Gee, who knew Mitt Romney was so old that he’d bear responsibility for this?
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Harry Reid: Seniors Love Junk Mail
“And when talking about seniors, seniors love getting junk mail. It’s sometimes their only way of communicating or feeling like they’re part of the real world,” Reid continued. “Elderly Americans, more than anyone in America, rely on the United States Postal Service, but unless we act quickly, thousands of post offices … will close. I’ve said this earlier today; I repeat it.”
Reid Refusing To Pass Bill Obama Said He Wanted Passed Now
Remember that jobs bill that Obama stood in front of Congress and demanded that they pass right away? Harry Reid seems to have forgotten:
President Obama still is pressing Congress to pass his jobs stimulus bill immediately, but his own party leaders in the Senate, where Democrats have a majority, have pushed that vote off yet again.
Kerry, Baucus, and Murray Named To Super Committee
National Journal (emphasis in original):
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., will appoint Democratic Sens. Patty Murray of Washington, Max Baucus of Montana, and John Kerry of Massachusetts to the new super committee tasked with finding $1.2 trillion in additional deficit reduction by November 23, according to a senior Democratic aide familiar with Reid’s decision, which is expected to be made public as early as Wednesday.
CBO: Boehner Plan Cuts More Than Reid Plan
That is, if you take one of Reid’s number tricks out of the equation…
The debt-ceiling plan authored by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) cuts the deficit by more than the plan by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) if an assumption about war funding is removed from the Reid bill.
Has Obama Become Irrelevant In Debt Limit Debate?
Jason Riley of the WSJ seems to think he has:
What very well might happen, however, is a deal between the House and the Senate that does not involve the president. After negotiations between the White House and Republican lawmakers broke down on Friday, Mr. Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid began working directly with one another to end the protracted stalemate. A proposal put forward by Mr. Boehner would lift the debt ceiling in two stages and reduce the deficit by $3 trillion over 10 years. Mr. Reid’s plan would couple a debt-limit hike with $2.7 trillion in spending cuts over a decade. Neither plan calls for tax hikes, which might indicate that Mr. Obama’s fellow Democrats also think that he’s misreading the polls.
Why Conservatives Should Support Boehner’s Plan
Quin Hillyer of the Center For Individual Freedom (hardly a lefty bastion) explains:
James Capretta, who trashed the Gang of Six plan, says Boehner’s plan is okay. So does Grover Norquist.
Did Obama Turn Down A Bipartisan Plan To Raise Debt Ceiling?
If this story is true, Obama just made a huge blunder… not his first, alas, and almost certainly not his last, but possibly one of the worst.
A Republican aide e-mails me: “The Speaker, Sen. Reid and Sen. McConnell all agreed on the general framework of a two-part plan. A short-term increase (with cuts greater than the increase), combined with a committee to find long-term savings before the rest of the increase would be considered. Sen. Reid took the bipartisan plan to the White House and the President said no.”
Reid Supporter Wynn Says He’s Scared By Obama’s Redistibution Rhetoric
First off, let’s clear up where Wynn Resorts CEO Steve Wynn stands on Senators:
…I am a Democratic businessman and I support Harry Reid.
With that established, take a look at what he had to say about our current President (emphasis in original):
Even Democrats Don’t Like Obama’s Budget
It went down to defeat in the Senate today… by a vote of 0 aye, 97 nay.
That’s right. Not even one Democrat in the Senate voted for it.
And where is Harry Reid’s budget proposal? Nonexistent.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said it would be “foolish” for Democrats to propose their own federal budget for 2012, despite continued attacks from Republicans that the party is ducking its responsibility to put forward a solution to the nation’s deficit problems.
“There’s no need to have a Democratic budget in my opinion,” Reid said in an interview Thursday. “It would be foolish for us to do a budget at this stage.”
No, the Dems would rather bash the GOP budget than offer one of their own.
So, as you wander around the blogosphere, remember this tip… if some lefty troll bashes Ryan’s budget, ask them where the heck Reid’s is… or how Obama’s did in the Senate. And don’t let them weasel out of it, hold their feet to the fire.