Reid on bipartisanship: Republicans, drop the Tea Party ‘extremism’
Saying it’s time to rebuild America by working together to create jobs, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on Sunday prepared for Congress’ return to Washington this week with a warning to Republicans to leave Tea Party “extremism” behind and “learn what legislation is all about.”
“I would hope that they understand that everything doesn’t have to be a fight. Legislation is an art of working together, building consensus, compromise. And I hope that the Tea Party doesn’t have the influence in this next year that they had in the previous year,” Reid said.
Repeating three times his claim that Republicans are engaged in “obstructionism on steroids,” the Nevada Democrat said President Obama for two and a half years “bent over backwards” to reach out to Republicans, only to find a fist rather than a hand to shake. Reid said he’d prefer that Democrats not have to go it alone in the Senate this year, but since last September they have succeeded on moving several items without minority cooperation.
“I don’t think … anyone can question or they should question our having reached out to Republicans,” Reid said. “We’ve done everything we could to work with them. We’re going to continue to do that. In spite of the obstructionism, we have been able to accomplish a lot of good things in the last Congress. …
I have been paying attention for the last three years as our elected representatives were shut out of legislating as deals were made repeatedly BEHIND CLOSED DOORS in Congress. Our ELECTED representatives were NOT even given the time to read some of the legislation much less debate it. Reid has the audacity to say that “legislation is an art of working together…”! Reid is sickening with his misrepresentation. How this vile little man remains in the Senate is beyond me!
Sure Harry, as soon as the left drops the communism andd anti Americanism
He conveniently forgets that the tea party electives were sent by the people to rein in the left wing nuts like him. te Dems idea of working together with Republicans is telling them what to vote for and being obeyed.
Harry is just ticked off because the Tea Party folks worked to defeat him in his last bid for the Senate !! They would have beat him to if it had not been for his crooked partnership with SEIU, we know it and he knows that we know it !!!
it’s not who votes that count, but who counts the votes.
-Josef Stalin
Yes, Mary, he is a vile little man. As the saying goes, “It’s not who you know…………..”
Hey, “dirty” Harry Reid, Archdevil of the Senate, maybe the Republicans would be willing to drop what you call the “Tea Party Extremism” if you and your fellow DemonRats would be willing to drop the Obama uncontitutional, dictatorship-force-it-down-the-American-people’s-throats behind-closed-doors Extremism. After you, Obonzo, Nancy Pukelosi and the rest of the moron-DemonRats who forced ObamaCare (MurderCare) on the American people behind closed doors, you have the nerve to accuse the Republicans of “obstructionism.” Then, you lecture them about “legislation is an art of working together, building consensus, compromise.” Yet, you shut the Tea Party members out of any of the meetings you had to negotiate and/or compromise the national budget or debt. How can they work together or compromise when you don’t even let them in the meetings or have a say-so? You didn’t give them enough time to read legislation or debate it. You made deal after deal behing closed doors. Tell me, Mr. Harry “devil” Reid, how can the Republicans be expected to abandon their so-called “Tea Party Extremism” when you don’t even let them in your meetings or give them time to read and debate legislation so they CAN work with you “building consensus and compromise.” You and Obonzo along with the rest of your henchmen in DC are the biggest LIARS and CRIMINALS in the history of this nation. You’re a bunch of two-year-olds who can’t take the blame for your own actions. You’re irresponsible, arrogant and nasty. You DemonRats are guilty of the destruction of this economy in just three years with that dictator in our White House. It’s NOT Bushes fault. It’s NOT the Tea Party’s fault. It’s NOT the Republican’s fault. It’s the “blooming idiot” in our White House and all you DemonRats’ FAULT!!!!!!!!!!!! See website:http://www.haasstrep68.com
Since when has reid the communist ever worked with anyone other than those who are out to destroy the U. S. A.? NEVER!
Nevada… Really? You can not produce someone better than this weasel?
