The American Spectator

Richard Baker| 1.7.11 @ 11:52AM

Careful Harry, your troops want to get re-elected in 2012. Don't be surprised at the future.

Floyd Looney| 1.7.11 @ 12:28PM

All spending bills originate in the House. The Speaker must make it clear that the GOP will start eliminating Reid's favorite programs one by one until he allows a Senate vote. lol.

Charlie| 1.7.11 @ 1:30PM

Tried and failed before. The republicans are following thru on a promise they knew they couldn't keep as a show of stupidity. The cry of listening to the people is already out the window by the rules already passed. keep it up and not only will you loose in 2 years but you could give back the majority.

Wes Miller| 1.7.11 @ 6:55PM

Not likely. Reapportionment gives the R's a six-seat head start. Redistricting could provide double that. In the Senate, Dems have 23 seats to defend, 11 of which are in red or purple states. Repubs have only ten to defend, 1 of which is in a blue state, and 2 in purple states. Reid will be in the minority.

well bye| 1.7.11 @ 1:05PM

Harry needs to understand that the "health care" law WILL be repealed in Feb 2013.

charlie| 1.7.11 @ 1:31PM

Not without a filibuster change

Warrior| 1.7.11 @ 2:58PM

In 2013, all the R's need to do is cook the numbers through the CBO, which should take less effort than the D's cooking them to get the bill passed. Once they show a budget savings, they will attempt to move through reconcilliation.

Mimi| 1.7.11 @ 2:08PM

Harry should realize he can lose his SPEAKER job at anytime.....ie couple of guys changing party, somebody quits... anything!!! A lot of MINDS could change.....Harry'S place is fragile. The snowball has started down the HILL....PATRIOTISM is NOW IN...The Fire of LIBERTY is A BLAZE!!!.....Yeh, Harry is FRAGILE, power is slipping out from under him, He'll either go with the flow or just FADE.

Yosemeti Sam| 1.7.11 @ 1:14PM

" ... Majority Leader Harry Reid, however, won't allow a vote on repeal in the Senate. "The Republicans have to understand that the health care law is not going to be repealed," he said in a press conference this morning...."

On the other hand, that feral senate creatures' re-election and continued 'prominence' as 'leader' of the senate Democrats serves to pinpoint their overall conehead fraternity.

Liberal Reader| 1.7.11 @ 2:09PM

Republican leaders know that they are going to have to vote to raise the debt ceiling in March.

And they know that this is going to drive their base half crazy.

And so they're throwing you this symbolic and silly bone.

Enjoy!

Larry| 1.7.11 @ 3:00PM

Ah, dear Liberal Reader! Your greatest fear is actually that the Republicans might not raise the debt ceiling without extracting conditions from the Senate and the House Democrats. You may also fear that if the government actually shuts down this time, people may actually like that. I say, shut it down. Shut it down.

Liberal Reader| 1.8.11 @ 12:40AM

I doubt there is anything that would please Democratic strategists more than a Republican shut-down of government. It did wonders for Clinton in 95.

However, Republicans are not fools. They won't make that mistake again. And the Republican leadership in the House will not let their names be entered into the history books as the first to default on loans. The debt ceiling -- which was raised regularly under Bush and Reagan without any peep from House Republicans, will be raised. Count on it.

Nick| 1.7.11 @ 3:08PM

Marxist Reader,

President Dither is trying to assissinate American citizens in foreign countries without a trial. Assassinate.

How do you feel about that?

Larry| 1.7.11 @ 2:58PM

Harry Reid needs to realize that his majority is going to disappear in 2013. He would be much wiser if he allowed the vote. He also probably realizes that if he allows the vote, he may actually lose it.

Don| 1.7.11 @ 4:07PM

Who the #$%* is Harry Reid to DICTATE to the American people ? The man has got to go !

MarkJ| 1.7.11 @ 4:47PM

Harry Reid reminds me of a German general in Berlin, back in 1945, telling his troops, "Don't worry about those Russkis. Now we've got those SOBs right where we want them!"

Bilgeman| 1.7.11 @ 6:31PM

"Majority Leader Harry Reid, however, won't allow a vote on repeal in the Senate. "The Republicans have to understand that the health care law is not going to be repealed," he said in a press conference this morning."

Senator Reid has to understand that what the People want, the People will GET...and any politician who stands in their way is going to get trampled upon.

How about it, Nevadans? Are you up for starting a recall campaign against this clown?

Tami| 1.7.11 @ 10:23PM

In 2012 the republicans will win the senate and their will be a Republican president. So good bye Obamacare we are not going to take anymore crap from these Dems, Period. It's our Country and we will take it back. Put that in your pipe and smoke it you Dems ot there.