Top 10 observations about Reid’s retirement

[as seen on tv]

Would this actually be an improvement?

Jurassic senator Harry Reid, from Nevada is tired as hell and not gonna take it any more. He’s not running for re-election in 2016. My top 10 questions and observations:

10 – Did Hillary force him out, because "I want someone smarter and younger as senate majority leader when I win the presidential election and my coattails cause millions of women to put the senate back in the hands of democrats" . . . ?

9 – Isn’t a law that you have to retire if you lose a fight with your own home gym equipment by a one punch knockout? Well, there should be . . .

8 – Would the senate be a better place if Mitch McConnell turned over HIS job to someone younger and smarter, too?

7 – Did Harry get that campaign funds scandal cleared up yet? The where (in 2010) he illegally used campaign funds to buy huge amounts of non-election stuff at the store of a relative? Better act fast, Harry, if you’re want to put this to bed before you leave office.

6 – Doesn’t just about every majority leader retire after they’re demoted to minority leader? They should.

5 – working title for Harry’s upcoming (post retirement) book: “You won’t believe what’s still in the bottom drawer of my desk”

4 – Did Obama accept Harry’s retirement with “regrets”, with “congratulations”, or indifference?

3 – At this stage, does Hillary have a better chance of being re-elected to a NY state senatorial post, and named minority leader, than she does winning the presidential election? If she wouldn’t be acceptable as senate minority leader to her fellow democrats, why should anyone vote for her for president?

2 – Have Feinstein or Boxer announced THEIR retirements yet? If they’re out of the picture, then democrat bench is weak if they want to name a woman as minority leader. Susan Collins and Patty Murray are the only other ones with any real seniority, and nobody is raising a banner to have them lead their party in the senate.

1 – Harry needs a hobby in retirement. Why not devote himself to cleaning up las vegas, with all its gambling, prostitution, drinking and drugs? It’s a worse place than the wild west, from what I hear.

 

[fairsheet]

As to your #2.....Collins is of course, a GOP. She's "funny".....GOPs like to poke fun at the likes of Pelosi and her apparent efforts at remaining forever young. But...listen to Collins some time. She looks like she's in her late-middle ages, but she sounds like your 95-year old gramma!

As to Sen. Murray. She's my Senator and she's every effective at those things she's very effective at - more so than a lot of people give her credit for. As to leader of the Dem Senate?.....I don't think so.

 

[as seen on tv]

As to your #2.....Collins is of course, a GOP. She's "funny".....GOPs like to poke fun at the likes of Pelosi and her apparent efforts at remaining forever young. But...listen to Collins some time. She looks like she's in her late-middle ages, but she sounds like your 95-year old gramma!

As to Sen. Murray. She's my Senator and she's every effective at those things she's very effective at - more so than a lot of people give her credit for. As to leader of the Dem Senate?.....I don't think so.

you are correct of course - i was aiming for "mary landrieu" when i googled the list of long serving women senators, and picked the wrong row.

landrieu would be worse than than murray of course. she comes from a political dynasty that is more known for winning electons than insightful governance.

 

[fairsheet]

you are correct of course - i was aiming for "mary landrieu" when i googled the list of long serving women senators, and picked the wrong row.

landrieu would be worse than than murray of course. she comes from a political dynasty that is more known for winning electons than insightful governance.

I've always cut her (Landrieu) a little slack because......well, she's from Louisiana. Louisiana has always been a whole 'nother political world - no matter which party you favor.

 

[marvin martian]

Would this actually be an improvement?

Jurassic senator Harry Reid, from Nevada is tired as hell and not gonna take it any more. He’s not running for re-election in 2016. My top 10 questions and observations:

10 – Did Hillary force him out, because "I want someone smarter and younger as senate majority leader when I win the presidential election and my coattails cause millions of women to put the senate back in the hands of democrats" . . . ?

9 – Isn’t a law that you have to retire if you lose a fight with your own home gym equipment by a one punch knockout? Well, there should be . . .

8 – Would the senate be a better place if Mitch McConnell turned over HIS job to someone younger and smarter, too?

7 – Did Harry get that campaign funds scandal cleared up yet? The where (in 2010) he illegally used campaign funds to buy huge amounts of non-election stuff at the store of a relative? Better act fast, Harry, if you’re want to put this to bed before you leave office.

6 – Doesn’t just about every majority leader retire after they’re demoted to minority leader? They should.

5 – working title for Harry’s upcoming (post retirement) book: “You won’t believe what’s still in the bottom drawer of my desk”

4 – Did Obama accept Harry’s retirement with “regrets”, with “congratulations”, or indifference?

3 – At this stage, does Hillary have a better chance of being re-elected to a NY state senatorial post, and named minority leader, than she does winning the presidential election? If she wouldn’t be acceptable as senate minority leader to her fellow democrats, why should anyone vote for her for president?

