Posted on 01/07/2009 3:53:54 AM PST by Sub-Driver
Reid: ‘I don’t work for Obama’ By Bob Cusack, J. Taylor Rushing & Hugo Gurdon Posted: 01/06/09 08:26 PM [ET]
Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday.
In an interview with The Hill, Reid said it is essential for Obama and congressional Democrats to work closely with Republicans in the new Congress. He added that 2009 is very different from 1993, the last time Democrats controlled both Congress and the White House.
Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the House for decades and behaved as though the opposition did not exist. This time around, their recent stint in the minority would give them a commitment to bipartisanship.
“Even though we’re one short of 60 [senators in the Democratic Conference], I don’t want to ever have to depend on cloture,” Reid said. “We may have to do that, but it will be with the support of a few Republicans.”
Reid, who lambasted the GOP-led Congress for being a rubber stamp for President Bush, indicated that he will not bow to the Obama administration.
Reid stated, “I don't believe in the executive power trumping everything... I believe in our Constitution, three separate but equal branches of government.”
“If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him. … I do not work for Barack Obama. I work with him,” he said.
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Aww...it’s so CUTE when Dingy Harry pretends he has a backbone.
[Democrats must be “very, very careful” to avoid overreaching and will not rubber-stamp President-elect Obama’s policies, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Tuesday.]
Perhaps even Dirty Harry realizes the Obama regime is DOA.
“Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the House for decades and behaved as though the opposition did not exist. This time around, their recent stint in the minority would give them a commitment to bipartisanship.”
Uhh... Harry, Nancy is going to ds away with all the House reforms enacted by those 1994 republicans, to ensure the right has no say in what goes on. Get your own party in line before you try to screw the other 50% of the country.
‘Luca Brasi sleeps with the horses.’
‘What? What’s that supposed to mean, he’s outside in the barn?’
‘I have no idea- I was just supposed to tell you that.’
We could rewrite the whole movie as a comedy, plugging in Dem bigs as characters.
Reid is acting scared. He doesn’t need squat from REPUBS. It must be dawning on some RATS they got the complete power they craved...but also have no excuses and no plans for anything constructive for the country.
Yea, right and the Pope is not Catholic or I have some ocean front property in Nevada for sale cheap.
This should be a real interesting threesome with their egos. The 3 stooges.
Near as I can tell, he doesn’t work for anyone except himself.
“I believe in our Constitution ...”
Ha!
[“If Obama steps over the bounds, I will tell him....”]
Hey Harry, your party has already stolen an election in Minnasoduh for a unfunny, sick little professional comedian, please don’t YOU try to make us laugh.
You are going to save us from your own party?
Unbelievable.
Yeah, you don't work for the people of Illinois either but you're trying to pick their Senator for them.
It could come to a head real soon. If Obama wants GOP support for his schemes in order to avoid the Democrats being solely responsible for the massive deficits then he's got the Senate Majority Leader and Speaker of the House guaranteed to kill any spirit of cooperation the Republicans may have. Like Newt Gingrich, Pelosi and Reid are great at opposition. But neither one could lead or legislate their way out of a paper bag.
No Joke, Reid is a doofus, and truth be told I think he is a closet racist too. Seriously!
He doesn’t work for the people either. Just his own sorry-assed self.
The DemocRat Follies continue. Somebody cue Boots Randolph's "Yackity Sax". As I've said before this will be the single most corrupt Congress in the history of the nation. We ain't seen nothin' yet. By this time next year they will be eating their own. The DemocRats simply won't be able to help themselves. It's one of the saddest commentaries I've ever witnessed on the political scene, but at the same time it's fun to watch....
Sorry but this is to contrived to be believable. All Dingy Harry needs to be a rubber stamp is a little love from the “O” man. Pork bellies futures will be at an all time high.
He's sandbagging.
Damn right it will and one of the reasons I hate the GOP.
With the Dems you know you are dealing with snakes and lower forms of life.
But with the GOP we expect better and then get dissappointed...so now I just have to realize that the GOP is not an alternative to the Dems but in reality their lapdogs.
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