Reid To Critics Of ‘Moderate’ Democrats: You’re ‘Very Unwise And Not Helpful’
Reid To Critics Of ‘Moderate’ Democrats: You’re ‘Very Unwise And Not Helpful’
In recent weeks, a number of progressive groups and commentators have criticized Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) for his attempts to organize his fellow Conservative Democrats into a new Blue Dog-style caucus that will work to “restrain the influence of party liberals in the White House and on Capitol Hill.” Now, however, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is telling the Bayh critics to back off. This morning at a breakfast briefing with reporters, Reid called the critiques “very unwise and not helpful“:
“I think it’s very unwise and not helpful,” Reid said Friday morning. “These groups should leave them alone. It’s not helpful to me. It’s not helpful to the Democratic Caucus.”
Reid, who said he hadn’t seen or heard the ads, added that “most of [the groups] run very few ads — they only to do it to get a little press on it.”
Later, Reid said he had “no qualms” with Bayh’s new Blue Dog-style coalition and told reporters that “‘any public statements’ Senate moderates have made have been helpful.” But as Rachel Maddow noted earlier this week, at the moment, the only result of Bayh forming his group has been to give Republicans “way more power” than they otherwise would have.
Reid’s comments appear to grow out of a fear that progressive criticisms of Bayh and his fellow Conservative Democrats might upset them so much that they would vote against Obama’s agenda out of anger. But some of Bayh’s allies are already indicating that they may be opposed.
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¶ AIO
March 27th, 2009 at 1:02 pmWhat should I do with my criticisms of spineless majority leaders who get consistently rolled by an unpopular minority party?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pmThe Democrats really need to change their leadership. Reid might be a good person but he is the wrong choice for Senate majority leader. I wonder if anyone has reminded him he is the majority leader?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pmBy coincidence, “very unwise and not helpful” pretty much describes my opinion of Harry Reid as well.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pm“My nuts are so small
March 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pmThey could pass through a small hole
Just about this size”
I just heard the California Republican Party leaders on the radio. They were saying Schwarzenegger had moved to the extreme left. That is what the Republicans call the middle? The extreme left? I see the Democrats are still letting the Republicans control the message. Very sad.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pmRight back AT YA , Harry.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pm‘1′
paleolib Says:
By coincidence, “very unwise and not helpful” pretty much describes my opinion of Harry Reid as well.
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LMAO!
DING*DING*DING* WE HAVE A WINNER FOR BEST COMMENT!
paleolib you took the words right out of my mouth!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:08 pmSince Reid is the topic du insecte, AGAIN…
From an earlier thread:
The Republic of Stupidity Says:
Whenever Reid’s name pops up in the news, in ANY context, there’s a line from “The Simpsons” that allus comes to mind…
Mr Burns describing himself (in wheezy voice): “These treatments have left me as impotent as a Nevada boxing commissioner…”…
HEY, Harry, BITE ME!!!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:09 pmI am admittedly baffled by this group. They are in a position to take some actions that will beneficial in the long run, but choose to be obstructionist, instead. They are proposing to join a group with no budget plan and one which has stated clearly that their goal is only to bring down Democratic numbers. It is an odd and counter-productive manner in which to garner publicity and try to give the conservatives in their base something to rally around. But how do you rally around a flag pole with no flag?????
March 27th, 2009 at 1:09 pmReid is a Blue Swine Dem himself, so of course he feels this way.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:10 pmI’m getting really tired of politician’s and pundits telling us that it’s unhelpful, unpatriotic, unwise or un-anything else to criticize and speak out.
I don’t even mind conservatives criticizing when they have some kind of rational behind it.
But the idea that we should just STFU because it calls attention to something is unwise and unhelpful.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:10 pmLiberalVoter Says:
I wonder if anyone has reminded Reid he is the majority leader?
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Shsssh… you might scare him.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:11 pmOy vey. Harry, please grow a pair.
We will critcise whoever we want to, we elected them and we can UN-elect them too!
Including you.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:11 pmOH My Sen. Reid’s feigned outrage over criticism of Sen. Bayh and his friends is pretty ridiculous. They are all obstructionists, including Reid. Maybe he a closet member?!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:12 pmhivanh Says:
But how do you rally around a flag pole with no flag?????
