Time for Harry Reid to Step Down
The time has come for Harry Reid to give up his position as Senate Majority Leader. His insipid and weak performance to date would be enough to justify his resignation but that is not the the primary reason for this call. The primary reason is his massive conflict of interests. Even by normal senate standards Reid is compromised to the point where he has to act against the best interests of both the party and the American electorate.
Harry is up for a very tough reelection battle in his home state of Nevada this cycle. To win this battle he is going to need an abundance of cash and goodwill. Here is the particular swamp that Reid tops up his campaign war chest from: These lists are based on 2005 – 2010 amounts.
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Categories: politics Tags: Democrats, Harry Reid, US Senate
MA Special Election – Instant Thoughts
Here are my initial, ill considered and unsubstantiated thoughts about yesterdays election.
The Bad:
Coakley was an abysmal candidate. Their is absolutely no excuse for the complacency that she showed. She may have received bad advice but that doesn’t matter, it was her candidacy. She now has to live with the consequences of her defeat and I suspect that won’t be pleasant.
Saying that, it is becoming apparent that Tim Keane is not an effective DNC Chair. Howard Dean had a definite plan for revitalizing the Democratic party and was an extremely effective organizer. The impression with Keane is one of drift.
Not many are saying this but I think that the media really does have to take a long hard look at itself. They are allowing fascism to flourish due to their insistence on covering everything as equal, a substantial well thought out position is given exactly the same weight as a wacko pulled out of someones rear end a minute before airtime. I am not talking about Fox News here – they are a known quantity and people make the required allowances, The networks and especially CNN are the big offenders.
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Categories: politics Tags: 2010, Democrats, DNC, GOP, MA election, Massachussetts, Republicans
Specter’s bad day at the office
The Democrats have finally learned how to play politics. After Specter’s disgraceful performance on the Sunday talkshows where he said that he has no intentions of being a loyal Democrat and showed his complete disdain for the PA electorate they have delivered one huge slap to the arrogant one.