Sen. Harry Reid to the President: KMA!

I have never been a fan of Mr. Reid and I did not wish him well during his last election in 2010. At that time and up to the present time, I do not think Mr. Reid has the interest of the President nor his administration at heart.

Mr. Reids’ continuous excuses for not bringing certain bills to the floor has led  me to believe he is not  friend but foe of the President and his administration. The results of his latest antics regarding his long standing “…leave no stone un-turned” desire to modify the Senate Filibuster Rules is embarrassing and insulting to me as an Obama supporter.
In my opinion, Mr. Reid is also an embarrassment to both his colleagues and other members of the Democratic Party. He is making their jobs to be effective all but impossible as per the desires of Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell et al.

I personally feel Mr. Reid is too close to lobbyist and financial institution and feels it would not be in his financial interest to go along with many proposals set forth by the President. The word “appeasement” amongst other less subtle ones comes to mind.

I look forward to Democrats in the Senate seriously evaluating Mr. Reids’ effectiveness as Majority Leader and taking appropriate actions.  Duty calls! We constituents can write as many letters and make as many phone calls we desire to our Senators to no avail. The problem is and has always been with the ineffectual Sen. Harry Reid and I must admit he plays a good under the radar game. Damn good!

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB
P.S. Last evening, The Rachel Maddow Show produced an impressive segment on the situation.

Tom Harkin: Filibuster Reform Failure Hamstrings Obama Agenda
By Michael McAuliff
Excerpt:
 Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) warned President Barack Obama that he "might as well take a four-year vacation" if the Senate fails to pass real filibuster reform -- and the plan being unveiled Thursday by Senate leaders doesn't qualify, the veteran lawmaker said.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) had threatened action to change the rules, but the deal coming out Thursday only ends filibusters at the start of debates and not on the bills themselves or other steps along the way.
Read more at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/tom-harkin-filibuster-reform_n_2544153.html

“Pres. Obama has the courage to be kind.” Maya Angelou

The night before the second Presidential Inauguration, Piers Morgan aired an interview with Ms. Angelou asking her what she thought about the Presidents’ first four years in office.

I thought about that interview the entire day while watching the inauguration determined to not be conflicted with talks about the President not reaching out to Republicans and him worrying about his legacy and other such nonsense.

When facts are pointed out that the President has constantly reached out to Republicans, counter arguments are always what Reagan, FDR or Lincoln did so many years ago.

In my opinion, those delusional pundits and commentators want the President to do what he will never do. They want to see him groveling and as one pundit put it, shuckin’ and jiving’. That will not happen.

There may be many obstacles in the path of the President having the courage to be kind but one has to be realistic in knowing  there are things in life that can not and will not change for the good of all mankind.

Fighting for the dignity of my Ancestors,
God bless Bill Gates, WPFW, C-SPAN and the spirits of the unborn for the help,
BB