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TomClash

(11,344 posts) Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:22 PM Oct 2013

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Take a bow Harry Reid

The guy said no to default and even helped to reopen the Government, restoring democracy, however briefly. He hung tough when many said give, compromise, accept.

Plus he had to spend a lot of time with McConnell. Would you want to . . . ?

Give it up for the man!

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Take a bow Harry Reid (Original Post) TomClash Oct 2013 OP

Ditto for President Obama and the rest of the Dems. GoCubsGo Oct 2013 #1

Yep--he takes a lot of abuse here (some of it deserved), but he helped save the day. TwilightGardener Oct 2013 #2

Yup. In the trenches, as usual. JohnnyLib2 Oct 2013 #3

He worked really hard flamingdem Oct 2013 #4

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)

1. Ditto for President Obama and the rest of the Dems.

Reply to TomClash (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:23 PM

Oct 2013

Glad they all held their ground and stuck together.

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. Yep--he takes a lot of abuse here (some of it deserved), but he helped save the day.

Reply to TomClash (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:23 PM

Oct 2013

JohnnyLib2

(11,212 posts)

3. Yup. In the trenches, as usual.

Reply to TomClash (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:34 PM

Oct 2013

flamingdem

(39,314 posts)

4. He worked really hard

Reply to TomClash (Original post)

Wed Oct 16, 2013, 10:55 PM

Oct 2013

and should have been using his talents to actually accomplish real world goals.

We're lucky we have tenacious Harry!

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