Q: How will U.S. Sen. (Edward) Kennedy’s death affect things?
A: I think it’s going to help us. He hasn’t been around for some time. We’re going to have a new chairman of that committee, it’ll be, I don’t know for sure, but I think Sen. (Chris) Dodd (D-Conn.). He has a right to take it. Either him or (U.S. Sen. Tom) Harkin, (D-Iowa), whichever one wants it can have it. I think he (Kennedy) will be a help. He’s an inspiration for us. That was the issue of his life and he didn’t get it done.
In a perverse way, I sort of want Reid to lose his seat next year. That seems to be the only way to get him out of the senate leadership, his replacement would be from a true-blue state (my preference: Schumer or Durbin), and it would teach Dems that milquetoast leadership leads to milquetoast results (though its arguable they will never learn that lesson, since they replaced a weak leader in Daschle with Reid).
Harry’s a Bushonian vacation addict who would rather do interviews than work
In a perverse way, I sort of want Reid to lose his seat next year.
In a totally pragmatic and decent way, I definitely want Reid to lose his seat next year. Guy’s a whore. Not as bad as Daschle, but a whore nonetheless. Schumer would be an improvement, Durbin would be a vast improvement.
Reid was a lot funnier when the GOP was in power and he was saying things like “I’m not going to get into a name-calling match with someone who has a nine percent approval rating.” Now he’s just painful.
That was the issue of his life and he didn’t get it done.
How very nice of you to bring that up. Why don’t you just give him a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?
I agree, but I believe his son heads the Nevada Democratic party. I could be wrong there, though. So, even if we could get a Democrat to run against him – a good solid Democrat in the primary, he or she would, sadly, probably go down in flames, unable to find good financial backing for the campaign. (Or were you meaning a moderate Republican could take the seat? And lose the majority?)
But, man… there was a way to say it, this wasn’t the time or the way… Geeez…
Perhaps he’s thinking that Zombie Ted Kennedy will be easier to keep on subject. Instead of Chivas and blondes, all he chases now is brains.
On the other hand, that’s a very scarce commodity on Capitol Hill…
J.
He seems soooo interested in replacing Kennedy with someone who will do anything progressive with “that committee.”
Reid is fecal matter. I hope he loses his seat, no qualifiers necessary.
I would consider donating to a Republican; 60 seats haven’t done us a whole lot of good. I would prefer 52 seats with a real leader than 60 with this jurassic skidmark.
Is electing weak leaders the way that progressive Senators get to have their cake and eat it too – by posturing against lassitude and appeasement for the home town crowds while profiting from it under Reid’s lax leadership?
I think the man’s had his damn job too long, the goddamn weasel.
Too soon, Jay.