the likes of Reid & Pelosi, to say nothing of Bush and Cheney, is a truly damning indictment of the American people.

    A week ago, I thought very seriously about renouncing my citizenship. And I'm still thinking about it. I can hardly imagine how I could be more disgusted by what America and Americans are today, for all the world to see.


  • [3] EchoBeach from Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn August 13, 2008 - 10:15AM

    Count me in as echoing the requests of posters 1 and 2.


  • [4] Mary August 13, 2008 - 10:49AM

    Please ask Mr Reid about legalized prostitution in Nevada. Does he support it?

    Why is the Federal government not making an effort to outlaw this cancer on society.

    Please don;t give me a states rights argument, cause the Congress enforced a 55 MPH national speed limit, and a National 21 y/o drinking age, so they can also stop states from maintaining legalized prostitution.


  • [5] Samantha from Queens August 13, 2008 - 12:23PM

    Can you ask this man why congress is against impeaching George Bush?

    Why do these leaders spend more time writing and promoting their books than actually doing things for the everyday average American?


  • [6] hjs from 11211 August 13, 2008 - 12:25PM

    mary,

    'cancer on society.'

    surely there are more important issues in our society. can't you find a hungry child, teach someone to read or cure real cancer?


  • [7] Samantha from Queens August 13, 2008 - 12:29PM

    Joe Lieberman IS A CROOK!!!

    He wants a war with Iran. STOP IT MAN STOP IT!

    You may have a caucus but you don't have any justice.


  • [8] Carly from east village August 13, 2008 - 12:34PM

    #7

    nice rant/smears

    Please provide some EVIDENCE that Leiberman is a crook.

    Thanks & have a great day.


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