They did and then the unions and SEIC rigged it so he got the election anyway. Nevade should have recalled his commie ass as soon as they did that and booted him out and banned him from ever running for public office again.
Harry Reid, Nancy Polosi and Barack Obama are the “extreamists” here, not the “Tea Party”! The democrat party has become so “extream” over the past decade, it is now a combination of socialists and communists bent on destroying America as we know it. Even “moderates” look “extream” to Harry Reid because he sits so far left they appear to be far to his right. But it is much more than a matter of perceptions, it is a matter of cold, hard, facts. Just look at where these communist democrats have taken our country in just a few, short years. We must expell every democrat into the “dust bin of history” as the ‘Marxists” that they are!
Dirty Harry the Communist has been in the senate for nearly 100 years, hasn’t he?
He belongs in a nursing home!
I guess that in the liberal’s view following the Constitution is “extremism”. The only extremism that I would like to see drop is the socialist extremism that labels any opposing view as either racist or extreme. The president hasn’t bent over backwards to work with congress, he’s been on vacation or campaigning on our tax dollars, working around the Constitution and avoiding having to work with congress. What reid and pelosi don’t seem to realize is that if obama campaigns against a “do nothing congress” that includes them.
To actually print his pathetic lies, shows desperation in journalism. When such idiocy is published shows liberal propaganda agenda.
I have been watching politics closely since 2008 because I couldn’t understand how a man who was with a church for years and years and the preacher damned America could be elected to this great office. The liberal media were enthralled with Obama, when he had no background, was in the Senate without any stellar actions. From the time he got into office, he had a liberal senate and house and completely ignored the republicans. Then when the people got fed up in 2010 and changed the House, then the administration had to take notice but even then they didn’t. I don’t know how many times O said that if certain legislation were to arrive on his desk it would be dead on arrival. Since then he has become a tyrant dictator and the senate have become his puppets. The people put a mandate on the new house but what could they do with such a small minority. Where are all the bills that the house passed and are still tied up in the Senate. As for the adm trying to work together is just a bunch of bull. They want it my way or the highway. Even the budget O sent to the Senate was defeated. If I can remember correctly it didn’t even get one vote. The country cannot survive with another 4 years of O or the liberal dems.
The media does not realise that once they help crown the imposter
as king for life that they will be thrown under the bus.
And the media of anyone should know what dictators do
to those who help them overthrow a nation.
THE BUS!
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
OR IF LUCKY, THE FEMA CAMPS!
Hey, Reid’s comment has just spurred me to make another Tea Party donation!
Does nobody think that the real ‘Extremism’ is a national debt that will reach over 16 trillion dollars at the end of Obama’s term as President. How about an average of over 1.5 trillion dollars a year in deficits during Obama’s Presidency, with Harry Reid the president of the Senate and aiding in Obama’s spending spree, is that not also ‘Extreme’, compared to every yearly budget in the history of the USA? When talking about ‘Extreme’, Harry reid should know, for he’s been an integral part of all the ‘Extremism’ in the USA for the last four years. Knowing these facts, should we not also be talking about ‘Hypocracy’, when Harry Reid is in the conversation about ‘Extremism’?
I would like Harry Reid to name one good thing this congress has done other than cost us more loss of liberty, freedom and greatly increase the national debt. I do have to admit, they created more programs increasing the size of the government even more.They showed they are wimps who fold under at the first sign of adversity. 79 members called for a new “progressive ” living Constitution.
Harry Reid is a corrupt nutcase who thinks Social Security is safe! Give us a break.
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Harry Reid’s advice to the Republican Party to “drop the Tea Party” is typical of this parasitic liberal old curmudgeon. Harry, lead by example, resign from the Communist Party and perhaps your advice may carry at least a splatter of sincerity and honesty.
TEA PARTY vs ALINSKY RADICALS
CHOOSE!
