huffingtonpost.com - 1/7/2009
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I want to play poker with Harry Reid. Really I do. Rather than call for a special election in Illinois to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, Reid sends a letter to Rod Blagojevich signed by everyone in the Democratic caucus asking him to step down. They assert that they will not seat ...
chicagotribune.com - 1/8/2009
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chicagotribune.com —
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority opened
the way Wednesday for Roland Burris to become Illinois'
next senator, pressured by President-elect Barack Obama to remove a politically consuming distraction less than two weeks before he ...
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Senate's Democratic majority clears path for Roland Burris -
reason.com - 1/7/2009
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reason.com —
The Washington Post and The Boston Globe are
both reporting that the Senate's Democratic leaders, after insisting
that no one appointed by Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich would be allowed to replace Barack Obama, are getting ready to ...
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Reid Is Backing Down As Fast As He Can
cbsnews.com - 1/7/2009
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cbsnews.com —
Roland Burris, the man appointed to Barack Obama's
Senate seat by embattled Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, will
be allowed to take the seat, according to the Associated Press. Spokespersons for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Illinois Sen. Dick ...
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Report: Burris Will Get Obama Senate Seat - Political ...
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Is Reid Primed for a Meltdown?
Weekly Standard Blog —
... country from their political opponents, but the Majority Leader of the United States Senate? And it's not clear why Reid is so full of himself. Of course the right despises him, mostly for his defeatism in Iraq, for having declared the war lost on the floor of the Senate while U.S. troops were in the midst of turning things around. But the left despises him too. Check out the front page of the Huffington Post. They're actually calling for his replacement as majority leader and mocking him for being outmaneuvered by Blago and Burris.
Maybe Harry ...
Worst Bluff Ever
Wizbang —
... and invited the ridicule of a certain liberal pundit (who succeeded in making me laugh at her comments for the first time in a long time....as they say, read the whole thing). Reid has embarrassed himself in a way only he could accomplish in this bizarre political story. As Jim Antle at The American Spectator ...
The Spineless Harry Reid
PoliGazette —
For a brief moment it appeared as through Harry Reid was going to make a stand on principle, namely that he would not stand for corrupt Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich’s ill-advised appointment of one Roland Burris to the august body that is the U.S. Senate. Now it appears that Reid will back down yet again, something that puts even the ultra-liberal Jane Hamsher to the task of mocking his obvious lack of fortitude.
Moreover, there’s sure to be lots of clowning around in Harry Reid’s house now that Al Franken has all but locked up ...
Is Harry Reid Really Trying to Push Tom Coburn Off the Judiciary Committee?
TPM Election Central —
... Any progressives who have felt bile rise in their throats during previous public struggles of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) will likely get a kick ...
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Harry Reid’s Doing the Right Thing
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — I've had my problems with Reid over the years, but he's not in the wrong on Blagojevich and Burris. This is not a racial issue. Long before Burris, a black man, was appointed by a corrupt governor, Reid said he wouldn't allow anyone, anyone, ...
Cornyn: Release the tape, Harry
hotair.com 1/7/2009 — John Cornyn, the newly minted leader of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, has kicked off his tenure by diving directly into the Blagojevich scandal. [...] Read the rest »
Unclean hands
blogs.dailymail.com 1/3/2009 — Chicago Sun-Times: Democratic Senate Leader Harry Reid lobbied Democratic Gov. Rod Blagojevich for Reid’s choice for the Senate.
Reid, Punk’d By Blago Over Burris, Rejects The Rule Of Law
firedoglake.com 1/2/2009 — Harry Reid's back is against the wall.
He thinks that if he doesn't oppose Rod Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's vacant Senate seat, John Cornyn and the Republicans will make the Democrats wear Blago around their ...
End game
washingtonmonthly.com 1/8/2009 — END GAME.... After this morning's developments, we can probably guess how the Roland Burris mess is going to turn out. Democratic leaders are not going to seat Roland Burris immediately, but are waiting for the outcome of pending court cases...
Harry Reid: 'I Don't Work For Obama'
huffingtonpost.com 1/19/2009 — In an interview with The Hill , Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would not roll over for the new president the way Republicans did for Bush.
Reid stated, "I don't believe in the executive power trumping everything... I believe in our ...
Christmas
bamapachyderm.com 12/25/2008 — A cold wind blasted up the nearly empty streets of the city. Its icy breath crushing anyone in its path. This cold spell had claimed many lives and Travis waited to be its next victim. He lay in the alley just off the street corner waiting for death. ...
Advice to Burris? Step One... —
First Read 1/7/2009
From NBC's Ken StricklandToday, Senate Democratic leaders and aides laid out some immediate steps for Roland Burris to take before the Senate considers his appointment.
First, Burris needs to get Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White to sign his ...
Senate Appointee Makes Inroads —
Wash Post In Congress 1/8/2009
Roland W. Burris, an also-ran for most of his career in Illinois politics, is on the verge of winning a showdown in Washington that has pitted him against the leaders of the U.S. Senate and the president-elect.
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