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Published Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | 12:12 p.m.
Updated Tuesday, March 3, 2009 | 12:12 p.m.
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Republicans want President Barack Obama to fail.
“It’s very clear, they’ve made a decision they want President Obama to fail,” Reid said.
Democrats are increasingly trying to link Republicans to comments from conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh who has been unapologetic in saying he wants Obama to fail as president.
“There’s a significant number of Republicans out there who want the president to fail,” Reid said.
When pressed, Reid declined to name names of senators or others.
“I think it’s very clear as a result of actions since Obama was elected that people want him to fail,” Reid said. “Some have said so. Others have just acted accordingly.”
The majority leader complained about Republicans in the Senate throwing up road blocks to a spending bill this week rather than trying to work constructively to improve the legislation. Republicans say the bill is loaded up with excessive spending.
shows you what a dumd*** Reid is. Of course they do. just like the dems wanted Bush to fail. man this guy is really stupid...
How do you "contructively improve" almost 9,000 earmarks without saying "WHOA!!!!"?
Reid you are a liar just like obama. Conservative want obama marxist policies to fail.
"obama you have destroyed the housing industry, obama you have destroyed the auto companies, obama you have destroyed the banks and now obama you are trying to destroy the stock market. obama why do you have so much hate for hard working Americans.
basically obama you have had a free ride and we are sick of it. read the following librals. President Obama has already dispatched his team to pressure members of Congress into accepting his massive $3.6 trillion budget plan. Grassfire's researchers have carefully pored over the President's budget proposal identifying $1.6 trillion in tax hikes, but that's not the worst part. The real beast in Obama's plan is his so-called "carbon tax," that would be the single biggest tax-increasing item in his budget--and the largest in history! Go here to read Grassfire's latest release on the Obama budget: http://www.grassfire.net/r.... ++ Rich or Poor --Expect Tax Increases! The Obama budget not only rolls back the Bush Tax cuts, it punishes oil companies, dramatically increases carbon taxes--all of which will be passed on to you! As Obama continues to tax and spend, as the government continues to swell, many on our team have expressed frustration--wondering what can be done. "
bobojake.. that was a joke, right??? Pretty funny!
The economy is in the toilet, unemployment is soaring and one of the "leaders" in charge of the national legislative process is showing the maturity of a teen-age twit. Are there any grown-ups who might be able to show up to take charge?
Fascinating. Almost everyone here sounds exactly like a caller to Rush Limbaugh, or the drug-addled liar himself.
"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Tuesday that Republicans want President Barack Obama to fail."
Why was rwally said and Harry know this - is we want socialism to fail.
This from Harry Reid who said that Bush and the troops lost the war in Iraq.
1-20-2009 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid revealed that the two recently made peace of sorts after years of acrimony.
Reid and Bush have seen a lot of each other lately, the senator said in an interview with the Las Vegas Sun. It has given them a chance to discuss a few things.
at a farewell lunch at the White House with the president and congressional leaders, Reid said he broached the topic.
"I said, 'You know, I've been your biggest critic, but you've always been nice to me, and I appreciate that,' " Reid said.
Reid has sparred intensely with Bush these past several years, especially after Bush won reelection in 2004 and Reid became the Democratic leader.
Reid has called Bush various l-words (loser, liar), and written in his autobiography that he believes Bush may be the worst president ever.
At one notable moment during heated arguments about the Iraq war in 2007, Reid famously declined to shake the president's hand after a meeting at the White House. At the time, Congress was trying to build support for a troop withdrawal.
Why did Harry Reid apologizing for 8 years of politics of personal destruction and trashing Bush?
Bush has never made any personal attach against Harry Reid.
In the R-J (11-30-08) Reid said "My standing in Nevada is one where people know I've been a partisan. From now on I'll be able to project a kinder, gentler persona. My role is going to change. I'll be able to return to the person I previously have been." This from a man so ruthless and feared that even Sig Rogich will not cross him. Harry will turn on a friend (like Jon Porter) at the drop of statement of principle by a Republican.
Since I have a job, correcting the above post would take too much time. But ....
Reid called Bush a liar. Did he lie about Yucca Mountain? Yes. Is Bush a loser? Well, gee, CPAC met last weekend. Last year, they chanted, "Four more years." This year they denied his existence. And his party lost its bid to keep the White House by a huge majority.
Reid turned on a friend in Jon Porter? Oh, the one who started attacking him and lied about each opponent in his reelection campaigns? Whom even his friends here have wondered what happened to the "man" they knew?
