January 26, 2005
LONGING FOR DASCHLE:
Inaugural run-in for Reid aide (Geoff Earle, 1/26/05, The Hill)
An aide to Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) was arrested on the West Front of the Capitol for disorderly conduct during President Bush’s inaugural address last week.The aide, Nathan Ackerman, is a television producer on the Senate Democratic Communications Committee — an organization that was folded into Reid’s new communications “war room.”
About 20 minutes into Bush’s speech, Ackerman, 36, and another man held up a sheet that said “No War.”
Hard to bellieve the Democrats leadership could get worse, but it's only January and Mr. Reid appears to have lost control of his caucus to the looney Left. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 26, 2005 8:38 PM
"Mr. Reid appears to have lost control of his caucus to the looney Left"
The assumption being that he wasn't part of the LooneyLeft to begin with. Seems more like he was just less flamboyant than the Kleagle, the Submariner, or the War Hero or Patty the Rocket Scientist.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 26, 2005 10:25 PMThe Submariner? Jimmy Carter?
Reid's problem is that even if he is a "moderate", he cannot act like one now, or else he will be dumped on the same pile where Jim Jeffords now sits. He has to respond to the calls of those footing the bills.
"Conservative" Democrats are poor relative to the rest of the party.
Posted by: jim hamlen at January 26, 2005 10:30 PMSubmariner? Ted Kennedy?
Posted by: h-man at January 27, 2005 5:47 AMWhere do the Democrats get the notion that acting like spoiled brats is going to gain them votes?
Posted by: Bart at January 27, 2005 6:20 AMh-man, that would be my guess.
He could add Barbara the attack Chihuahua to the list too.
Posted by: Chris B at January 27, 2005 8:28 AMBarbie the Attack Chihuahua. I'm stealin' that.
And yes, it's Teddy. From Jim Belushi's line in "Risky Business".
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 27, 2005 12:23 PM"Weak Reid" Pass it on.
Posted by: LUCIFEROUS at January 27, 2005 9:11 PM