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94. That's a classic!

Reply to Skittles (Reply #90)

Fri Jan 31, 2014, 07:44 AM

Jan 2014

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YAY! We Win. Reid Deals Body Blow to Obama on Trade [View all] cali Jan 2014 OP

*applauds* Spoken like a real man of the people Harry Reid. ZM90 Jan 2014 #1

I pray two times a day that people wake up and assert their integrity. I cannot tell roguevalley Jan 2014 #52

Give em h*ll Harry..... a kennedy Jan 2014 #2

Thanks, Harry. jsr Jan 2014 #3

TPP is bad for Democratic candidates. pscot Jan 2014 #4

Interesting! DirkGently Jan 2014 #5

But everyone gets to keep all the political donations in the run up to this moment, right? Coyotl Jan 2014 #6

Good. k&r n/t Laelth Jan 2014 #7

This makes my day Oilwellian Jan 2014 #8

Phew! Baitball Blogger Jan 2014 #9

I hope he isnt just kicking the can down the road past the elections. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #10

I wouldn't rule out that possibility. arcane1 Jan 2014 #16

Me too. nt awoke_in_2003 Jan 2014 #22

Me too..... Plucketeer Jan 2014 #23

well, he's kicking the *fight* over it down the road past the elections, magical thyme Jan 2014 #29

He did say: "...just not to push this right now." KoKo Jan 2014 #44

Yeah, after my first reading of this, I was singing "Oh Happy Day"! lark Jan 2014 #48

of course, this kind of shit isn't dead dead, but this is damn good news. cali Jan 2014 #49

I agree it's good news but disappointed over what little we get for "good news". nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #84

That's MY bet. nt clarice Jan 2014 #46

He is no stranger to snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. GoneFishin Jan 2014 #83

Cali - truth2power Jan 2014 #11

Trade promotion authority (TPA) = �fast track� jsr Jan 2014 #14

Obama "needs to work the phone and spend time on Capitol Hill every week until it�s done" jsr Jan 2014 #12

What do they think he is, a dictator?? Marr Jan 2014 #15

DUzy! ^^^ MsLeopard Jan 2014 #18

Hope, Change bobduca Jan 2014 #25

He doesn't have a magic wand!!! QC Jan 2014 #32

someone wailed the wand meme to me just yesterday Skittles Jan 2014 #90

That's a classic! QC Jan 2014 #94

Bwahahahaha! Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #79

Well, he did find his magic pen AND phone... WorseBeforeBetter Jan 2014 #24

And we can keep right on winning... Zoonart Jan 2014 #13

^^^This^^^^ riqster Jan 2014 #31

Excellent point dragonlady Jan 2014 #40

Right on the money Zoonart Jan 2014 #47

Well there's a bit of "washing my hands of this...let them do it" KoKo Jan 2014 #50

That's right.. Democracy is a VERB! n/t ReRe Jan 2014 #92

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #17

Applauds as well... Harry Reid refused to capitulate on the debt ceiling... nenagh Jan 2014 #19

K & R grantcart Jan 2014 #20

A breath of sanity in my crazy day. Thank you Harry. Thanks for posting this. WCLinolVir Jan 2014 #21

Good. knr nt livingwagenow Jan 2014 #26

Between this, the shutdown, and the nuclear option, Reid may be our MVP. nt geek tragedy Jan 2014 #27

Who knew Reid had it in him? ProSense Jan 2014 #28

I love agreeing with you:) grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #36

I did. Reid is one of the smartest men in government... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #80

I like Reid. Yeah, he's not perfect, but who is? I actually think he's a pretty effective cali Jan 2014 #30

Especially given some of the characters he's had to deal with. geek tragedy Jan 2014 #57

Woohoo! Will call with praise:) grahamhgreen Jan 2014 #33

Thank You Harry! G_j Jan 2014 #34

Nice Job Senator Reid Liberalynn Jan 2014 #35

Ed Schultz at MSNBC Whoopdedoo Jan 2014 #37

BURY THEM WITH CONTACTS FROM US! THe war with Iran freaks are backing off too. :D roguevalley Jan 2014 #53

Good Job Harry blu3hotsauc3 Jan 2014 #38

Reid is right. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #39

you should post this as an op Armstead Jan 2014 #43

Thanks. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #69

This message was self-deleted by its author JDPriestly Jan 2014 #70

WELL SAID nil desperandum Jan 2014 #45

Thanks. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #72

Please consider posting this as an OP. Very well said. nm rhett o rick Jan 2014 #63

Thanks. JDPriestly Jan 2014 #71

I am against the TPP. SamKnause Jan 2014 #41

Good, now if he could just show some of that newfound backbone Bettie Jan 2014 #42

While this is good news, bvar22 Jan 2014 #51

I don't know his boxing style druidity33 Jan 2014 #73

Dodging, weaving, and head fakes... bvar22 Jan 2014 #77

Reid has a backbone. Martin Eden Jan 2014 #54

More like "Whew, we got a temporary repreive." Armstead Jan 2014 #55

Wonders never cease my response when they are unexpected. gordianot Jan 2014 #56

We need some of the ideas expressed by the President fadedrose Jan 2014 #58

++++ You worked hard for this cali fadedrose Jan 2014 #59

thank you for the kind words. I'm so glad that this doesn't appear to be unbeatable. cali Jan 2014 #64

+1 n/t markpkessinger Jan 2014 #65

GOOD!!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jan 2014 #60

Good. ananda Jan 2014 #61

fuck the TPP frwrfpos Jan 2014 #62

Don't let us down Harry. This one's important! Phlem Jan 2014 #66

Great News For Now colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #67

Just as Obama had planned all along. morningfog Jan 2014 #68

We should all contact Reid's office Union Scribe Jan 2014 #74

K & R democrank Jan 2014 #75

Lets stop TPP mstinamotorcity2 Jan 2014 #76

Very good news. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #78

Perhaps the most interesting post in this thread. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #81

possibly. Obama may have realized that he was holding a losing hand cali Jan 2014 #85

I agree with you that he wanted it. NCTraveler Jan 2014 #95

Me too fadedrose Jan 2014 #89

K&R! Now, let's abandon the free trade deals altogether. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #82

The last sentence in this post says it all shawn703 Jan 2014 #86

So far, it's all talk. But let's hope for some real ACTION to defeat Obama's TPP push. blkmusclmachine Jan 2014 #87

Hurray and thanks for keeping us all up on this issue Generic Other Jan 2014 #88

Finally, Reid uses that powder. sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #91

Thanks, Harry! Keep on saying NO to this travesty, please. BAD for the country. Sparky 1 Jan 2014 #93