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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTake a bow Harry Reid
The guy said no to default and even helped to reopen the Government, restoring democracy, however briefly. He hung tough when many said give, compromise, accept.
Plus he had to spend a lot of time with McConnell. Would you want to . . . ?
Give it up for the man!
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Take a bow Harry Reid (Original Post)
TomClash
Oct 2013
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Yep--he takes a lot of abuse here (some of it deserved), but he helped save the day.
TwilightGardener
Oct 2013
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GoCubsGo
(32,086 posts)1. Ditto for President Obama and the rest of the Dems.
Glad they all held their ground and stuck together.
TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)2. Yep--he takes a lot of abuse here (some of it deserved), but he helped save the day.
JohnnyLib2
(11,212 posts)3. Yup. In the trenches, as usual.
flamingdem
(39,314 posts)4. He worked really hard
and should have been using his talents to actually accomplish real world goals.
We're lucky we have tenacious Harry!