huffingtonpost.com - 12/10/2008
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huffingtonpost.com —
Senator Harry Reid is drawing a fairly bold
line in the political sand in regards to the
ethical missteps surrounding Rod Blagojevich. On Wednesday, the Majority Leader and Sen. Dick Durbin drafted a letter -- which they subsequently urged their ...
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Reid: Blagojevich Must Go, Must Not Make Appointment
swamppolitics.com - 12/10/2008
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swamppolitics.com —
by James Oliphant The office of Sen. Harry
Reid, the Senate majority leader, is circulating a letter
Wednesday to the Senate Democratic Caucus for signatures that recommends indicted Gov. Rod Blagojevich resign and under no circumstances make an ...
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Breaking: Senate Dems to call on Blago to quit
directorblue.blogspot.com - 12/11/2008
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directorblue.blogspot.com —
Commenter Howdy points us to a Chicago Tribune
article that references additional discussions between Obama and Governor
Blagojevich regarding his Senate seat. Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Thursday cited the potential for bad “karma” and avoided ...
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RED ALERT: Chicago Tribune article referenced ...
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Harry Reid to Illinois Lt. Governor: Do My Bidding or Face My Wrath!
The Sundries Shack —
... taking smack and did something. I, for one, am sick and tired of his yapping from the sidelines. Harry Reid has political backbone of a chewed up wad of bubble gum and I very much hope that Lt. Governor Quinn decides to embarrass him right out in front of everyone. This is not a fight Reid can win, not without giving up the few remaining points of positive approval rating he has left. So come on, pal. Face off against the democratic process. See how well that works for you. (via Hot Air ) ...
Blagojevich won’t budge, bless his heart.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... that Harry Reid is acting like a Democrat first and an American second. His little letter is quite embarrassingly partisan; I have no idea whether he even tried to get a Republican or two to sign off on it, although I suspect that the idea never even crossed his mind. It’s precisely this sort of impotent grandstanding that has made Harry Reid one of the best darn Senate Majority Leaders that the Republican Party has ever had to work with.
Or, as Ed Morrissey put it:
Reid knows that an election in Illinois will put the seat at risk of ...
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