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Does Harry Reid Realize What He's Done? (Vanity)
NHN ^ | 11/22/2013 | Night Hides Not

Posted on 11/22/2013 6:13:42 AM PST by Night Hides Not

Harry Reid just made President Obama a lame duck. With his triggering of the "nuclear option", he nuked any chances for any of Obama's legislative priorities through the 2014 elections.

Immigration "reform" -

Tax reform -

Any other Democrat priority -


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KEYWORDS: harryreid; nuclearoption
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There is no absolutely no reason for the House to take up debate on any measure passed in the Senate.

Memo to McCain and Collins: how did that "reaching across the aisle" work for you? Ok, you two, repeat after me:

Ted Cruz is right!

Ted Cruz is right!

Ted Cruz is right!

1 posted on 11/22/2013 6:13:42 AM PST by Night Hides Not
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2 posted on 11/22/2013 6:17:52 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike ("Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it." Lao Tzu)
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2 SIMPLE WORDS for the US SENATE : NO QUARUM!


3 posted on 11/22/2013 6:21:09 AM PST by princess leah
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To: Night Hides Not

The fly in your ointment: Boehner.

Boehner is wobbly. We never know which side of an issue he will come down on.

If any legislation does make it to the Senate, the compromise committee will get the Senate-preferred version passed.


4 posted on 11/22/2013 6:21:30 AM PST by TomGuy (.)
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To: Night Hides Not

They never intend to be out of power.


5 posted on 11/22/2013 6:21:51 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Hotlanta Mike

Even Mika & Cokie appeared shaken on Morning Joe today.


6 posted on 11/22/2013 6:22:03 AM PST by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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The author under-estimates the Republican leadership!!


7 posted on 11/22/2013 6:22:44 AM PST by TexasCajun
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why not just call this a “coup de ta”?
8 posted on 11/22/2013 6:22:59 AM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Socialists want as much majority rule power as possible when they are in charge, but then shut down democratic processes to maintain power. That has been their modis operandi for 100 years. This isn’t any different.

Now the question is, what is their 9 month game plan to secure power?


9 posted on 11/22/2013 6:23:19 AM PST by SampleMan (Feral Humans are the refuse of socialism.)
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I don’t understand. How is this the case?


10 posted on 11/22/2013 6:23:41 AM PST by rarestia (It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
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Boehner is wobbly.

I'm betting yesterday's events will stiffen his spine. If not, the Tea Party caucus will make his life miserable.

11 posted on 11/22/2013 6:23:42 AM PST by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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To: princess leah

Senate rules require a majority of senators (51) for a quorum.

The Dems have that, unless several Dems are absent.


12 posted on 11/22/2013 6:24:27 AM PST by TomGuy (.)
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To: longtermmemmory

I wonder how Boehner’s “there will be an amnesty vote this year” is working out for him.


13 posted on 11/22/2013 6:24:37 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz ("Senator Cruz basically made the Democrats fight for a whole bunch of things that they already had.")
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The Nuclear Option: LBJ's anti Goldwater Daisy ad remixed
14 posted on 11/22/2013 6:24:55 AM PST by Paine in the Neck (Socialism consumes everything)
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To: Night Hides Not

Reid knows exactly what he did.


15 posted on 11/22/2013 6:25:43 AM PST by sport
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It’s my understanding that the judges that are up for Senate confirmation will be the ones to sit on cases involving Obamacare. The courts will be stacked to ensure Zerocare does not get dinged by the courts. Senate Dems are doing everything within their powers to keep this law in place.


16 posted on 11/22/2013 6:27:22 AM PST by paint_your_wagon
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The Republican “Leadership” cannot be under estimated.


17 posted on 11/22/2013 6:28:24 AM PST by sport
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I don’t understand. How is this the case?

IMHO, Harry Reid opened the Pandora's box for all to see. What's to stop him from exercising the option on "important" legislation, or the Supreme Court? 225 years of precedent was flushed down the toilet yesterday.

Therefore, it's up to the House of Representatives to stop the Senate in their tracks.

O/T, I brought the wrong book to read on the train today (Texas by Michener). Starting Monday, I'm reading "The Federalist" from cover to cover, and back again.

18 posted on 11/22/2013 6:28:32 AM PST by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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To: sport

Communist dicktators are gonna dictate.


19 posted on 11/22/2013 6:28:52 AM PST by newfreep (Breitbart sent me...)
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To: sport
Reid knows exactly what he did.

Agreed. Maybe he sees the handwriting on the wall, and is planning for his retirement starting next year. He hated being the Minority Leader in the Senate.

20 posted on 11/22/2013 6:31:29 AM PST by Night Hides Not (The Tea Party was the earthquake, and Chick Fil A the tsunami...100's of aftershocks to come.)
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