Reid calls president latter-day Fillmore

The Washington Times ^ | November 1, 2005 | Stephen Dinan

[neverdem]

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Reid calls president latter-day Fillmore

By Stephen Dinan
THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Published November 1, 2005

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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said yesterday that President Bush will go down as the Millard Fillmore of our time, and said the Republican president is the best thing Democrats have going for them for the 2006 elections.

    "I think our biggest cheerleader for getting back some of the votes we've lost in the last couple presidential elections and some congressional elections is George W. Bush," the Nevada Democrat said in predicting a big election year for his party.

    He said Republicans will be doomed by the indictments that have hit the White House and House Republican leaders, an investigation into stock sales by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee, big budget deficits and lack of progress on pensions and health care.

    Mr. Reid has changed his mind from May, when he said on the floor of the Senate that it would take "a miracle" to win five seats -- the number necessary to gain parity with Republicans in the Senate.

    "Frankly, at that time we weren't doing nearly as well then as we are now," Mr. Reid told reporters yesterday at a lunch organized by the Christian Science Monitor. Now, however, he said he "wouldn't be betting a lot on Republicans controlling the next Congress."

    "We're going to pick up seats. History's on our side. It's just a question of how many we pick up," he said.

    He said Democrats will defeat four incumbent Republicans -- in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Montana and Missouri. He also said Democrats have

[EagleUSA]

Poor old dingy Harry -- he has to lay off the caffeine. Liberalism has rotted his brain, which doesn't help. Soon, Harry will realize that the libs have nothing going for them...they should try howling at the moon.

[TheOracleAtLilac]

wishful thinking, Harry
you delusional POS

[43north]

Who would you rather have commanding the War on Terror - George Bush or some slimy, loser demoncrat who couldn't surrender to the islamofascists fast enough?

STFU Reid. You are an embarrassment to your state and your church.

[RegulatorCountry]

Unfortunately, Harry Reid is doomed to be the Harry Reid of our time.

[SF Republican]

I thought the last election was any one but Bush; they learn with deliberate speed.

[Arm_Bears]

Well, that certainly explains this afternoon's temper tantrum.

The Dems are back on their heels a bit with no significant indictments and the Alito nomination, so they had to pull a stunt to put the focus back on them so the same old tired charges could repeated for the umpteenth time.

Lead on Millard.

[Para-Ord.45]

I watched Ried have his mental breakdown press conferance after hijacking the Senate.

I think Ried suffers from restless leg syndrome (see above post) and is in desperate need of a full frontal lobotomy and or electro-shock treatment to reformatt that damaged hard drive he calls a brain.

[Clemenza]

Terry McCauliffe: "There is NO WAY Jeb Bush will be reelected as Governor of Florida. My polls have him losing by a significant margin to McBride."

[shiva]

Dingy Harry was out of his league in eighth grade and still is.

[carlr]

"We're going to pick up seats. History's on our side. It's just a question of how many we pick up," he said.

Sort of on par with " Senator Kerry let me be the first to call you Mr.President".
From about a year ago I think.

[ladyinred]

And Bill Clinton helped Al Gore get elected President in 2000 too! Yep, rode his coattails right into the White House didn't he? :-) Jackdonkey!

[marty60]

apparently Reid does nothing all day but think up NAMES to call the Pres and members of his admin. And just think we pay this jerk big bucks to do it.

[JRios1968]

Suuuure, Dingy Harry...whatever you say...why don't you come into this nice room with padded walls?

[Past Your Eyes]

Hard to believe anyone could be any more pitiful than Tom Daschle was but Harry seems quite determined.

[Still Thinking]

Yeah, the Bush strategery really paid off for the dems in 2004. Even bigger gains in 2006, I'm sure, not.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Bush is actually a latter-day Washington - a man focused on the big picture while refusing to dignify the carping, partisan criticisms of tiny people like Reid with a reply.

[Keith]

I can't speak for the other states, but Jim Talent will win comfortably against a nasty little Hillary clone that just got her ass handed to her in the gubernatorial race last year.

[jas3]

Tara Reid ?

jas3

[NewMediaFan]

Nancy Pelosi also predicted that they would "take back the House" in 2004.

Unfortunately, all these pesky voters didn't agree.