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Hmmm… are you suggesting they’re just a bunch of… pole dancers… at heart?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:12 pmIt is amusing that Reid believes we have any respect for his opinion.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:13 pmOff Topic:
I see the radical rightwing extremists and so called Christian right are all up in arms and interpreting recent comments by China and Treasury secretary Geithner suggesting we may need to change the “reserve” currency as a move to a one world currency.
Question: Since the US dollar has been the “reserve” currency for decades wouldn’t these radicals and Christian zealots have to admit that the US dollar has been the “one world currency” for years and years to support their argument?????
March 27th, 2009 at 1:13 pmAn NPR reporter this morning quoted a GOP operative as saying they didn’t need to roll out their “budget” yesterday. He said specifically that “there was no need to obstruct Obama’s programs since Evan Bayh was doing their work for them.”
March 27th, 2009 at 1:16 pmAfter embracing Joe Lieberman and “welcoming him back”, Reid lost all credibility with any self-respecting Democrat.
Just say “fillibuster” in a loud voice, and watch him back down, back away, back off……
March 27th, 2009 at 1:16 pmis this a surprise? Harry takes his thinking and talking points straight from the Mormon church
anyone still wondering why Bush wasn’t impeached?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:18 pmHarry really needs to grow a set!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:19 pmI agree Guido! If the republican’ts want to cry socialism lets give it to them! These fear mongers on the right have been crying communism and socialism since the 1930’s whenever a democratic bill suggested anything regarding higher taxes on corporations or social programs for the poor and yet we have not become a socialist country.
Their cries of communism have changed since the fall of the Soviet Union (Thanks to Ronny Raygun *rolling eyes*) so now they cry socialism in connection with Hugo Chavez….Their cries ring hollow except to all of their idiotic supporters.
Whats their budget plan? More of the same from the last eight years? More tax cuts for the wealthy? More subsidies for the Oil companies? More tax breaks for the poor corporations? It seems their way reeks of fascism.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:20 pmHarry Reid, the Arlen Specter of the democratic party.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:21 pmSorry I’m late to the cabal meeting everybuggy but I just flew in from Africa and boy are my wings sore! Reid you should shut your effing piehole. This sorry excuse for a majority leader seems to only find his balls when he’s knocking President Obama or progressives. Hey Harry, America voted for change this past November. That means his initiatives are deeply important to the majority of this Nation’s citizens (remember the citizens Harry?). Your BFF’s in the DINO crowd are yesterday’s news. They won’t be around for long and hopefully neither will you. The LAST thing this Country needs right now is obstruction of the Presiden’t agenda by corporate-owned members of his own damned party. Mr. Reid, is Senator Bayh and his little club holding their secret meetings on the taxpayer’s dime? During the workday when they should be working their @sses off for the American people at a time in our Nation’s history when we so desparately need relief from HMO costs and pharmaceutical bills? Do you know what I think is “not very wise or helpful”? Having a majority leader who doesn’t fight for American citizens and coddles a pack of corporate owned crybabies who only care about big money donations and their own relevence over the needs of American families! What are you going to do to control your party sir? Sorry, silly question, you’ll probably bend over to the minority like you’ve been doing for the last couple of years. You are a huge disappointment to progressives, Americans in need and your party.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:21 pmActually he’s a No Spine Dem.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:22 pmA Patriotic Anopheles Acting Says:
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Of course Harry doesn’t fight for the American people, sadly like many other democrats along with the republican’ts they are all in the pockets of the lobbyists and corporations!
Guido! You’re on a roll today ! Yeay!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:23 pmWhy does the right oppose stem cell research? Do they actually believe it is a moral issue OR is it because the drug companies and their lobbyists fear that scientists may actually come up with cures to many diseases that plague humankind and are only treated with pills to make you feel better?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:25 pmAnd I’m sure Obama could say the same thing about Reid.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:25 pmHaving a wimpy wuss as majority leader is very unwise and not helpful.
