"I would rather dance than fight..." says Harry Reid, the new minority

[bermudat]

leader in the Senate, "but I know how to fight." I read this in the newspaper today. Oh God, another gelded democrat. Does anyone know if Richard Durbin, who is second in command, has more spine than this jellyfish. Reid sounds entirely out of touch. After the disappointing election and whore MSM, you would think Senator Reid would realize that we, the rank and file, need him to come out swinging. Instead he comes across as Mr. Peabody.

[DELUSIONAL]

1. should we send him PINK TUTUS?

[Leilani]

2. He was a boxer!

And he is using that analogy.

[bermudat]

4. He was a boxer? If you say so.

I am so down about the democratic leadership or lack thereof.

[Leilani]

11. Patrick Leahy was on C-Span this morning

& talked about it.

Leahy is liberal, but was very happy about Reid.

[JI7]

12. Robert Byrd

i heard Byrd said that Reid was the best person he saw to serve as whip in his years in the senate. and while Byrd is not liberal, i think most on here would agree he isn't afraid to stand up to Bush.

[AmerDem]

14. that phrase isn't a boxing analogy

dancing and fighting are both expected in a professional boxing match. Clearly the man meant (if this phrase is in fact correct and not taken out of context) he would much rather talk his way through a disagreement then to stand toe to toe with someone. The man's heart comes from a good place but he, Pelosi and every other Dem leader we have come across as weak laughing stocks. Don't expect a massive shift support (average everyday Americans) to weaklings like this.

[Warpy]

3. he's a blue dog Dem.

and he'll agree with more of the Bush agenda than he'll bother to oppose.

That might be a good thing. We're overdue for a real civics lesson.

[greatauntoftriplets]

5. Shock therapy, of a kind???

Perhaps it will work.

[JohnKleeb]

8. he is a blue dog? got a link for that

[rockymountaindem]

6. I think the thing to focus on is "but I know how to fight".

We'd all rather get along, wouldn't we? Don't you wish that Bush and people like Leahy, Byrd, Feingold and the Clintons could all just sit down like civilized people, discuss their differences and agree to a compromise solution that benefited as many people as possible?

I wish we could do that, and so does Reid. I think he knows that it won't happen. He's just positioning himself by saying "I wish we could work together, but you won't let us... so let's get the struggle started". I think it's more along the lines of preemptive smearing, so later when the Repubs. are being jerks he can say "I offered you my cooperation and you wouldn't take it, so I'm justified in being as hardline as you are".

I think this could be the first head-fake in a long boxing match. Stop bashing him.

[lilfroggy]

7. OK Reid

Reid, you're gonna need some cowboy boots. Get ready for some line dancing.

[JohnKleeb]

9. and in that same article he says he is ready to fight

Durbin is great don't get me wrong but everyone is totally wrong about Reid, Reid played a large part fillibustering Bush's judges and played a large role in getting Jeffords to leave the republican party.

[leesa]

10. Oh how useful! We should all send thank you notes to the GOP for

choosing him.

[w4rma]

13. You guys attacking Reid are idiots.

Seriously. Sen. Reid is top notch and is using exactly the right terminology. Of all the Senators, I trust Sen. Reid the most as a leader.

[Flammable Materials]

15. They don't even need to quote us out of context anymore.

Our people supply them with ready-made, tutu-wearing, beret-sporting, latte-drinking quotes.

[ohioan]

16. THEY don't need to - Democrats are doing it for them . . .