Senate MAJORITY Leader Harry Reid had some choice words for the Compromise-demand-maker, Speaker of the House John Boehner ...
Reid to CNN: Boehner’s ‘job is not as important as our country’ (with Video)
by Ashley Killough, CNN -- Oct 3rd, 2013
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“He [Boehner] has to have some courage,” he added.
Clearly agitated at the memory, Reid said the two met in early September and reached a compromise about the end-of-the month deadline to pass a spending bill. Reid said Boehner agreed to pass a $988 billion spending package, $70 billion less than what the senate leader wanted.
“That was really hard,” Reid said, referring his decision to drop $70 billion. “My caucus really didn't like that. We took a real hit.”
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Speaking of Compromises --
Dems have ALREADY conceded to their "
Financial Demands," ... to the tune of
70B Large.
But Reid wasn't done, explaining to CNN what he 'really thinks' about those pulling Pinocchio Boehner's stings:
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“Why in the world wouldn't I use the term anarchy? That's what they are, they're anarchists,” he said. “They don't believe in government at any level. That's why we have members of Congress over there today and yesterday saying finally, we're able to close the government.”
“There's no better description I can make,” he said. “They're not blowing up buildings and they're not killing people. But they're throwing much -- monkey wrenches in the wheels of government.”
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When their motto is
"Tear it all down" -- the MAJORITY Leader might be onto something, eh?