Reid Torpedoes Own Party
I'm still shaking my head after reading this little gem that Harry Reid just pulled. He has scheduled a vote on the energy bill for Saturday - when a number of Democratis Senators already have campaign events lined up.
The Nevada Democrat told reporters Thursday he will schedule a Senate vote on the Energy Bill this Saturday. The bill, which calls for a fuel economy standard of 35 miles per gallon by the year 2020, passed the House earlier Thursday by a vote of 235-181.
But the vote is expected to be considerably tighter in the Senate, where Republicans have threatened to filibuster the measure and Reid may need to muster at least 60 votes to block that action. To that end, Reid said he has asked the four Senate Democrats running for president – Joe Biden of Delaware, Hillary Clinton of New York, Barack Obama of Illinois and Chris Dodd of Connecticut – to head back to Capitol Hill Saturday.
But with less than a month to go until the Iowa caucuses – and no clear frontrunner – Reid may have hard time getting the candidates back inside the Beltway.
Remind me again why they picked this guy as the Majority Leader. Do I detect Karl Rove's hand in this? Not that I mind, but who is he trying to shaft with this? Obama has a big event with Oprah, all the rest have events scheduled all over. Reid's on his way to being considered the worst Majority Leader in history.
By bill-tb, Thursday, 6 December , 2007 @ 6:48 pm
Of course it could be the candidates don’t want to vote FOR a big energy tax increase right now.
Either way, dingy is not too smart.
By Jonn Lilyea, Thursday, 6 December , 2007 @ 7:06 pm
Reid doesn’t want to pass legislation - he just wants bumpersticker slogans for next year’s election.
By dianainsa, Friday, 7 December , 2007 @ 12:30 am
This guy is such a turd, any ideas what we can do about the War Funding Bill that he refuses to let the Senate vote on? I called my Senators last week-they are both Republicans, but neither one of them could tell me what else I could do.
By FedUp, Friday, 7 December , 2007 @ 7:49 am
Tell me again how he got to this position of power(?)…
By martian, Friday, 7 December , 2007 @ 10:16 am
“Reid’s on his way to being considered the worst Majority Leader in history.”
On his way? He’s THERE for a lot of people.
“Remind me again why they picked this guy as the Majority Leader.”
Because the Democrats can’t seem to avoid shooting themselves in the foot. It’s like a compulsion for them. It’s also a part of their “politics of complaint” they have been practicing since Bush got in office. Reid is one of the loudest (best?) complainers they’ve got when it comes to Pres. Bush - that’s how he got there.