Reid's brilliant move

[riderinthestorm]

Think about it, in one fell swoop he has united the Dems under a banner of outrage over the false justifications for the war - a really justifiable cause to stand up and make a stink about. It's a sure fire winner, who can criticize the Dems for objecting to document withholding regarding pre-war intelligence? It's brilliant.

But furthermore, it sets the Senate up for a unified Dem front when/if Alito comes up to filibuster virtually with impunity.

They can point to the Senate Reps as being obstructionist and not providing documents for 'full' consideration. With this most recent example so fresh in their minds, they will have set up a delicious set of circumstances for the White House to have to squirm out of.

The possibilities are endless for the Dems on this one.

What an absolutely brilliant stategy by Reid. I hope everyone has alreay emailed or phoned their Senator in support of this move.

[PDittie]

1. Agreed.

Kicked and recommended.

[Walt Starr]

2. Reid has made Rove look like a buffoon

Seriously, Reid is screwing over Rover. Rove has not a clue what has hit him.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

8. OH Booo hoooo. Their Scalito/flu/tax counter-attack is off the MSM

poor little Rove, not anticipating that the dems might grow a spine.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. That was a sweet bonus of it all.

I agree, right now Rove is fuming with rage that he got out maneuvered.

[riderinthestorm]

19. The Alito nomination was transparently obvious as a diversionary ploy

Rove knew that this nomination was going to be virtually impossible to move along in the Senate with the impending holidays - everyone knows that. But Rove obviously thought he could ram it through. I think Reid's counter move pushes this thing back for a while as the Senate re-arranges it's relationships. Frist isn't going to want to rely upon the traditional DINOS in my opinion, who may have gone along with the Alito nomination, when Reid has them fired up on Friday's exposure of the fact that the White House withheld pre-war intelligence.

Where does this leave Frist et al? Anyone care to speculate on what's next?

If nothing else, I guess I am glad Reid's managed to break the logjam on pushing the investigation to the Phase II level.

Oh, but I hope for so much more from this move!

[mzmolly]

18. I'm so glad they haven't come out gunz a blazin' on "Scalito" just yet.

PLAMEGATE, needs our attention at the moment.

[meganmonkey]

23. Yes indeed

I am so happy that this happened.

:bounce:

Thees ees all goink accordink to my secret plan - Bwahahahahaha!

[rzemanfl]

3. Breaking news, Senate Dems finally find a pair! n/t

[librechik]

4. I agree totally

and impressed--Daschle should have done this in 2002. There might be thousands of people alive who are dead now if he had.

[knowbody0]

5. absolutely

he shocked and awed the hell out of them. little guy was HUGH today

[kurth]

6. Reid singlehandedly changed the agenda

His well-written, clear, plain-spoken speech is a gem too.

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. AND

it goes hand in hand with what Fitz is cooking.

Perfect!

[HereSince1628]

9. Knocked Alito out of the blogosphere and gave a warning shot

to the nuclear proponents in the senate.

No empty threat this. The shell fell directly in front of the Republican juggernaut and they obviously got it. The Democrats clearly CAN and WILL make senate operations miserable if the r's push the button.

[applegrove]

11. He Spoke The Truth. That is not a move. THAT IS HIS JOB! Why

do we think people doing their jobs is a "move" a "stunt"?

This is the way it should be every day.

[Lex]

20. Speaking the truth in a way that is most beneficial to the Dems

is his job.

The truth and some strategy aren't mutually exclusive.

[applegrove]

22. Reframe any "straight talk" is a strategy.. of the REPUKES. So they

can then lie and say "hey our turn to tell it how we see it". There are truth out there. And we should hold them to be true. Not parrot the right wing talking points.

Reid was doing his job. His job is the be the opposition and discuss things out in the open. It is not a stunt or a strategy. He is asking questions about the greater pattern of neocon & repuke patsy actions.


If all Repukes in the House & Senate "take orders" and stop the truth from being looking into by comittee - they are not doing their jobs.

That is his point. That the senate & congress have a job to do. And the Repukes are not letting that job be done the way it is supposed to.

[RepublicanElephant]

12. i continue to be amazed by harry reid.

i hope to be amazed a lot more.
:headbang:

[StClone]

13. The public may be backing Dems

They are the ones losing kids, paying higher fuel and financing the Repug debt. They want answers.

[MN ChimpH8R]

14. Agreed

Harry has executed a master plan and smashed the Repukes right in the bazoo. This was worthy of LBJ in the way he strategized and then pounced at exactly the right time.

[Gruenemann]

15. Plan X is working!

Wait...it's supposed to be secret, isn't it?

[BigBearJohn]

16. I think EVERYONE should send REID this as a THANK YOU:

[AlCzervik]

17. call him up, i did and the staffer said---"Lots of call from all over the

country today, happy people"

202-224-3542 Reid

202-224-2152 Durbin

[LuCifer]

21. Ya know...

...when Harry first was picked as Dem Leader, uh! My first thought was :wtf:! But now, I'M GLAD Y'ALL DID!!!!!!!!!!

TAKE NO PRISONERS!!!!!!!!!!

Lu

[longship]

24. His framing of this also leaves the prowar DINOs an opening.

He's given them a way of saving face. They can say, "We were deceived." or "OMG!! Who coulda known?" "I was screwed!" Etc.

We all know it's bullshit, but not many of the public are as politically educated as the average DUer.

I would love to hear Hillary make that statement and come over from the dark side. We all know that she has it in her to do that. I would like to think that she wants to.

Now Reid and the Dems can give them a way to cross over and save face. I think this is what they are doing with their talk.

[riderinthestorm]

25. Excellent!

And definitely part of Harry Reid's stategy I would guess. I really believe Reid's has opened up possibilities on many levels including this one.

MzMolly just posted on a new thread that Dems are now pushing to delay the Alito nomination. This move gives them some strength to demand this as well.

[longship]

28. Delaying Alito is a great strategy.

The Repugs are thinking "filibuster" and "nuclear option". I am now absolutely sure Harry has the Dems prepped for an appropriate response to that. But more important is the possibility that Reid and Durbin have something else in the brew.

The Dem leaders in the Senate are pissed. Heaven help the Republicans.

[FreedomAngel82]

26. Hear hear

I'm so proud of Reid and all of them!

[riderinthestorm]

27. MzMolly just posted that the Dems are demanding a delay in the Alito nom

Reid's move gives them more strength to delay this nomination. As someone else pointed out on a different thread it forces O'Connor to sit in on some crucial cases this fall.

It also gives Fitz more time expose more shit so the Alito nomination moves forward within a firestorm of pre-war intelligence fraud.