GROW A PAIR, DAMMIT!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:27 pm(hey, me likey these new insect names)
¶ AIO
March 27th, 2009 at 1:27 pmThere once was a leader named Reid
March 27th, 2009 at 1:28 pmWith balls the size of a seed
When confronted with strife
He ran for his life
Yelling “Don’t criticize, I plead”.
well, with these comments, it’s apparent now that spineless harry is “not helpful to the Democratic Caucus”…
but, we already knew that…
March 27th, 2009 at 1:28 pmLeave to Harry Reid to come with this “uwise and not helpful” line of bullcrap. If we don’t get rid of Reid as well as the “Blue Dogs”, we may as well re-elect the republicans and let them write President Obama’s agenda. Harry Reid is the WRONG person to be “Majority Leader.” As for those Blue Dogs, we need to find true democrats to run against them in 2010 and 2012.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pmReid is a joke.
“very unwise and not helpful” is his greatest example of projection.
Reid, just f-king go away. You are about as helpful as a screen door on a submarine.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pmharry’s the gop’s best dino-buddy.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:29 pmThis lame excuse for a majority leader thinks we’re concerned about ads that Bayh’s Coalition of the Shilling will take out? Jeezus man, get a brain. What concerns me and I’d say many progressives is HOW THESE DINOS VOTE! It would be one thing if they were honestly moderate Dems who try to work to sway some of their Republican brethren to vote for the budget but that is not the case. Their sole objective is to throw a wrench into healthcare reform much to the glee of their corporate overlords and to stand WITH the Republican minority.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:30 pmUncle Fester Lurks Says:
Whats their budget plan? More of the same from the last eight years? More tax cuts for the wealthy? More subsidies for the Oil companies? More tax breaks for the poor corporations? It seems their way reeks of fascism.
Amen. I want to hear specifics. All they ever say is the want to govern off their core values. Well what are they? How much is to much government? What departments would they eliminate? What social services would they cut and how much? How far do we move religion into government? Do we mandate noon prayer? How much privacy do we have to give up to be as they say safe?
How far do we cut wages so corporations gave fulfill their need for greed? How many and who dies because of no health care? Who’s kids do not get an education?
I am sick of these fools. Time to make them state their position and show how full of greed, hatred and selfishness they are.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:30 pmWhy is it that every time I hear “Blue Dog” I always think “Blue Falcon”? Oh yeah – same thing.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:32 pmMost of these Democrats we have naively elected are centrists at best. The only senator that I know is truly liberal is Bernie Sanders. As long as the US is held hostage by an antique philosophy of corporatism, true progress will be held back by greedy monied interests. I hope Reid is voted out of office next election and true progressives rise to leadership positions or else the status quo will continue to the benefit of the stinking rich.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:33 pmUncle Fester Lurks Says:
“…is it because the drug companies and their lobbyists fear that scientists may actually come up with cures to many diseases that plague humankind and are only treated with pills to make you feel better?”
DING-DING-DING! I believe we have a winner! Stop by the main desk and pick up pyour autographed Soros poster on your way home. Cures are most definately NOT in the interest of pharmaceutical companies. I would go as far as to say that they fear cures worse than Republicans fear teh geys.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:34 pmIt’s not helpful that Bayh and his blue dog turncoats are forming their own clique. It’s not helpful that Reid is as useless as a turd in the toilet! It’s not helpful that Bayh has not provided any new ideas that are any better than what President Obama has presented!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:35 pmWhy is the term “moderate” always seem to apply to spineless, corporatist pigs who support, in the end, the greedy ruling class RepubliCAN’Ts?
O/T: Terrorist Obama is the biggest terrorist in the world now, having inherited the title from Terrorist Bush in late January 2009. Obama is committing war crimes in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan. Obama continues to support imperial zionist Israel, by providing military aid, such as cluster bombs, napalm and white phosphorus bombs to drop on Lebanon and Gaza. Imperial war crimes we can believe in…
Why is TP afraid to talk about current US imperial aggression and colonial occupation around the world?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:35 pmHa!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:36 pmGuido the Loving OBGYN Says:
You know I was driving down the road in Dallas a few days ago and I saw a bumper sticker that read “Do Not Reelect Until Term Limits”, and I agree with this.
I, too, think we should have term limits. The term should be 12 years. But before we do that, we need to take the house from 2 year terms to 4 year terms. A two year term is ridiculous. Because of the short time span most house members spend 50% of their time fundraising to get ready for their next run. So, if we did that, it would mean two terms for Senators and three for congresspeople.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:37 pmIt’s funny, because I find Harry Reid unwise and unhelpful.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:38 pmHarry Reid seems to wallow in fear, fear of the public, fear of fellow Senators, fear of just about everything.
