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NRA president: Reid facing ‘incredible pressure’ on gun control
National Rifle Association president David Keene said Thursday he had no idea whether Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (NV) would support or oppose new gun control legislation. At a breakfast meeting sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, Keene noted the NRA had a “relatively friendly relationship with the senator over…
Pro-gun Democrat Harry Reid open to gun-law debate
US lawmakers this week debate how to “change laws and culture” in order to prevent gun violence like last week’s school shooting, the Senate’s pro-gun Democratic leader said Monday. Majority Leader Harry Reid’s comments were noteworthy given that he is the most senior pro-gun politician in the country to suggest…
McCain suggests Harry Reid ‘doesn’t care’ about US ambassador’s death
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) says that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) is accusing Republicans of politicizing an attack on the U.S. diplomatic facilities in Benghazi because he probably “doesn’t care” about the death of U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens. McCain told CNN’s Candy Crowley on Sunday that the Obama administration…
RNC Chairman Reince Priebus: Harry Reid is a ‘dirty liar’
The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Sunday blasted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) as a “dirty liar” for suggesting that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney had not paid taxes for a decade. In a recent interview with The Huffington Post, Reid claimed that someone who had…
Harry Reid finally gets fed up with ‘mindless’ Republican obstructionism
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reed (D-NV) may have finally gotten his fill of Republican obstructionism. In his soft-spoken way, he might even be described as absolutely furious over the refusal of Senate Republicans to pass a completely non-controversial reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank on the grounds that they wanted time…
Reid hits Angle hard, but it’s too little too late
In tonight’s “too little, too late” department: Harry Reid is dropping some truth bombs about Sharron Angle. Politico, being wingnutty, takes a skeptical tone towards Reid’s accusations that Angle speaks in code and wants to eliminate the vast majority of the federal government, with a special eye towards services that…
Every once in awhile I do need reminding that my party sucks, too
Senator Macropod prepares to bend Democrats to his will yet again As so often happens, Harry Reid is my reminder: President Barack Obama’s promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison suffered a blow Tuesday when his allies in the Senate said they would refuse to finance the move until the…
Terriblosity
So, a month and a half ago, Harry Reid, Dick Durbin and other Democratic leaders stood staunchly opposed to Roland Burris’ seating. The Chicago Tribune then said there was no good reason not to seat Burris, smirking at Democrats’ impotent rage and declaring that Burris would be a fine, competent…
Friday Genius Ten “Can You Move It?” Edition
Word is it that Harry Reid thinks they can push the stimulus bill through today, and he thinks they’ve got enough votes to invoke cloture. Good for him if he’s got it. Today’s Genius pick is a bit of encouragement to Senate Democrats. Leave your Genius mix—or just your random…
Uh…
Does anyone know when Harry Reid, ineffectual Senate Majority Leader, became a “darling of the left”? As the leader of Senate Democrats looking to expand their majority in November, Harry Reid has become a darling of the left, bashing President Bush, confabbing with liberal bloggers and relishing his role as…
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