http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/harryreid/ en-us Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:43:02 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133143/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Top Republican senators said Sunday they will oppose a Democratic plan to bail out Detroit automakers, calling the U.S. industry a ''dinosaur'' whose ''day of reckoning'' is coming. Their opposition raises serious doubts about whether the plan will pass in this week's postelection session. Democratic leaders want to use $25 billion of the $700 billion financial industry bailout to help General Motors Corp., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler LLC. Sens. Richard Shelby of Alabama and Jon Kyl of Arizona said it would be a mistake to use any of the Wall Street rescue money to prop up... Associated Press / NYT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133143/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 19:43:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133243/posts - - Says Taxpayers Demand Real Reforms & Accountability From Washington WASHINGTON—U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, a member of the Senate Budget Committee, made the following statement regarding today’s announcement by Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid that he will seek Senate passage next week of a $25 billion bailout for the U.S. auto industry. Senator Reid’s support for this latest government bailout comes on the heels of yesterday’s announcement from the Treasury Department that the federal government has a record deficit of $237.2 billion for the first month of the fiscal year. This represents the highest monthly imbalance on record.... U.S. Senator John Cornyn official website http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133243/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132272/posts Is the proposed bailout of the “big three” auto makers really for them? Or is it something else entirely? Here I sit in a farmhouse on the Eastern Continental Divide. From my front porch, I can see most of upstate South Carolina. In that territory are several auto manufacturing plants that are doing just fine, thank-you-very-much. To my left, or west, is the Tennessee border. Over those mountains are several more auto plants which are quite healthy, also. So, let’s chuck in the trash the idea that auto manufacturing in the US is failing generally. It isn’t. It is just... Special to FreeRepublic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132272/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 21:20:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131314/posts There is a story floating around the Internet about a teacher who decided to hold a mock election for president in her 5th grade classroom. The gist of the story is that she instructed the class to pick several possible candidates for president on each side, as a kind of primary election. Then the class voted for one candidate out of each of the two groups of candidates. The names of the two finalists were Johnny and Mary. The teacher then told Johnny and Mary to give a speech about what they would do as president. Johnny got to go... CanadaFreePress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131314/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:48:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131310/posts The Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Barack Hussein Obama triumvirate will be doing as much as possible to distract and demoralize the millions of Americans disenfranchised by last week’s Election. They’ve waited so long to come out with their show of control. Tonight there’s a developing story on Drudge that the Democrats are prepared to move forward with an investigation of the Bush Administration. A worldwide recession is deepening, the automobile industry is counting on billions, American Express is looking for a bailout, stocks are in freefall but the Dems have time to go after a lameduck president whose days in... CanadaFreePress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131310/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:32:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130597/posts Democratic Congressional leaders said Tuesday that they were ready to push emergency legislation to aid the imperiled auto industry when lawmakers return to Washington next week, setting the stage for one last showdown with President Bush. “Next week, during the lame-duck session of Congress, we are determined to pass legislation that will save the jobs of millions of workers whose livelihoods are on the line,” the majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, said in a statement. His call for the session, the first since the election, came shortly after the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, said Congress and the administration “must... New York Slimes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130597/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:28:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130446/posts Remember when Democrats lamented the growing budget deficit and spoke of the burden our children and grandchildren would face if we didn't put our fiscal house in order? That was when Republicans ran the federal government and Democrats opposed tax cuts. Now that Democrats are about to be in charge, concern about the deficit has disappeared and spending plans proliferate, even though the national debt passed $10 trillion in September and we added another $500 billion last month. The latest, but by no means the last supplicant at the public trough, is the auto industry, which wants a bailout to... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130446/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 01:04:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130434/posts OTTAWA–Faced with a darkening economic outlook, Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the premiers are pledging to speed up infrastructure spending, look at easing rules for retirement savings and consider ways to boost Ontario's hard-hit automotive sector. With an eye on the massive rescue package offered by the U.S. government for General Motors, Ford and Chrysler, Harper yesterday dangled the possibility of a government bailout package to help the auto industry, but fell short of promising concrete action. And in a major development for Toronto and other urban centres, Harper and the premiers emerged from a meeting about the economy agreeing... The Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130434/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:49:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130311/posts WASHINGTON -- House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she will push legislation next week to help the ailing auto industry. "I am confident Congress can consider emergency assistance legislation next week during a lame-duck session, and I hope the Bush Administration would support it," the California Democrat said in a statement. Rep. Pelosi said she tapped House Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank (D., Mass.) to craft legislation that would give the industry "limited" assistance under the recently enacted Troubled Asset Relief Program. "In order to prevent the failure of one or more of the major American automobile manufacturers, which would have... WSJ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130311/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:42:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129936/posts The Democratic leaders in Congress, the speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, and the Senate majority leader, Harry Reid, have declined to call a lame-duck session for next week, as they had hoped, without assurance that Bush would support a stimulus package. International Heral Tribune (NYTimes) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2129936/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:53:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128294/posts Original Hand Painted Portrait of Harry Reid. Using Authentic Wild Nevada Horse Manure. Fully Sanitized! Donated to News Talk 780 KOH by the artist. 24" x 18" canvas. The proceeds of this auction go to the Veterans Guest House in Reno, NV. Item can be picked up at KOH's studios, or shipped to your location. Contact seller for shipping information. Cashier's check or paypal only. Item will be available for pick up or shipping AFTER payment has cleared. KKOH AM, Reno NV. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2128294/posts#comment Sat, 8 Nov 2008 00:58:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126541/posts Democrats gained control of the state Senate with the defeats of Republicans Bob Beers of Las Vegas and Joe Heck of Henderson. The state Democratic Party led efforts to sign up new voters in their districts and spent heavily on the campaign of Beers' challenger, Allison Copening, and Heck's opponent, Shirley Breeden. For the rest of the Senate incumbents seeking re-election to four-year terms, they either had big registration edges or faced only minor-party opposition. Sen. Mike McGinness, R-Fallon, had no opposition at all. In the lone race for an open Senate seat, a 2-to-1 voter registration advantage in the... Mercury News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126541/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:05:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123470/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqR0Ui0g3wI&eurl= The Leader of the Don't Drill Democrats in the Senate declaims against two giant and productive industries that employ hundreds of thousands of Americans. His full statement: "The one thing we fail to talk about is those costs that you don't see on the bottom line. That is coal makes us sick, oil makes us sick; it's global warming. It's ruining our country, it’s ruining our world. We’ve got to stop using fossil fuel.” Townhall http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123470/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 14:45:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120265/posts Some Americans are concerned that if Sen. Barack Obama is elected president, his plans for higher taxes on personal income, capital gains, dividends and corporations will damage the economy.It is a little late to be worrying about this. We are already in the midst of the Obama recession. But to be fair, we should give House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at least equal billing. Why has the stock market collapsed? Why wouldn't it? In 2003, the Dow stood at about 8000. The then-Republican Congress and President Bush reduced the capital gains tax to 15% from... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120265/posts#comment Fri, 31 Oct 2008 01:25:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118145/posts Will Obama, with a Reid Pelosi led Congress, with a radical judicial system pull a Hugo Chavez? A note from Radarsite: Just moments ago Radarsite received this fascinating comment to a previous Radarsite article from Marion Valentine of Val’s Word.com. If ever a comment to Radarsite deserved an entire article it is this one. Of all the potential scenarios resulting from an Obama victory this must certainly be the most frightening. But is it really possible? Read this excellent and powerful short essay and reach your own conclusions. ——————————————————-After spending nine years in Navy Intelligence as … After spending nine... stoptheaclu.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2118145/posts#comment Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:20:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117330/posts Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is quietly preparing to ease 90-year-old Sen. Robert C. Byrd from his perch as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Democratic insiders tell Politico. Reid has not yet discussed his plans with Byrd. But in a recent closed-door meeting with his advisers in Las Vegas and a private conversation with Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii), Reid has laid out a scenario that would have Inouye — the committee’s second-ranking Democrat — taking over Byrd’s chairmanship by the time the 111th Congress convenes in January. Byrd — the longest-serving senator in U.S. history — would become chairman... The Politico http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2117330/posts#comment Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:39:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113183/posts Tammy Soudbakhsh was one of the first people to move into her