Isn’t it time that the Democrats have a strong and verbal leader. Reid might be good at back room politics but he sucks at being a staunch party leader.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:42 pmHarry’s just showing how bipartisan he is — he caves in to both Rushpublicans and Blue Dog Democrats…
March 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pmHey!
March 27th, 2009 at 1:44 pmWhatever happened to “Give ‘em Hell, Harry!”?
Is it now “Might as Well, Harry.”?
Reid can kiss my buggy @ss…
March 27th, 2009 at 1:48 pmI guess I’m the heretic here but as a liberal I think we will continue winning as long as we are the party of liberals and moderates while the repugnicants feature only 3, soon to be 2, non hard core ideological conservatives. The next Paul Wellstone will not be elected in Indiana or Nebraska and if the choice is between Bayh and Quayle guess who I choose.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:52 pmHey Oval aka James:
I’m with you. A lot of people on here agree. However, TP is more of a nuts and bolts blog, and I don’t think it tackles broad issues like imperialism. Rather, there’ll be an article around AIPAC, the price of war, etc. I hope you know that a lot of us agree with your sentiments. Have been to commondreams.org?
March 27th, 2009 at 1:54 pmReid is a Corporacrat. No surprise here.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:55 pm‘And the meek shall inherit the Earth’
If that’s allright with the rest of you guys.
March 27th, 2009 at 1:56 pmF uck off, Daryll.
Rachel Maddow’s sexuality has nothing to do with her public life — even if it gives you a hard on.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:03 pmSwarm on Rapture
March 27th, 2009 at 2:03 pmGoodScout Says:
“An NPR reporter this morning quoted a GOP operative as saying they didn’t need to roll out their “budget” yesterday. He said specifically that “there was no need to obstruct Obama’s programs since Evan Bayh was doing their work for them.””
That’s really sad!
March 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pmbayh and his fellow blue mongrels should be taken to the wood shed.
What amazing thing, irony.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pmIt’s usually because they read posts by people like you and assume it’s representative of the whole.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:05 pmTell Harry how much we love his precious Blue Dog Democrat Republicon shills
http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
But be nice.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:08 pmWhat was that about infantile comments?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:10 pmDaryll, you have even LESS business telling us Democrats who our leaders should be or how we expect them to vote than you do telling people who their sexual/love partners should be. And who are you to tell us we “must cease” promoting our agenda? You make a lousy prophet. You make a lousy political pundit. You only make a good puppet.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:12 pmruptured rectum;
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmYou’re a day late, and a dollar short.
There was a thread YESTERDAY about McInsane’s campaign manager & gays.
ruptured rectum;
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmYou’re a day late, and a dollar short.
There was a thread YESTERDAY about McInsane’s campaign manager & gays.
Raptured in his pants must have forgotten that this is a PROGRESSIVE site and most regulars hold PROGRESSIVE views and come here to express them. Our displeasure with harry reid is nothing new. Hey Silas why don’t you lock yourself in your bedroom and flog your impure thoughts about Rachel Maddow away you sniveling piss-poor excuse for a Christian?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmHe’s just angry about us foisting our facist socialist communist views onto the ‘populist’.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmDaryll, would you like another try at telling us how pregnant your wife is? Would you like another try to predict the winner of a Presidential primary, based on what God wants?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmabout the double post
sorry about that.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pmExcept the bedroom right? Because teh gheys are icky.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:15 pm“Political balance” in the Senate amounts to the status quo of center right that got us into this mess. Your barometer is as messed up as your head, Rapture.
And don’t say people are juvenile when you come in with your ignorance, OT homophobic attacks.
Jesus’ child, my ass.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pmDaryll, you have used “socialist”, “communism”, and “dictatorship”. You forgot “fascist”. I dare you to define each of these words. For bonus points, you could describe why you think the progressive ideology fits any of these.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pmYou have a point. It’s a fact that you post infantile comments.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:18 pmRapture, you will never know that you are what’s wrong with this country- from the rotted hypocritical roots of Puritanism to the anti-intellectual snake dancers of the present that vote for the GOP (”real men of God”).
