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Harry Reid Snatches Defeat From Victory, Part 2,345

Oliver Willis — Tue, 19 May 2009 23:42:21 +0000

Why bother have a Democratic Majority Leader if he does stupid things like echo the dumbest of the dumbest Republican talking points on where Gitmo detainees are to be housed? Honestly, I’m surprised the Senate Dems have been able to push anything through with someone as limp as Reid in “charge”.

60

Oliver Willis — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 04:30:23 +0000

In all likelihood, the Democrats will not hit 60 votes in the Senate (but come damn close, including possibly Liddy Dole’s seat). But if Sen. Obama wins, I don’t think they’ll really need to get all that way. Democrats will be at historical highs in the House and Senate, with a Democratic president. The country will have sent a serious message about a change in direction that is far stronger than the “capital” Bush spent in 2004-5. There will be enough Republican senators hanging on that they’ll know better than to stand in the way filibustering the agenda.

Q: How Bad Are Things For The Republicans?

Oliver Willis — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 02:22:56 +0000

A: So bad they couldn’t field a candidate in ruby-red Arkansas against a first term Democratic senator.