subdivision more than 10 years ago. She bought a modestly priced house in a stable neighborhood where her daughter had plenty of peers to play with. Several homes around Soudbakhsh are now empty because of foreclosures. The vacated houses sit inside a northwest Las Vegas ZIP code that has more than 1,500 foreclosures. "We knew who our neighbors were," Soudbakhsh said. "Now, we don't even know who's next to us." Against that backdrop Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid talked up the new Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which provides... Las Vegas Review-Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2113183/posts#comment Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:12:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112077/posts If Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Harry Reid had to write the Declaration of Independence and Constitution from scratch, what would those documents say? Would they read like the current ones? No, they would read like the platform of the Democratic Party. Barack Obama's America started not in 1776 but around 2006. By letting slip the comment, "For the first time in my adult life, I am really proud of my country," Michelle Obama said as much. The only question that remains is: If Obama wins, will the Democrats have the courage of their convictions? Will they hold a sort... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2112077/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 13:04:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098467/posts I have been in communication with a lot of people through the YouTube videos on this issue, as well as the blogs for John McCain site, and developing a dialog with Dems and Independents who are seeking out better information. They feel betrayed. Their concerns center on two things:1. What is the truth about Sarah Palin2. Why did the bailout go from $700 Billion to $850 Billion, how much is pork and who is responsible?I'm looking for links to useful articles that are NOT TOO PARTISAN to explain these things. (Remember, these poor people are going through a crisis. They... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098467/posts#comment Mon, 6 Oct 2008 05:50:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096145/posts Harry Reid Screws Up Again Creates Run on Insurance Stocks Harry Reid never met a stupid comment he didn't like. His latest brush with the Stupid Fairy occurred last night during the debate on the banking bailout. Nancy Pelosi's Senate Butler decided to make his best Chuck Schumer imitation by announcing that there is an American Insurance firm on the verge of bankruptcy. Reid's statement caused a run on Insurance stocks: The Harry Reid Run In stumping for the needed (though flawed) bailout bill yesterday, Harry Reid warned that an unnamed American insurance firm was teetering on bankruptcy. Those of... yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2096145/posts#comment Thu, 2 Oct 2008 22:11:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094521/posts Washington—In what can only be described as “having cajones the size of wrecking balls,” Nancy Pelosi is leading the charge to take up the cost of living raise after the recess. The move comes in the midst of an economy in crisis, sending a message that even some in the House of Representatives could face a dangerous future. Despite taking their recess on Thursday, October 2, 2008, Congress will continue to stay at the helm to help resolve the financial crisis and its icy grip on America. “We’ve worked very hard for the American people and have given practically everyone... Elective Decisions http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2094521/posts#comment Wed, 1 Oct 2008 02:12:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091945/posts NEWS RELEASE Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms 12500 N.E. Tenth Place Bellevue, WA  98005 CCRKBA URGES SEN. REID TO ALLOW SENATE VOTE ON DISTRICT GUN LAW For Immediate Release: September 24, 2008 BELLEVUE, WA – The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is today calling on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) to allow a House-approved bill on the District of Columbia’s gun law to face an immediate Senate vote. “Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and 46 of her colleagues have asked Sen. Reid to do this before the end... Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091945/posts#comment Sat, 27 Sep 2008 20:18:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091143/posts Dear Senator Reid, The public is looking for our elected officials to put aside partisan politics and blame in order to rapidly look at the root causes that put us into our current situation and address them with definitive action. First, I have to say this - your partisan jabs at John McCain specifically and the Republicans in general JUST NOW in your public statements are transparently partisan, not helpful, and disingenuous at best.  Since your comments, the DOW is starting to slide downward. I heard with my own ears the comments from Senator Shelby yesterday, well before the arrival... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2091143/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 15:58:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090911/posts Harry Reid argues that US Income tax is VOLUNTARY, VIDEO of full interview here -- http://digg.com/politics/Senator_Harry_Reid_Says_Paying_Income_Tax_is_Voluntary Digg http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2090911/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:59:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2090487/posts I didn’t hear it personally, but I have it from a reliable source, that Sen. Joe Lieberman told Sean Hannity the following on the radio this afternoon. SEN LIEBERMAN: [Laughs]. Yeah, I mean it is true, it’s odd in terms of the typical stereotypes of the two parties. Senator McCain I’m not saying hasn’t gotten some money from Wall Street but the major recipient of the contributions from Wall Street executives and employees has been Sen. Obama. I’m disappointed, I think this is a great act of leadership by John McCain, this is the guy I’ve come to know and... The Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2090487/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:28:09 GMT