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I Want to Play Poker with Harry Reid

January 7, 2009

Firedoglake / Jane Hamsher

I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do.

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Lawmakers and Financial Experts Question Obama's Tax Cuts

January 8, 2009

Washington Post / Shailagh Murray

At least two tax cuts that are part of Barack Obama's stimulus package have been criticized by lawmakers, tax experts and economists for being potentially too expensive and ineffective, signaling that ...

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Despite His Party's Majority, Senate Leader Harry Reid Gets Off to a Rough Start

January 8, 2009

Washington Post / Paul Kane

Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) hoped his party would come out of the gates hot this year, but this wasn't what he had in mind.

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Senate Appointee Makes Inroads

January 8, 2009

Washington Post / Perry Bacon Jr.

Roland W. Burris, an also-ran for most of his career in Illinois politics, is on the verge of winning a showdown in Washington that has pitted him against the leaders of the U.S.

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Proud to be a Democrat

January 8, 2009

The Reaction / Michael J.W. Stickings (mjwstickings@yahoo.ca)

Harry Reid in the Schoolhouse Door

January 8, 2009

Delmarva Dealings / Cato

Like his fellow Democrat, the late George Wallace, Senate Majority “Leader” Harry Reid (D-NV) is trying to keep a black man out of a white man’s domain.

Harry Reid's disastrous few weeks

January 8, 2009

Daily Kos / kos

Jane gives us the narrative, and it ain't pretty. Harry Reid is hopeless. But this is my favorite line, from Reid: "I don't work for Barack Obama.

Harry Reid. Lying Crapweasel.

January 8, 2009

Villainous Company / Cassandra (cassandra.vc@gmail.com)

Poor David Gregory. You have to admire his spunk. Trying to get Harry Reid to acknowledge his Inner Crapweasel is a task little distinguishable in its essentials from nailing Jello to a wall: MR.

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Jane Hamsher: I Want To Play Poker With Harry Reid

January 7, 2009

The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed / Jane Hamsher

A seventy-one year old dude who hasn't held office for 14 years, appointed by a crook, has taken the Senate Majority Leader to the cleaners.

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Democratic Senators Yield to Burris

January 8, 2009

Washington Post / Dana Milbank

"Under these circumstances, anyone appointed by Gov. Blagojevich cannot be an effective representative of the people of Illinois and, as we have said, will not be seated by the Democratic Caucus."

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Harry Reid Losing Control?

January 7, 2009

GayPatriot / GayPatriotWest

The last time I remember reading something on the left-wing blog firedoglake, I found it so offensive I didn’t think I’d ever return to the website.

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Reid Claims He Won't Rubber Stamp Obama

January 7, 2009

Wake up America / Susan Duclos (noreply@blogger.com)

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JANE HAMSHER: I want to play poker with Harry Reid. …

January 7, 2009

Instapundit / Glenn Reynolds

JANE HAMSHER: I want to play poker with Harry Reid.

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Senate leaders edge toward letting Burris have his seat

January 7, 2009

Crooks and Liars / David Neiwert

Download | Play    Download | Play In today's episode of As The Stomach Turns, Harry Reid signaled at this morning's presser that he's leaving open a door for Roland Burris to walk ...

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Harry Reid on Roland Burris: "He obviously is a very engaging, extremely nice man. He presents himself well."

January 7, 2009

Althouse / annalthouse@mac.com (Ann Althouse)

After a meeting this morning. Presents himself well????

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Harry Reid: 'I Don't Work For Obama'

January 7, 2009

The Huffington Post | Full News Feed / The Huffington Post News Editors

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Harry Reid: Ted Stevens shouldn't go to jail

January 7, 2009

Anchorage Daily News

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid thinks former Sen. Ted Stevens just didn't understand rule changes regarding reporting of gifts. And besides, Reid says, he's a war hero.

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Roland Burris Forgives Harry Reid For His Racism

January 7, 2009

Wonkette / Jim Newell

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Dems Must Seat Senator Burris - Harry Reid Is Trashing Our Constitution

January 7, 2009

The Strata-Sphere / AJStrata

Major Update: It seems Senate Majority Ego Reid is surrendering his unconstitutional blockade of Senator Burris.

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‘Reid My Flips’: Harry Hands His Senate Majority Post to Burris

January 8, 2009

The Satirical Political Report - An Offbeat Look at the Hot-Button Issues of the Day / Don Davis

“I’LL BE THE FIRST TO ADMIT I MADE THE BEST DEAL POSSIBLE — ROLAND IMMEDIATELY ASSUMES THE POST OF MAJORITY LEADER, AND I GET TO KEEP MY SEAT AT THE KIDDIE TABLE IN THE SENATE ...

POLITICS: Harry Reid Can't Spot The Sucker

January 8, 2009

Baseball Crank / Baseball Crank

Strange New Respect time: like Moe and Glenn (and the people Glenn links to), I find myself astounded to be in complete agreement with this post by the usually loathesome Jane Hamsher.

And take Harry Reid and Jay Rockefeller with you

January 8, 2009

The Thinker--or Just Sitting Around? / Peter (noreply@blogger.com)

But Mr. President Elect - Letter from Harry Reid

January 8, 2009

Cafe Talk / Candide

WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama said Thursday the recession could "linger for years" unless Congress pumps unprecedented sums from Washington into the economy.

Harry Reid tries to stop digging

January 8, 2009

Betsy's Page / Betsy Newmark (noreply@blogger.com)

Harry Reid is going to follow the way out of the whole Burris kerfuffle that Charles Krauthammer outlined a couple of days ago. How inept has Harry Reid looked in this whole mess.

Rod Blagojevich: 1, U.S. Senate: 0

January 8, 2009

Political Machine / Dylan and Ethan Ris

Filed under: Senate, Democrats, Scandal, Who Said What?Hey Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV)... got a favor to ask of you, buddy.

Harry Reid's Dilemma

January 8, 2009

Bark Bark Woof Woof / Mustang Bobby (noreply@blogger.com)

Political Quote of the Day

January 8, 2009

HolyCoast.com / noreply@blogger.com (Rick Moore)

From Harry Reid: “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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