Reid Calls Bush Out

by michael in chicago, Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 01:04:46 AM EST

And the context within which Reid called Bush a liar, is over Yucca in Nevada-- where the people believe Reid is spot-on, Jerome

From Raw Story, Democratic Minority Leader Harry Reid calls em' like he sees em' in Rolling Stone. Most likely to cause a stir, however, is an exchange that concludes the interview:

RS: You've called Bush a loser.

HR: And a liar.

RS: You apologized for the loser comment.

HR: But never for the liar, have I?

Why should he apologize? WMD? Grave and gathering danger? Downing Street Memo "intellegence fix"? 1,600+ US dead. 10,000 US wounded. 10,000-100,000 Iraqi dead.

Bush lied. People died. No apology needed.




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Hell yeah, (none / 0)

and not just because it's the truth. Pointing out that the Reeps, and especially Gee-Dub, mislead America to get their way is integral to beating them on their attempt to destroy Social Security and opposing them on the coming Iran clobberation.

That reminds me: it's June.

Yeah, I'm cynical.
by catastrophile on Wed Jun 01, 2005 at 11:02:55 PM EST

This is too good to be true (none / 0)

I must be dreaming. I'll believe it if this diary is still here when I wake up in the morning.
by Gary Boatwright on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 02:04:23 AM EST

It's still here! (none / 0)

I have died and gone to heaven. It doesn't get any better than this.
by Gary Boatwright on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 09:19:08 AM EST
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Give Em Hell Harry! (none / 0)

Give Em Hell Harry!
by Democracy For Puget Sound Dot Com on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 02:19:42 AM EST

slowly, methodically. (none / 0)

Our reps in DC are shedding the image of "wimpy liberal".

Reid fighting skills underestimated.
Frontrunner for 08 HRC is more of a hawk than GOPers on defense.
4 star General Clark staying in the spotlight.
Al Gore speaking his mind with ferocity.
The wonderful Barbara Boxer/John Conyers/Chuck Schumer.
Chriss Dodd even getting feisty and forceful.
And even Kerry Munster refuses to be silent after defeat.

Keep it up!
We need more forceful progressives to continue to be the public voice of our party.

by Sam Loomis on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 06:50:59 AM EST

Screw gun control.... (none / 0)

Harry Reid 2008!
by Hannula on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 09:02:42 AM EST

Not so fast... (none / 0)

I don't think we should get carried away here.

Reid talks a good game; but his record on the side of the angels this session is hardly stellar: he supported the Rice and Negroponte nominations, and those corporate welfare bonanzas, the bankruptcy and highways bills.

And on the nuclear option - we know from the Bolton cloture that Frist can't count votes: let's hope Reid can. (I'm assuming that Reid shafted Frist on the cloture, rather than that he couldn't count either!)

by johnsmith0903 on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 10:19:56 AM EST

Such a sweet old man (none / 0)

You'd never expect such piss and vineagar.

I think that's half of what insulates Harry Reid from the GOP machine.  He just seems like too nice a father figure for anyone to hold anything against him too long.

Could you imagine if Daschle had called Bush a loser and a liar?!

by jcjcjc on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 10:39:48 AM EST

Re: Such a sweet old man (none / 0)

Reid is like a toothless viper. I much preferred Daschle's vehement opposition to Bush.
http://operationyellowelephant.blogspot.com/
by Vote Hillary 2008 on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 12:07:22 PM EST
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Hmm I thought it was much more likely to be... (none / 0)

between 20k-30k dead Iraqis and that the old up to 100,000 report was relatively obsolete.
by MNPundit on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 02:12:19 PM EST

Nobody is counting (none / 0)

It could be 30k.

It could be 100k.

Hell, it could be a million.

Nobody has a real clue.  The verfied total is at least 21,490 (according to http://www.iraqbodycount.net/ ), but nobody really knows the real number for sure (lots of deaths are unreported).  100k is certainly not unreasonable.

by Geotpf on Thu Jun 02, 2005 at 02:25:14 PM EST
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