March 4, 2005
PINKY AND THE BRAIN
Harry Reid a soft-spoken lawmaker with a punch (James Kuhnhenn, Knight Ridder Newspapers, 3/04/05)
In Washington, he's the Senate Democratic leader, afforded all the deference and courtesies of his position. But here, amid the Joshua trees and russet hills of the Nevada desert, Harry Reid is simply "Pinky," the hard-rock miner's son who, on a good day, may get a corner booth at the Searchlight Nugget. . . .Just as with his estimate of Justice Thomas' intelligence, one is tempted to defer to experience. Posted by David Cohen at March 4, 2005 8:59 AMAsked Thursday his reaction to Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's insistence this week that Social Security must be transformed, preferably along lines urged by Bush, Reid replied:
"I'm not a big Greenspan fan. ... I voted against him two times. I think he's one of the biggest political hacks we have in Washington," Reid said on CNN's "Judy Woodruff's Inside Politics."
i am sure that reid's puerile behavior will win the democrats respect and votes. it will be so sweet when this particular worm is crushed.
Posted by: cjm at March 4, 2005 10:04 AM"What're we gonna do tonight, Pinky?"
"The same thing we do every night, Ms. Pelosi--try to take over the Congress!"
Posted by: Mike Morley at March 4, 2005 10:19 AMI kind of pictured Mrs. Clinton more in the role of The Brain, since his actual tag line of "Try to take over the world" fits her better. But I suppose in the mind of the Democrats, that would put Karl Rove into the role of Snowball, the evil hamster...
Posted by: John at March 4, 2005 11:26 AMFor the dems to go from Daschle to another light weight, their Death Wish comes closer to reality.
Posted by: John J. Coupal at March 4, 2005 12:17 PMThe world is passing these guys by. Maybe more personal attacks....
Posted by: Tom C., Stamford, Ct. at March 4, 2005 5:04 PMCompared to Tom Daschle, Harry is helium.
Posted by: ed at March 4, 2005 7:14 PM