Reid did not say the troops lost the war in Iraq. He said Bush did. And he had. Did the surge work? It did if you talk about getting violence under control. If you are talking about an Iraq that can stand on its own--the Iraq that was supposedly part of 9/11, trying to get enriched uranium, and would welcome us as liberators--the war is not won. The mission has not been accomplished if one American soldier has to remain in Iraq to clean up after a lie.
Lisa Mascaro should ensure that she has her facts straight when writing articles. When writing that Mr Limbaugh wants the President to fail is inacurate. Mr Limbaugh has stated numerous times that he wishes for the presidents policies to fail if those policies are bad for the country. Hopefully, Ms Mascaro will correct her mis-statement so she will continue to have the respect of her readers as a credible journalist
Michael Green: Exactly how did Bush lie about Yucca Mountain and be prepared to use real facts and science to back up your claim and not recycled Bob Loux nonsense. From a geologic and hydrologic perspective yucca you will have a difficult time finding a better site than Yucca. The bulk of the scientific work was done during the Clinton administration and the site was determined suitable during the Clinton years. For purely political reasons they left the announcement of site suitability to Bush. The scientific studies were overseen by the same national lab that produced nobel prize winning Secretary of Energy Chu. Yucca is all about science. I'm looking forward to your response -- I can pretty much guess what you will say because of listened to the lies for so many years. The State has done a great job of following the Lenin doctrine of telling a lie often enough it becomes the truth.
Republicans are officially the number one terrorist organiztion in America. Just like the insurgency in Iraq, Extremist are trying to undermine the government there simply because they don't like who is in charge of their country. We call those people TERRORIST. That makes YOU all terrorists for supporting this insurgency in America. That's fine because most Americans in the next elections will judge GOP leaders on what they can build..not what they can destroy.
for you that didn't understand, conservative don't need talking points or radio shows. We have some principles we stand on. We don't try and destroy the United States only improve it. The less government and interference of people like REID,SCHUMMER,OBAMA in our lifes the better.
Reid you are a liar. Just like when you said we lost the war in IRAQ you are a disgrace to the UNITED STATES.
Nobody want obama to fail but we sure want his Marxist POLICIES to fail and we expect Senators and Congressman to protect this Nation.
We need term limits now.
YOU SENATORS THAT HAVE SPENT MORE THEN 2 TERMS IN OFFICE SURE HAVE PROTECTED US FROM OUR HOUSING MARKET BEING RAPED BY DODD, acorn,SCHUMMMMER,REID,PELOSKI,FRANK,WATERS.
DESTROYING OUR BANKING SYSTEM, DESTROYING OUR AUTO INDUSTRY, AND NOW YOU ARE GOING AFTER THE STOCK MARKET.
REID HOW DO YOU EVEN THINK WE SHOULD HAVE ANY RESPECT FOR WASHINGTON D.C. YOU KEEP SHOVING FONEY EARMARK LEGISLATION AND DEBT ON THIS NATION.
WHAT DID WE SENT YOU SENATORS TO WASHINGTON FOR? TO PROTECT THIS NATION FROM THE CRUD AND ITS LOOKS LIKE YOU JOINED THEM.
What's a Republican??? Are those the Bush04 bumper sticker people with the AM blasting some big porky pig racist Rushbo propaganda???
Reid declared the war lost while 300K US troops were on the ground. Team REID, MURTHA, PELOSI Et.Al daily rants were nothing short of treason.
Hey, I will come right out an disclose my party line...BUSH was an idiot.
RUSH LIMBAUGH? GMAFB! What about that little known clown Keith Olbermann ? IS there a shred of difference? except of course about 22 million more listners on the RUSH side of the column.
Until we get rid of the trash of Reid and his ilk, we are in big trouble.
Words from a dippy left wing liberal what else would you expect from this loon. As far as Searchlight Harry he just keeps rotating in one spot. A mega disgrace to this land of ours as is the Fruit and Nut from California Pelosi. Think about this you have Obamination then in succession Biden and then Pelosi not much to look forward to. Then of course you have the spouting liberal hate the conservatives writer Lisa Mascaro. A group created in Hell.
Senator Reid, this independent conservative (not a Republican) hopes President Obama succeeds and that the socialist policy's he promotes fail. America is a centrist country; the majority is neither left nor right and policies that give the government more control of out lives, finances and businesses are wrong.
Moneys spent now will have to be borrowed and repaid. Our childern and grandchildern will have a lower standard of living due to the crushing taxes that will be levied to repay the loans.
I'm definitely ready for Reid to go but let's look at the big picture. What are our principles as a country? For what do we stand as a country? Let's get our act together and get the USA back on track.