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doxydad

(1,363 posts)
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 04:42 PM Jun 2014

Kevin McCarthy: The Problem With Washington Is Harry Reid, Not Obama

Less than a week after being elected majority leader of the House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) is blaming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) for all of Washington's dysfunction.

Asked on "Fox News Sunday" whether he would be willing to work with President Barack Obama as majority leader, McCarthy said he could work with just about anyone--except Reid. "I believe you can work with anybody. The challenge has been Harry Reid," McCarthy said. "There's more than 240 bills that have passed the House that haven't even been brought up inside the Senate. If you want to know the problem, the frustration with Washington, [it's] the Senate. The Senate has not moved anything, they never send something to the president's desk, so how do you even negotiate with the president if he doesn't have the bill on his desk?"

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/22/kevin-mccarthy-harry-reid_n_5519197.html

OP NOTE : I feel there will be an immediate aura of re-dedication to cooperation between the two parties. A bright future for us all!

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Kevin McCarthy: The Problem With Washington Is Harry Reid, Not Obama (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP
Bwahahaha, yeah, that future will be so bright I need sunglasses..LOL. n/t monmouth3 Jun 2014 #1
They're always mouthing off about the '240 bills.' elleng Jun 2014 #2
200 of the bills were to repeal ObamaCare 40 were to calls for him to resign no link Vincardog Jun 2014 #3
Gotcha, pure b.s., as usual. elleng Jun 2014 #5
Excuse my language but piss on Kevin McCarthy. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #4
That, dear Enthusiast, is polite! elleng Jun 2014 #6
Um, hey dude. You're not sticking to the script. SummerSnow Jun 2014 #7

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)
7. Um, hey dude. You're not sticking to the script.
Sun Jun 22, 2014, 07:55 PM
Jun 2014

It's hate Obama you nitwit.Hate him first and last, hate him forever.What's wrong with you?

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