What the fuck is wrong with Harry Reid?
Firedoglake says:
Tim Starks of Congressional Quarterly reports that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) plans to bring the Senate’s surveillance bill up for floor debate in mid-November. That’s despite the hold that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) plans to place on the measure — something first reported by Election Central’s Greg Sargent.
Sadly, I've gotten used to the Democratic leadership rolling over for Mister 24% and his pals, but turning on one of our own? This is an entirely new one for me.
FDL continues:
I’m a bit confused here. This just doesn’t happen. So I chatted with someone I know with extensive Hill experience, who said:
"I can’t think of one time when Harry Reid went around his own. It’s just not normal for a leader to do that to his own side. Sometimes you’ll go around Republicans, sometimes they’ll use holds to be "spoilers," but that happens to the other guy. You just don’t do it to one of your own."
Yeah, I'm confused, too. I mean, I'm genuinely confused, and I'm furious, too. I mean, this just doesn't make sense.
Just what the hell is Harry Reid thinking? This is a massively important issue to the Democratic base, not to mention a fundamentally important defense of the Constitution he (and everyone in the Senate) swore to defend and uphold.
I don't see how screwing Chris Dodd (and America) is good for anyone but Bush.
Whose side is Harry Reid on, anyway?