Harry & his demonCrats are very worried that the Tea Party just might give Americans
something to think about and harry & the demonRats do not want Americans who think,
because it exposes the demonCrats agenda…..harry is one who thinks a one party system is good,
that’s why he and the demoncRats are always throwing out the word bi-partisan….
socialism is a form of by-partisanship, no conflicts, no problems, just submission to the government…….
BS~harry, BS!
And look at the fine upstanding people in the photo, I wouldn’t give ya a dime for the bunch at an auction.
Interesting…..
If you really want to follow the US Constitution, you are considered an extremist. But if you want to move the country further into a socialist hell, you are a centrist. Yup, you got my vote. ROTFLMAO
Dear Les:
Socialist hell? We’re Americans. We wouldn’t be so lucky.
Proud Socialist
You again? Why don’t you go lick your master’s boots or something and leave real Americans alone?
About a month ago, Reid (dirty Harry) came out and admitted he was a communist to a news journalist, this is what he said “I just don’t understand why people in this country are so surprise to hear that I am a communist; I have always been a communist, I assumed that everyone knew”
There you go, out of the mouth of a jerk, hiding behind the title of the Democratic party. Here is another little bit of news fact. A year after the dictator cheated his way into the white house via Acorn, a few of the Republicans insisted that the members of the democratic party reveal their true political affiliations with the communist party and drop their false titles. They said no, that this request was silly and that they would not do it. Dirty Harry and Pelosi were the first to scream paranoia from the right.
Rent the video from NETFLIX titled “The Obama Deception” , hurry before BO’s commie communication czar demands that it is removed from netflix. If you really want to know why our spineless Republican party wont oust BO, you will understand after watching this video. There is only 33 representatives in D .C. who want to remove BO, but the rest wont because of this video. Get the video and watch it.
This sorry commie deserves only to be hung ~~~
Dear Military Patriot:
Sorry about this but on this one, I’m afraid I’m going to have to call your bluff. Perhaps I’m wrong and just missed it, but I don’t believe that Harry Reid is any more a communist than you are. Help me out here, will you? When, where and on what forum did Harry Reid [as opposed to what other parties said about Mr. Reid] say:
‘I just don’t understand why people in this country are so surprise to hear that I am a communist; I have always been a communist, I assumed that everyone knew.”
The ICC [ http://en.internationalism.org/ ] doesn’t show any cognizance of this, and I would think that they would be the first to know.
Proud Soicialist
Hairy Reed is afraid that we will get him and the others as soon as the election is over if not before for treason.He and others are the cause we are in the shape we are in now.Hairy,Peelussy and Blabbermouth are the main ones that vetted this illegal kenyan eligible to run in the first place.I have read somewhere that Hairy has asked olepileofsheet to not to run again this time because he is afraid that the democraps will loose even bigger this time.I think mainly he know he will lose the senate job he has now.Hairy has said it is his job to destroy the conservatives.I feel soooo sorry for him.
Reid is the last person in the world to speak of Bi-Partisonship. He has blocked very piece of legislation presented to him. The current philosophy of the Democratic Administration is “My Way or No Way” so no we will not capitulate. Reid has long out lived his usefulness and is a complete obstructionist a pawn of the Obama Administration.
Dear Harry:
Sorry to break it to you like this, but while the T-party may be extreme philosophically, it is actually quite mainstream. You’re stuck dealing with it whether you like it or not.
Moreover, the Democratic Party pas been an effective exponent of the same privatization that forfeits US sovereignty in economics to multinational corporate conglomerates. And Democratic Party Governors have initiated some of the most draconian cuts to basic social services. Moreover, some of the most repressive action taken against the Occupy Movement has arisen from cities governed by Democratic mayors. Example: Oakland, California.
So Harry, your self-pious pontification about Republican Party and T-Party extremism really doesn’t wash. YOUR party is equally beholden to big money. To some degree, it is a question of which sector to which you answer. The Republican party is ruled by the dictates of Big Oil, King Coal, etc. YOUR party is ruled by smart interests — technology, Hollywood, etc. Either way, corporate policy is the REAL power that rules America.
