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phleshdef

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10. Harry Reid will never get the credit he deserves on a lot of good stuff.

Reply to Nevernose (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 2, 2013, 12:31 AM

Oct 2013

He has been a quiet but very effective legislative fighter for a whole host of stuff that is of great interest to Democrats and progressives in particular. But that stuff seems to often go unrecognized while the negatives of Harry Reid seem to constantly be broadcast. The truth is, Harry Reid knows how to work the Senate better than anyone and that's why he is majority leader.

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Harry Reid: Been carrying this in my wallet a long time. ... [View all] Tx4obama Oct 2013 OP

K&R. pacalo Oct 2013 #1

Recommended. (nt) NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #2

Harry Reid is a good man and a good Democrat Nevernose Oct 2013 #3

Listening to him speak, he's like a nice little old man. joshcryer Oct 2013 #4

He is. Droopy Dog, in fact. Nevernose Oct 2013 #6

When we lost the public option... joshcryer Oct 2013 #9

Hiya, josh. I've met the man. Cerridwen Oct 2013 #13

What sort of evisceration? joshcryer Oct 2013 #16

What ever works in "realpolitick." Cerridwen Oct 2013 #18

Often I will have my disagreements with Harry Reid for being too milquetoast... strategery blunder Oct 2013 #8

Harry Reid will never get the credit he deserves on a lot of good stuff. phleshdef Oct 2013 #10

+1 freshwest Oct 2013 #11

True, because he does his job so well. merrily Oct 2013 #19

Yeah. Ive probably said my share of disparaging things about him quakerboy Oct 2013 #23

I suspect that he has sold us out more often... Orsino Oct 2013 #26

Kicked and Recommending! sheshe2 Oct 2013 #5

That's just one of MANY things they've been wrong about. calimary Oct 2013 #7

K & R UtahLib Oct 2013 #12

Good for Harry RobertEarl Oct 2013 #14

K & R Iliyah Oct 2013 #15

Thanks. It's really the stock market and our 401(K)s that are the big Ponzi schemes. JDPriestly Oct 2013 #17

Ya'see the stock market was unconcerned about the Iliyah Oct 2013 #20

No kidding! annabanana Oct 2013 #25

Yet working people are encouraged to "invest" their money there, pay some intermediary to JDPriestly Oct 2013 #28

Excellent! ctsnowman Oct 2013 #32

Says it all. grantcart Oct 2013 #21

To be fair though, I think Bob Dole has seen the light alp227 Oct 2013 #22

Yeah, that WAS pretty bad. I remember that day. n/t Tx4obama Oct 2013 #24

I remember. Such stunning shamelessness. nt SunSeeker Oct 2013 #34

0 4 3 lame54 Oct 2013 #27

AND how the GOP doesn't give a f**k about the 99%. nt bluedeathray Oct 2013 #29

Republicans and they say they're with us.... Historic NY Oct 2013 #30

K & R Scurrilous Oct 2013 #31

Huh. I thought for sure it would be all that leftover "powder", he "kept dry" during the Bush years. AzDar Oct 2013 #33

He knows exactly what is going on. Rex Oct 2013 #35

I was kinda expecting a condom Motown_Johnny Oct 2013 #36

Harry is hot! flamingdem Oct 2013 #37