Reid: Senate GOP wants Obama to fail

[kpete]

Source: Politico

Reid: Senate GOP wants Obama to fail
By ALEX ISENSTADT | 3/3/09 3:15 PM EST

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid put it in no uncertain terms today: Senate Republicans want Barack Obama to fail.

“It’s very clear they’ve made a decision they want President Obama to fail,” Reid told reporters, listing of a series of Obama proposals Republicans have lined up against, including the $410 billion omnibus spending package before the Senate this week.

When asked to name specific Senate Republicans who wanted Obama to fail, Reid would only say a “number of Republicans.”

“It’s very clear,” Reid said. “Some have said so, others have acted accordingly.”

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[bdamomma]

1. so Harry what are you going to do about it or them?

if they want President Obama to fail the repigs want the country and us to fail.

[Demeter]

25. Hey! Lay off Harry! He Noticed! The Cataract Surgery Worked!

He's still a wuss though. I wonder if there's a surgical treatment for that....

[Richardo]

2. Pipe down, Harry -it just sounds like partisan BS coming from you.

Let the GOP beat each other in the face, with occasional kicks from the WH.

[ClarkUSA]

3. They are taking their Obama hating cues from their party leader, Rush Limbaugh.

[bdamomma]

4. the repigs are going down.

they are running scared because Obama has a plan (that will work) and they don't.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Is that powder dry enough yet, Harry? N/T

[Faygo Kid]

6. I'm just mild about Harry

How did this guy get to be Majority Leader? Not a fan.

[Dr Fate]

7. He should have named names. He was given the opportunity.

I guess that would be *too* aggressive.

I would love to see even more non Bush era guys in charge of the DEMS- Reid is too old school.

[Abq_Sarah]

8. Why is he even mentioning

The repubs?



Is this what we're reduced to? Pointing fingers and bitching about a party with ZERO power? We don't need them to pass legislation and whining about them seems just a bit childish at this point.

[remedy1]

9. Strong letter to follow!!

Reid is a spineless wimp.

[wackywaggin]

10. Republicans :The "pigs" of the 21 st century.

I am old enough to remember the Pigs of the 20th century, late 60's and 70's.

[DearAbby]

11. The GOP and OSAMA BIN LADEN

Pray for the same thing...FAILURE OF AMERICA.

Grows some balls Harry, These people need to be shut down.

[mdmc]

12. It almmost sounds like Reid wants us to fail

Name names or quiet down.

[DainBramaged]

13. Harry Reid, as useless as my old shoes with holes in the soles and worn heels

and they should have been thrown in the garbage a long time ago.

[PM Martin]

14. The Republican party is a right wing extremist party.

[Seeking Serenity]

15. I think this whole "They want Obama to fail" thing has been blown WAY out of proportion

Of course they want President Obama to fail politically. We wanted Bush to fail politically, in that, we did not want his policies enacted because we thought they were bad for the country. But Obama (or any president) is not the nation (we don't do Louis XIV-style "L'etat c'est moi" here, thankfully).

Of course the Republicans, as the opposition, don't agree with Obama's policies. What do you expect? And if they don't think a policy or piece of legislation is good for the country (as they define it), then they should oppose it. That's what our side should do when the shoe's on the other foot.

Now, to extent that the Democratic leaders can successfully equate in the voters' minds that "They want Obama to fail" equals "They want the country to fail," more power to them. But it's just political rhetoric.

[KamaAina]

16. Jeez. He makes it sound like Rush Limbaugh's running the repuke party or something.

oh, wait a minute... :eyes:

[Texano78704]

17. So do away with the filibuster

That's it, end of story.

[NM Independent]

18. He has a talent for stating the obvious, and...

a history of doing jack about it.

[marshall]

19. Who cares?

They might also want Santa Claus to bring them a new car and the Tooth Fairy to bring them a bundle of cash and they're waiting for the Easter Bunny to bring a nice big basket of goodies.

Why agonize over something that makes no difference and you have no control over anyway?

[happygoluckytoyou]

20. RUSH... STEELE... PALIN... no superheros... just a long list of comic sidekicks...

THE WEALTHY WHO ARE ALSO SELFISH... rather than the stewards of this great nation.... ARE LEARNING A LESSON>>>>>>>>>

What bush did for 8 years was WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION... nothing more nor less. Rich got richer, poor got poorer... all on a downward sliding scale (the ENTIRE scale slid while this happened).
The result.... the poor became destitute...
the rich became damn well off...
AND THE MIDDLE CLASS BECAME DEMOCRATS... LOL ! ! !

That's right... the people in the middle FINALLY understood that they were NOT REALLY WEALTHY ENOUGH TO BENEFIT FROM THE MONIED HAND OF THE GOP.

NOW... the shoe is on the other foot... INFORMED voters better understand that what is good for the UNIONS is good for America... what is good for the MINIMUM WAGE is good for the other workers as well... what is good for the LOWER CLASS, helps the MIDDLE CLASS...

so who would be against some NEW DOWNWARD WEALTH REDISTRIBUTION..... well of course... THE RICH.

WELCOME TO CLASS WARFARE ! ! !

[mzmolly]

21. This talking point needs to be changed to "They want the COUNTRY to fail."

As that, is what this mentality amounts to.

[harun]

24. I think that is what they mean and what most people interpret it as.

[mzmolly]

26. I don't think so.

I think we need to expand on it.

[Downwinder]

22. Isn't that like

hoping the Captain of the 747 you are flying in crashes.

[midnight]

23. The greed will choke them all out.

What more could they possible expect from this President. He has included them in the discussion from the get go.