I can’t wait till we’re done with this superstition…
March 27th, 2009 at 2:20 pmIt is vital that Government completely separates itself from most aspects of American society to prevent a dictatorship.
Daryll, this is one of your most idiotic comments to date. The American government is us, the people. We make up the American society. We are the American society. A dictatorship is the result of a government tht is separated from the people.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:20 pmDaryll, I oppose you – the source of many lies. Lies are sins. I wonder why you don’t respond to me.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:21 pmAlso, cursing me is equivalent to cursing Jesus, because I am his child.
Phuque Jesus. Why don’t you get a headstart on that rapture of yours and step in front of a bus…
March 27th, 2009 at 2:21 pmYou’re totally right.
I oppose poverty, oppression, exploitation, lying, hypocrisy, theft and bigotry.
You oppose teh ghey.
Glad we have our priorities set.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:21 pmShorter Harry Reid:
“Liberals should know their place and STFU.”
What other group has Harry advised to shut up? Conservatives? Never. Moderates? No way. Liberals? Yes!
March 27th, 2009 at 2:22 pmLet’s see, you have hit on some talking points:
communism = Check!
dictatorship = Check!
your constituents = NOT Check!
Thanks for the flattery but I really DO NOT have a following—Yet! Muuwaahaa!!!!
March 27th, 2009 at 2:24 pmIt just occurred to me– lets exorcise RaptureReady with his own superstition!
I’m going to invoke Satan to this blog thread…..
A Black Mass Friday on TP! I’ll look for the appropriate texts…
March 27th, 2009 at 2:25 pmTell Harry how much we love his precious Blue Dog Democrat Republicon shills
http://reid.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
But be nice.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Be nice?
Why?
It certainly won’t change our status in his estimation.
Phuque “Nice.” Tell the simpering little pimp what you think of him his worthless, useless, feckless, ball-less leadership, and don’t stint on the profanities.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:25 pmRaptureReady Says:
wags camponotus saundersi Says:
Based on your infantile comments, are you indicating that there should not be political balance within the Senate? Also, cursing me is equivalent to cursing Jesus, because I am his child.
This is not Burger King. Everything is not your way. Our Government will not improve with the implementation of socialized legislation. You, Left-wing nuts and Rachel Maddow, whom is living a sinful sexual life, must cease impeding your socialist views on the populist. And you wonder why people believe that TP and MoveOn.org bloggers are crazy?
What was that about infantile comments?
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It is called facts, not personal theory.
Rapture – those statements I bolded above are not facts, they are your personal opinions. As for another statement you made above: Also, cursing me is equivalent to cursing Jesus, because I am his child. As a Christian myself, I know Jesus Christ, and you sir, are NOT an equivalent. You are one of those misled and misguided sheep who have been led astray by false prophets who are “wolves in sheep’s clothing.”
March 27th, 2009 at 2:25 pmHe (Huckabee) is the next President. It is God’s will.
Comment by Daryll January 2, 2008 @ 11:34 am
Isaiah 9:15
The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail
Daryll, the Bible says you are an a**. That’s one part of the Bible I can clearly accept.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:26 pmAnd to add to # 92 (great post BTW):
inwardly they are ravening wolves.
I think that may suit Rapture
March 27th, 2009 at 2:28 pmDaryll, you still have not defined “socialist”, “communism”, and “dictatorship”, the words you choose. The Bible indicates that those who speak in tongues must also have their words translated or the words are meaningless. Similarly, if you are unable or unwilling to define how you use words to us, then you have no basis for labeling us.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:30 pmJust when I thought for sure we’d be “troll free” or at least “troll-lite”, along comes Parodyll the failure to the rescue.
But, no offense to ya’ll having fun whacking the troll, I will not let Parodyll pass until he answers a very important question:
Parodyll, care to explain why Tiffany’s pregnancy has the gestation similar to an elephant?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:30 pmThe Lord works in mysterious ways.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:33 pmDaryll, ?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pmHe should define “theocracy” while he’s at it.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:34 pmHe’s praying for his response, give ‘em a minute.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:35 pmPraying to his new God, Rush, perhaps.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:36 pmHarry, after reading your plea to back off, I sent more money to buy more ads. Your wimpy, Barney Fife leadership sickens me.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:36 pmZooey Lepidoptera Says:
F uck off, Daryll.
