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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:35 AM
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Is Harry Reid in trouble of losing?
I heard on the Scarbucks Show this morning that his polls were below 40% and he was running against a former popular basketball player at UNLV, Danny Tarkanian. He is the son of the former coach and towel chewer, Jerry Tarkanian.

If Reid loses, whatever in the world will we do without him? And why do Democrats keep choosing their leadership from states where they are so weak and could lose in any election? Before Reid, they had Daschle. He was defeated in South Dakota.

I wonder what weak-state we will get the next leader from??
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:37 AM
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1. Max Baucus's stellar work on health care and small state status make him a prime candidate
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:39 AM
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2. There you go!
perfect
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havocmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:56 AM
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8. He was just re-elected last fall. I figure he didn't plan to run again anyway
and he is gonna grab all the corporate luv he can to assure a warmer retirement than here in Montana
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:41 AM
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3. Maybe Dick Durbin
and everytime his says something that ruffles the conservatives' feathers he can give a blubbering apology on the Senate floor.
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comtec Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:42 AM
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4. I will not shed ONE tear if/when that asshole is gone...
EVEN if it's to a gop scumbag!
Reid will be GONE!
I'm willing to sacrifice that ONE seat to the gop if it means REAL leaderships FINALLY in the senate...Speaker Franken anyone?
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HamdenRice Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:44 AM
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5. They have little choice. It's based on seniority nt
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kentuck Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:45 AM
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7. George Mitchell was majority leader...
and he was there for a very short time?
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billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:05 AM
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12. Popularity, not seniority.
They could elect Burris if they wanted.
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ananda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:44 AM
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6. One can only hope.
Reid can go.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 09:57 AM
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9. Reid has been rather weak as Senate Leader. And that's being nice.
It would be difficult to find someone with less of a spine. He should have been a door mat at the White House. When Bush was there, that's truly what he did best. He let the GOP walk all over him, then wipe the dog poo off their shoes when they were done.

Door mat.
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CrispyQ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:38 AM
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13. Reid's the one covering his eyes in this pic.


As you can see, he can't even look at the spine.

;)
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Old Codger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:00 AM
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10. lieberman N/T
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:05 AM
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11. We can hope and what about Pelosi, she is an
embarrassment.
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Arkana Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:39 AM
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14. You'll forgive me if I don't shed any tears
over losing Weak Kneed Harry Reid from the Senate.
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DefenseLawyer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Aug-24-09 10:51 AM
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15. I say go all the way- make Jim Inhofe majority leader
After all he's not really a Democrat either and he will undoubtedly try to fuck us at every turn, just like Harry, but at least he'll be up front about it.
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