In 2013, Chuck Schumer blasted the alleged obstructionist tactics by Republicans to use the filibuster in the Senate. Harry Reid, who was the Senate Majority Leader at the time, then invoked the “nuclear option” to override the Republican minority opposition to Obama’s picks to lead federal agencies. Now, he is making statements to the opposite, […]
The contrast in headlines is interesting, when you look at it. In 2013, then-Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid tossed aside the filibuster by Republicans to invoke the ‘nuclear option.’ The Democratic Party then used it to appoint agency officials for then-President Barack Obama. Here are headlines from 2013: Washington Post: Reid, Democrats trigger ‘nuclear’ option; eliminate most filibusters […]
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) took advantage today of the fact that he won’t be in office next year having to deal with President Trump, by blasting the future leader of the free world in a statement posted on his website: “I have personally been on the ballot in Nevada for 26 elections and […]
Morning Joe co-host Mika Brzezinski blasted Democrats for their hypocritical attacks on FBI Director James Comey after he decided to reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server. Comey’s announcement has sparked a firestorm of criticism from Democrats who had previously praised Comey for the way he had handled the investigation: “This was a […]
The anti-gun filibuster by Democrats, led by Connecticut senator Chris Murphy, this past week was filled with the common, leftist and liberal anti-gun narratives. Their narratives were promptly debunked by the Washington Post. Photo by BrookingsInst
From the Free Beacon…but can you imagine if a Republican said this? This would get a lot of liberal media coverage: Reid reportedly urged a Muslim Democrat to end his congressional campaign in Nevada during a private meeting last year because of his religion, the Washington Post reported Tuesday. Jesse Sbaih, who immigrated to the U.S. from Jordan 29 years ago, said Reid told him that a […]
Well, he said it; maybe that adds another reason to the list of why the GOP shouldn’t confirm another Obama nominee to the highest court in the land. Photo by Frank Gruber
Liberal media bias…They’re working to help the Democrats’ cause: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid praised the media Thursday for helping to deliver the party’s demand that Republicans should take up President Obama’s nomination to the Supreme Court. “I think a lot of the stories have been commendable,” Reid said after meeting privately with Merrick Garland, […]
Reid and the Democrats stymied George W. Bush’s Supreme Court nominees in 2007, but now he is upset that the GOP will stall on Obama’s nominee? Photo by Lake Mead National Recreation Area