Rachel Maddow’s sexuality has nothing to do with her public life — even if it gives you a hard on.
Okay, I know I’m not Rachel’s type, but man she’s hot! I wont go as far as to say I get sexually excited, but her intellect and spry wit alone is enough for me to be attracted to her!
As for Parodyll, I’m afraid the only reason he may actually be turned on by her could be because of she sports the “school-boy” haircut.
I could be wrong.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pmIt’s amazing.
A group of conservative dems appoint themselves king makers, and essentially state their willingness to sabotage legislation, despite having enough party votes to pass it, because it’s not acceptable to Republicans? The same people who have, in a monolithc voice, stated their willingness to oppose for the sake of opposition, rather than actually try and have a debate about any policies that aren’t theirs to begin with?
It’s fitting that these dems are quite literally exactly enough to make the remaining Dems on equal footing with the Republicans. In other words, it’s like it was distinctly planned to deadlock the Senate for the sake of the Republicans.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:37 pmSenator Reid: You are not helpful to me. You are not helpful to Democrats of America.
Yesterday I received a call from the DSCC asking for a donation. I will parapahrase what I told the caller, “if I had money to donate I would not do so, because some of those dollars would go to Evan Bayh’s group, who, while they claim they have “no agenda,” have clearly stated their plans to oppose Obama.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:38 pmI have no money to donate because my family is negatively affected by the George Bush economy.
I support the president and his proposals, policies and programs, and I want him to have time to put them into place; whether or not they will be effective will be determined later. I have no sympathy nor will I support, in amy way, the intraparty opposition”.
He must not be trying hard enough. Maybe he needs to sacrifice some kind of livestock for it to work.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:43 pmFor most of the Bush term, when we spoke out against the administration’s drastic and disastrous policies, we were essentially told to sit down and hut up, it would all work out in the end and we were not being helpful, because we were in the minority and needed to be supportive and bipartisan.
I won’t tolerate the same response from a fellow Democrat while we have a Democratic majority.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:43 pmEither that or my talents as a ceratopogonidae must be working!
March 27th, 2009 at 2:45 pmHmm. Not a bad choice after all.
Reid is a spineless wimp who can F#ck off with the rest of the obstructionist “moderates”. I’ve hated Reid because of his limpdicked response to Bush policies over the years, but this takes the cake.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:45 pmEither that or he’s ripping pages trying to find a response that will just decimate us.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:46 pmFor most of the Bush term, when we spoke out against the administration’s drastic and disastrous policies, we were essentially told to sit down and hut up, it would all work out in the end and we were not being helpful, because we were in the minority and needed to be supportive and bipartisan.
I won’t tolerate the same response from a fellow Democrat while we have a Democratic majority.
The stark irony here is that it’s still pointing the same way it was under Bush: we’re told we have to sit down, shut up, and cater to Republican’s wants and needs, and if we don’t, we’re being prissy ‘purity trolls’. The only difference here being that we’re being told this now by a group of splinter dems who seemed to have split off solely to make sure Dems have to keep catering to Republicans.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:47 pmI’m sure it will amount to something like:
Corinthians 3:24 – And the Lord sayeth “NO U”.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:48 pmkryptik, that is the fact.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:51 pmIt was unacceptable when we were in the minority, and it is unacceptable today.
Repugs are still in control, even when they are not.
Reid has to hear from us.
Daryll, I suspect you are still lurking, hiding in the dark shadows as a Christian Pharisee would be expected to do. I warned you that if you showed up and I was around that I would oppose you with zeal. I am self-employed, with a variable schedule. You will never know when I am here if you show up without facts, logic, and reason to support what you post or if you attempt to bring your pseudoChristianity to bear on political issues.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:52 pmSenator Reid:
Donate the expense of your health-care, per diem allowance and and other long term benefits, and the automatic 4700-dollar raise you just received from your constituents to help them, and then we can talk about who is helping whom.
Otherwise piss-off,and enjoy your impending unemployment, you pontificating sanctimonious empty suit! Every else I know and respect here at TP could do your ‘job’, practically and politically, better than you.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:52 pmWell, I feel a wee bit better, I just telephoned Reid’s office and gave his staff person my opinion.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pmLying is a sin, Daryll. Better get your house in order.
