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Reid: 'House Republicans have truly lost their minds'
United Press International ^ | May 15, 2013 | United Press International

Posted on 05/15/2013 4:59:40 PM PDT by mdittmar

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday "House Republicans have truly lost their minds" under a popular definition of insanity.

Reid, speaking of House GOP leaders' plan to hold a 37th vote on repealing the Affordable Care Act -- commonly known as "Obamacare" -- cited a statement often attributed to Albert Einstein, that insanity is defined as "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

"If that's true, the House Republicans have truly lost their minds," Reid said in a speech on the Senate floor.

Noting that House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said after the 2012 election "Obamacare is the law of the land," Reid said, "Tea Party extremists bullied the speaker into holding another vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and roll back benefits for tens of millions of Americans."

Reid pointed out Boehner had said last week 70 freshmen members of Congress who had not previously had an opportunity to cast a vote to repeal the healthcare reform law have "been asking for an opportunity to vote on it."

He said House Republicans "will waste this week on yet another dead-end repeal vote."

"Perhaps Republicans think the 37th time is the charm." Reid said.

Citing a CBS News analysis putting the cost of the repeal votes at "$52.4 million and counting," Reid said that was enough money "to restore funding for 19 million meals for homebound seniors or 6,900 children dropped from the Head Start program" under federal spending cuts known as the sequester.

"Fortunately, Republicans' latest repeal effort -- their latest exercise in insanity, as described by Albert Einstein -- is doomed to fail like all the others," he said.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Nevada
KEYWORDS: antiamerican; harryreid; irs; irsscandal; liberalagenda; looneyleft; reid; teaparty
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To: txhurl
Too much red meat at one time, can’t help but worry about it.

But ain't it tasty.

Don't worry too much. Good will win out even til the End of Times.

Of course, in the End of Times...the victory will be a bit more dramatic.;-)

21 posted on 05/15/2013 5:17:20 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama's Chechens are coming home...to roost.)
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To: mdittmar
Harry knows just how eager Americans are to tangle with the Obamacare Muscle, aka, the IRS. Harry, I predict that soon you too will be calling for its repeal.
22 posted on 05/15/2013 5:17:34 PM PDT by JPG (Stay strong.)
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To: mdittmar

no way in hell does anyone, especially IRS, deserve to have our healthcare info...go to hell us govt!!!!!!!!!!!


23 posted on 05/15/2013 5:17:46 PM PDT by ldish (obama is finally in season...treason is the reason!!!!!)
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To: Paladin2

DeathCare aka AuschwitzCare - Capo Dingy Harry’s claim to fame.

Check out post #3.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3019748/posts?page=3


24 posted on 05/15/2013 5:23:23 PM PDT by ExTexasRedhead
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To: mdittmar

Let’s make this corpsely libtard minority leader in 2014.


25 posted on 05/15/2013 5:27:57 PM PDT by Viennacon (q)
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To: mdittmar

I fully expect nobama to come out and really blister Dingy’s ass for making these comments. They are hateful, divisive, and do not promote a sense of “working together.”

Then again, it could be Harry’s looking for his own dog to wag.

A small yippy dog. Ankle biter.


26 posted on 05/15/2013 5:28:01 PM PDT by upchuck (To the faceless, jack-booted government bureaucrat who just scanned this post: SCREW YOU!)
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To: cripplecreek

Just about everything that comes out of his mouth is an insult to my intelligence. He truly is an evil and very very sick man.

Of course Boehner’s stupid comment is coming back to bite him.


27 posted on 05/15/2013 5:31:42 PM PDT by AllAmericanGirl44
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To: mdittmar

I smell fear. Good.


28 posted on 05/15/2013 5:34:08 PM PDT by Truth2012
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To: combat_boots
Democrats lost their morals long ago. All that’s left is the argument.

They also seem to have lost their minds. That's what happens when people let go of the Truth.

Life is not relative...it is absolute.

When folks reinterpret life with relative values (i.e. everyone is OK...there is no sin, no evil)...life disintegrates into chaos and confusion. It no longer makes sense.

And those who believe this tripe become insane...they have no anchor...no baseline for sanity.

They believe they are sane...while all the time they spout insane principles.

Important here to define sanity.

Sanity is the rational grasp nearest reality. Those who grab onto reality at the closest point will survive...those at the other end will die and be forgotten.

29 posted on 05/15/2013 5:34:25 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (Obama's Chechens are coming home...to roost.)
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To: mdittmar
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said Wednesday "House Republicans have truly lost their minds" under a popular definition of insanity.

Its weird seeing the word 'popular' in any article related to Obamacare.

30 posted on 05/15/2013 5:37:36 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: mdittmar

Well like my mom always said, if at first you don’t succeed, try try again


31 posted on 05/15/2013 5:47:29 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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To: skeeter

How lazy they have gotten. It’s supposed to be “Wildly Popular”!


32 posted on 05/15/2013 5:59:53 PM PDT by blackdog (There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
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To: mdittmar
I'm willing to make a small bet the Reid HIMSELF (as minority leader) will vote to repeal Obamacare sometime after 2014...when the public get the full monty on how badly Obamacare is going to screw them...
33 posted on 05/15/2013 6:03:35 PM PDT by Popman (Godlessness is always the first step to the concentration camp.)
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To: AllAmericanGirl44

Nancy Pelosi sounds even dumber than than the other two.


34 posted on 05/15/2013 6:27:37 PM PDT by FreedBird
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To: mdittmar

Majority Leader Reid has refused to allow the Senate to vote on any of the previous pieces of repeal legislation passed by the House. After this one passes, he will again refuse to allow the Senate to vote on it. Does he fear that repeal might pass in the Senate also?


35 posted on 05/15/2013 6:45:37 PM PDT by etcb
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To: mdittmar

Reid should be asked about socialism, even though it fails in everything, he and the Democrats keep trying to force it on people who want nothing to do with it.


36 posted on 05/15/2013 7:08:13 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (Best WoT news at rantburg.com)
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To: mdittmar
"Tea Party extremists bullied the speaker into holding another vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act, and roll back benefits for tens of millions of Americans."

Ooooo, I'm an extremist.

"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue." - Barry Goldwater.

I love the extremists among Congressional Republicans and despise all of the moderates there.

37 posted on 05/15/2013 7:11:06 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Choose one: the yellow and black flag of the Tea Party or the white flag of the Republican Party.)
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To: Jim from C-Town

Exactly, they have had the power to kill this from day one. Bonehead has been funding it.


38 posted on 05/15/2013 7:52:11 PM PDT by Goreknowshowtocheat
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To: mdittmar
"Reid: 'House Republicans have truly lost their minds'"

How would he know? Did he find one of them?


39 posted on 05/15/2013 8:01:56 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: ExTexasRedhead

I’m going to find a great vet for my dog.


40 posted on 05/15/2013 8:24:15 PM PDT by Paladin2
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