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Old 12-15-2010, 04:38 PM
 
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Thank you, Harry Reid!! Though the Dems are just slightly better than the Repubs.

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Senate Majority Leader today blasted Republicans who complained about Reid's suggestion to extend this month's lame-duck session through the holiday season, reminding them that regular Americans don't get two weeks of vacation.

"Some of my Republican colleagues have the nerve to whine about having to stay and actually do the work the American people pay us to do," Reid said on the Senate floor Wednesday following public complaints from Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Jim DeMint (R-S.C.).

"Most people don't get two weeks off at any time, let alone on Christmas week," Reid said, adding that it's offensive to him and many Americans to suggest it's "sacrilegious" or "disrespectful" to work during the holidays.
Reid claimed Republicans have used filibusters 87 times to delay Senate action. "Senate Republicans need to look no further than themselves in casting blame for the predicament we're in right now," he said, referencing Congress's packed lame-duck agenda.
Reid to Republicans: Quit whining about working this holiday! - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/reid-to-republicans-quit-whining-about-working-this-holiday - broken link)

What a bunch of lazy, crybaby, do-nothing, time-wasting, load of blood suckers. Keep your fat azz in D.C. until the job is complete. They earn six figures, but complain if they have to stay and work.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:42 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Good for Harry Reid! That is the kick-ass action we need in Washington!
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:45 PM
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The only motivator I see with Reid and his merry band of lame duck thieves, is greed over the potential pork $$$. It's a big payday if they can ramrod this through while taxpayers are preoccupied with the holidays.
It's not as if any of them have a sense of duty or work ethic.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:50 PM
 
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Good for Harry Reid! That is the kick-ass action we need in Washington!
Couldn't agree more. I also just saw a snippit of an interview with biden annihilating the right for complaining they want to stop crucial government work because it cuts into their vacation time. Typical republican stance, they want all these bailouts and pork for the ultra-rich but don't want to work for it.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:53 PM
 
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Couldn't agree more. I saw saw a snippit of an interview with biden annihilating the right for complaining they want to stop crucial government work because it cuts into their vacation time. Typical republican stance, they want all these bailouts and pork for the ultra-rich but don't want to work for it.
Agreed. Congress expects American citizens to make sacrifices but don't want to make any themselves! They need their asses jump started. I am one American citizen who is tired of paying their salaries to do nothing but obstruct progress! I hope Reid keeps them there until 5:00pm 12/24.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:55 PM
 
Location: South East
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You need to Wake up and stop drinking your stupid kool aide!

The ONLY reason dirty harry wants to stay is to make sure his PORK FILLED requests get passed. Please take off your rose tinted glasses and join the real world and stop thinking thugs like Reid are working for you. Please!

Reid is not, and will never, try to actually take money from the 'rich' and give it to you like he, and other demoRATS, keep telling you they will. Reality is coming soon....wake up, get a JOB and stop blaming the Republicans for all your problems.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:55 PM
 
Location: Long Island (chief in S Farmingdale)
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The only motivator I see with Reid and his merry band of lame duck thieves, is greed over the potential pork $$$. It's a big payday if they can ramrod this through while taxpayers are preoccupied with the holidays.
It's not as if any of them have a sense of duty or work ethic.
This came about in part of the Start Treaty. Demint called for the entire thing to be read out loud in the Senate chambers. It has been around for months and anyone who wanted to access it could have. Demint called on it to be read in order to delay it, so Reid basically called him on it and said well if you are going to force more delays you will be around here longer.
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:57 PM
 
Location: Midwest
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Originally Posted by Frank DeForrest View Post
The only motivator I see with Reid and his merry band of lame duck thieves, is greed over the potential pork $$$. It's a big payday if they can ramrod this through while taxpayers are preoccupied with the holidays.
It's not as if any of them have a sense of duty or work ethic.
If that is the case, then it should be the motivation of the GOP to want to stay there and make sure the funds are handled correctly instead of wanting to take off for an extended vacation on the tax payers money!
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:00 PM
 
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You need to Wake up and stop drinking your stupid kool aide!

The ONLY reason dirty harry wants to stay is to make sure his PORK FILLED requests get passed. Please take off your rose tinted glasses and join the real world and stop thinking thugs like Reid are working for you. Please!

Reid is not, and will never, try to actually take money from the 'rich' and give it to you like he, and other demoRATS, keep telling you they will. Reality is coming soon....wake up, get a JOB and stop blaming the Republicans for all your problems.
Some people need to stop sippin' the moonshine. The right showed their true colors in refusing the 250k and the one million dollar tax extension compromise. The right only care about the top .5% and will do anything to keep them paid. The tax breaks was a massive failure and the #2 reason for the economic collapse next to the wars. There is absoutly no reason to keep funding a failed policy, with even more pork for the right to the tune of 900 billion dollars. If you support massive spending, keep supporting the right.
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:09 PM
 
Location: Hoboken
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Thank you, Harry Reid!! Though the Dems are just slightly better than the Repubs.



Reid to Republicans: Quit whining about working this holiday! - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/reid-to-republicans-quit-whining-about-working-this-holiday - broken link)

What a bunch of lazy, crybaby, do-nothing, time-wasting, load of blood suckers. Keep your fat azz in D.C. until the job is complete. They earn six figures, but complain if they have to stay and work.

LOL, the Americans kicked these dopes out and they are trying to cram everything down American's throats they don't want.
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