March 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pmWho is this raptureready idiot, and how did he get here?
March 27th, 2009 at 2:59 pmYour insight is….
March 27th, 2009 at 3:02 pmblindingly stupid and inacurate and unsurprising.
Illuminate these Senators names on every billboard across the United States. These should be recorded and go down in history along with traitor Benedict Arnold.
Don’t let these lawmakers distract you from major issues, such as E-Verify and imminent AMNESTY?
They are the ones who sold out American Workers by stamping out the federal E-Verify, to identify millions of ILLEGAL ALIENS IN THE WORKPLACE. With 10 million American jobless, these legislators left the door open for foreign labor. REMEMBER THEIR NAMES IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THEY REMOVED IT FROM THE STIMULUS/ OMNIBUS SPENDING BILL
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Levin-Stabenow-Lincoln-Pryor-Menendez-Lautenberg-Merkley-Wyden-Nelson-Reed-Whitehouse-Reid-Warner and Lady Pelosi. Xavier Becerra, Luis Gutierrez,Jon Kyl, Jeff Flake could also used their influence. We need E.Verify as a permanent tool in immigration enforcement.
Make your vote count and demand E-Verify in Washington. 202-224-3121 President Obama Switchboard: 202-456-1414/ The facts at JUDICIALWATCH, NUMBERSUSA, CAPSWEB.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:04 pmRaptureReady Says:
“because I am his child.”
Why don’t you try growing up… and with a little less blasphemy?
March 27th, 2009 at 3:08 pmThen he’d have no schtick…
March 27th, 2009 at 3:09 pmRaptureReady Says:
“refuses to here constructive reasoning from the opposing party.”
We can’t hear what’s not being said. Name one Republican criticsm of Obama that didn’t also apply to Bush.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:10 pmcRapture Ready (and his gestating elephant) Says:
Dictatorship: President Giggles and his clown force ensuring that all programs are overtaken by Government. President Giggles and his clown force refuses to here constructive reasoning from the opposing party.
Finally, something Parodyll and I can agree upon. Bush was a clown, surrounding by other clowns to ensure all programs were taken over by Republican governing ideas. They refused to hear constructive reasoning from the Democratic party.
March 27th, 2009 at 3:17 pmOne question:
When did you start referring to Bush as “giggles”?
I missed something people:
March 27th, 2009 at 3:20 pmCan someone tell me what’s with the insects in the names?
Marie,
March 27th, 2009 at 3:25 pmBill O’rally referred to ThingProgress as a blog full on “insects”. Thus, we’ve changed our “nicknames” to represent said label!
HARRY REID IS PISSED!!!! i think…
i know he’s not a fire-brand, but harry, COME ON
March 27th, 2009 at 3:31 pmSomeone should start a D.C. chapter of Pussies Anonymous and invite Harry Reid to be a charter member:
Hi, I’m Harry Reid and I am a big fat pussy.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:11 pmGOD DAMN IT what pathetic little twerp Reid is.
How much longer can our country takes this RW tilt?
March 27th, 2009 at 4:17 pmYes, let’s coddle the little conservative democrats and give them back their position of influence because criticism will just lead them to vote out of revenge, not the public interest. Great argument there. I think we should all cave to this extortion.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:19 pmDaryll, those are not definitions. You basically just said that liberals are… If you gave answers like that on a civics test, you would fail. If you gave answers like that on an intelligence test, you would… Never mind.
You might want to check on which party is in favor of protectionism, for starters.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:24 pmHarry Reid was a boxer,hunh? Then he should have used some head protection because he is brain dead. We need to dump this gutless bastard and get a leader that will kick some ass and get this party in line. Tom Delay was a crook, but he could keep the republicans in line. Where are the old statesmen who realized that the Democratic Party stands for the people of this country and not for business. All of these damn democrats that ran on Obama’s coattails and now are stabbing him AND US in the back. I am sick of them. No more donations to the democratic party committees until the leadership shows some guts.
March 27th, 2009 at 4:26 pmWell maybe, Senator Reid it is not the Democratic Caucus that needs helping.
March 27th, 2009 at 5:32 pmDRxJapanese Beetle
Thanks!
March 27th, 2009 at 5:42 pmA piece of good news that UPS dropped O’Lielly.
