FLASHPOINT for Nov 12, 2007

Monday, Nov. 12, 2007 | 7:07 a.m.

Realizing that undermining Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is essential to their long-term goals, the Republicans regularly put out statements dutifully regurgitated by the local chairwoman to hurt Reid. For instance, Sue Lowden had this to say last week about Reid and the new attorney general: Its sad that in Harry Reids world of Washington politics, partisanship and divisiveness takes precedence over the independence and distinguished reputation of a public servant like Michael Mukasey. Beyond the irony of a partisan and divisive statement being sent out criticizing someones partisanship and divisiveness is this question: Does anyone really print this stuff? Besides me, of course.

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