YOUR problem, Harry, is that people are seeing through this facade. And the more they do, the more people will desert the Democratic Party for the Socialist Party. So tell us, Harry — when push comes to shove, when Capitalism is in crisis, where there are no concessions that CAN be made, where will your allegiance lie — corporate America, or the working class? When the ‘Democratic_Party/Republican_Party’ ‘Good_Cop/Bad_Cop’ game is called, when the Democratic Party is divided with some moving into socialism, and the right wing joins the Capital class — where will you stand, Harry? As if we really needed to ask!
Proud Socialist
Harry Reid’s skewed definition of American patriotism is ‘extremism’, huh? How, oh how, I wish this guy would take a nice long walk on a really short pier, preferably near shark or crocodile infested waters. Sure would do our country some good if he would (and take Nancy with him). I have to say that the man makes me physically ill.
Bi partisan compromise = When the establishment Republicans and Democrats agree to slightly remove their fondling right hands from each other’s front pockets so they can reach further with their left to fleece and control the public.
We need conservatives in congress who will begin to reverse the socialist agenda, not help it along a bit at a time.
IF WE had some honest FED. JUDGES an a DOJ that worked within the LAW. OBAMA, REID, PELOSIS, DODD, FRANKS, LEVIN AND A LOT OF OTHERS WOULD BE IN PRISON. MY question is who worked with the other side of the house when there were a Demo. senate an congress the first 2 years OBAMA was in Office?. The DEMO’S rammed everything they could throw like Obamacare /Redistribution of Wealth programs an bills all that was about is robbing the Middle Class People an giving to the People who are to lazy to work for a living. They even had close door meeting which was illegal. What kind of legislation was that. They even voted on these bills before they were read. ALL THEY are doing is turning our Country into a communist dictatorship GOVERNMENT.
Dear Bob:
Out of curiosity, what system of government is it when there is no dissent? That seems to be for what you’re arguing.
Proud Socialist
Too bad there weren’t enough tea party-types in Nevada during the past election. They might have been able to overcome the many labor unions, Democrats, other liberals, and Latins (legal and illegal) in Clark County (Las Vegas) who voted Harry back into office. Not to forget a few mislead LDS folks (Reid claims he’s a Mormon).
Reid, its time ride off in the sunset,turn left toward California.
may be the tea party needs to get more active Harry we are still alive & after your hides it is time for us the people to get rid of the liberal skunks in the congress & all the radials in the white house
To Reid “Bi-partisanship” and “compromise” mean do it our way or else we’ll blame you for the failing legislation. Every time they say those words, it tends to create in me a tendency to vomit…..we can only fix this lack of leadership by voting in more Tea Party candidates, especially in the Senate and send Harry to the back of the room for the rest of his “career”. Of course the change in the top job is important, but also is increasing the conservatives in the House and Senate, or we’ll be in the same stalemate we are now. Here’s to NOV 2012….9 1/2 months away!!!!
Seems to me any person over 70 who votes for a Dem needs their head examined. Oops, no longer covered under Obamacare!
This is one of the lying weasel extremist Dumbocrats in the senate that voted the health care bill down our throats BEHIND CLOSED DOORS in the middle of the night!!
As Thomas Jefferson said,
“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.”
Hear ye, Hear ye, Hear ye.
To use the quote “ Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their Country”, State, City and neighborhood should be added. In order to form a more perfect Union we must band together to hold our beloved Constitution safe from all enemies foreign and domestic.
Will you help, will you stand and will you share?
The fight will be huge. The cost will be great. The rewards will be freedom.
We need a State-by-State league joined at the hips to protect the US Constitution. I propose this be the start of The Arizona League.
I’m open for input and or information.
Respond, as you will.
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Jack Hotchkiss
Kingman, Arizona