How dare anyone stand in the way of Sand Dune Harry and his favorite hiding place for his head?
In case Harry and the other millionaire’s in the legislature haven’t figured it out, we voted for real change and real reforms.
Americans have the right to be disappointed when fake Democrats finally expose themselves, especially when we worked so hard to give this goober the majority he claimed he would use to bring about changes.
It’s not just time for new Democratic leadership. It is time for real Democratic leadership. This goes for NAFTA Nancy too.
March 27th, 2009 at 7:03 pmMaddow is correct. It will give the Republicans more power to ruin again what they have already ruined. And Bayh will be helping them. The Democrats are so used to bending over and taking it, they can hardly wait to do it again. Habit is difficult to break.
Progressives will end up shooting themselves in the foot. And the rest of us as well. They are so accustomed to thinking in Republican terms they have forgotten to be liberals. LIBERAL. LIBERAL. Look how impressive the Republicans have been. Look what they have left behind. By all means business as usual.
March 27th, 2009 at 7:12 pmSmartest thing that I have ever heard Reed say.
March 27th, 2009 at 10:37 pmReid is right! We owe it to the Wall Street bankers and weapons manufacturers to continue Bush’s major policies; Obama and the majority of congressional democrats are serving up the same old sour, toxic wine in stylish new bottles with appealing labels. That’s change we can believe in, isn’t it?
March 27th, 2009 at 10:43 pmThe Democratic Party is big enough to hold the Blue Dogs under the same party umbrella. Reid and company will have to accomidate and that is the way the system works best. The Bush Republicans would never allow this. I don’t want to see the Democrats make the same mistake. Look where the country is right know!
March 27th, 2009 at 11:31 pmLike the RepubliCons and DINOS, it is time for Reid to go.
March 28th, 2009 at 3:42 amRupturedRetard says something utterly stupid as usual. RR look into some adult education. Your stupidity about communism is inane, pointless and has nothing to do with the healthcare issue. MOST of the industrial world has nationalized healthcare and very FEW of them are anywhere near communist. You are stupid RR. Why bother to come here just to prove how stupid you are day after day. We already know what a moron you are.
March 28th, 2009 at 5:09 amgopny Says:
at least theres one demento demo with an intact brain.
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Well there certainly ARENT any conservoTARDS with a functional brain much less an intact one. You are nothing but an ignorant brainwashed troll. Stupid, brainwashed and without a single shred of decency. Go sit in the corner and STFU
March 28th, 2009 at 5:11 amgopny Says:
bayh , one of the three sane blue dog demos, come on over to us, baby, you know you want to be a republican.! dont fight it!
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No he doesnt. The lobotomy it would take for morons like YOU to make sense just isnt that attractive.
March 28th, 2009 at 5:12 amI’ve been a Democrat all my life, but one of the charges leveled against us over the years is blatantly true: we are a party of wimps.
There’s consensus, and then there’s capitulation. God forbid anybody get mad at us or anything.
March 28th, 2009 at 7:54 amEugene, just ignore the trolls. Everytime you respond to them, you’re playing into their hands.
March 28th, 2009 at 7:55 amOh, and btw, Harry Reid is absolutely useless. Is there NO ONE ELSE with better leadership qualities to assume this post?
March 28th, 2009 at 7:57 amThe formation of a group of “renegade” Democrats is evidence that “corporatists” have realized that they won’t be able to maintain as strong an ownership stake of our government or further advance their greedy corporate agenda if they continue to rely heavily on the discredited Republican Party.
For Corporations to continue to have their way with the American people, Democrats must be more forcefully ambushed, manipulated, blackmailed – whatever it takes. The Democrats in this group must be the easiest to bribe.
March 28th, 2009 at 2:20 pmHarry Reid, you’re a spineless fcuk. As for Evan Bayh {{spit}}, I just can’t find the words to describe my loathing of that cretin. Even the flea on my dog’s @ss has much bigger balls than him. When are the people of Indiana going to flush this big brown lump down the crapper where he belongs? If they aren’t going to do it, then we as dems need to find a way to rid the party of this cockroach.
March 28th, 2009 at 2:36 pmReid, get your head inside a Congressional Toilet and flush it!
March 28th, 2009 at 4:26 pm