2 – Have Feinstein or Boxer announced THEIR retirements yet? If they’re out of the picture, then democrat bench is weak if they want to name a woman as minority leader. Susan Collins and Patty Murray are the only other ones with any real seniority, and nobody is raising a banner to have them lead their party in the senate.

1 – Harry needs a hobby in retirement. Why not devote himself to cleaning up las vegas, with all its gambling, prostitution, drinking and drugs? It’s a worse place than the wild west, from what I hear.

Good stuff as always. It's worth noting, though, that all the stuff you mention in your #1 is what made Harry very, very rich in the first place. I think he made more "working" in the senate than probably any of his colleagues, except maybe Feinstein, who got absolutely filthy rich selling weapons to the DOD.

 

[as seen on tv]

I've always cut her (Landrieu) a little slack because......well, she's from Louisiana. Louisiana has always been a whole 'nother political world - no matter which party you favor.

nobody's jambalaya is worth that amount of nepotism and ineptitude

 

[as seen on tv]

Good stuff as always. It's worth noting, though, that all the stuff you mention in your #1 is what made Harry very, very rich in the first place. I think he made more "working" in the senate than probably any of his colleagues, except maybe Feinstein, who got absolutely filthy rich selling weapons to the DOD.

gold star for detecting the irony in that. our former senate majority leader essentially represents the interests of gambling, liquor, prostitution, and the organized crime families that have their fingers in those pies

remember the scene from "godfather 2" when the nevada senator wakes up next to a dead prostitute, and michael corleone "fixes it" for him?

 

[fairsheet]

nobody's jambalaya is worth that amount of nepotism and ineptitude

On the other hand, I appreciate the fact that our country is big and strong enough to just let Louisiana be Louisiana.

 

[marvin martian]

gold star for detecting the irony in that. our former senate majority leader essentially represents the interests of gambling, liquor, prostitution, and the organized crime families that have their fingers in those pies

remember the scene from "godfather 2" when the nevada senator wakes up next to a dead prostitute, and michael corleone "fixes it" for him?

Yes, I also remember the scene in Casino, where the Nevada senator stops by to grab a bag full of $100 chips, a hooker and a free suite at the hotel (regularly). Note also that the actor who plays that senator really looks like...somebody...I wonder who...

In fact, here's this little gem from IMDB:

Dick Smothers' character, Senator, is partly based on Nevada Senator Harry Reid, who was chairman of the Nevada Gaming Commission. The scene in which Sam Rothstein is denied a license by the Nevada Gaming Commission is based on a December 1978 hearing when Harry Reid was the commission's chairman; some of Reid's statements are used in Smothers' dialogue. The scene was shot in an actual courtroom in the Clark County Courthouse, which was later closed in 2005.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/trivia

 

[as seen on tv]

Yes, I also remember the scene in Casino, where the Nevada senator stops by to grab a bag full of $100 chips, a hooker and a free suite at the hotel (regularly). Note also that the actor who plays that senator really looks like...somebody...I wonder who...

In fact, here's this little gem from IMDB:



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112641/trivia

i've never been to vegas. atlantic city is the poor man's version of that on the east coast.

i'm not a gambler by nature anyway. watching the ebb and flow of my 401K is all the excitement i can handle - i don't need to empty my wallet at a blackjack table.

i wonder how many families had to go into bankruptcy because HOH (head of household) drained their life savings in a weekend of ill advised thrills?

 

[Jen]

Would this actually be an improvement?

Jurassic senator Harry Reid, from Nevada is tired as hell and not gonna take it any more. He’s not running for re-election in 2016. My top 10 questions and observations:

10 – Did Hillary force him out, because "I want someone smarter and younger as senate majority leader when I win the presidential election and my coattails cause millions of women to put the senate back in the hands of democrats" . . . ?

9 – Isn’t a law that you have to retire if you lose a fight with your own home gym equipment by a one punch knockout? Well, there should be . . .

8 – Would the senate be a better place if Mitch McConnell turned over HIS job to someone younger and smarter, too?

7 – Did Harry get that campaign funds scandal cleared up yet? The where (in 2010) he illegally used campaign funds to buy huge amounts of non-election stuff at the store of a relative? Better act fast, Harry, if you’re want to put this to bed before you leave office.

6 – Doesn’t just about every majority leader retire after they’re demoted to minority leader? They should.

5 – working title for Harry’s upcoming (post retirement) book: “You won’t believe what’s still in the bottom drawer of my desk”

4 – Did Obama accept Harry’s retirement with “regrets”, with “congratulations”, or indifference?

3 – At this stage, does Hillary have a better chance of being re-elected to a NY state senatorial post, and named minority leader, than she does winning the presidential election? If she wouldn’t be acceptable as senate minority leader to her fellow democrats, why should anyone vote for her for president?

2 – Have Feinstein or Boxer announced THEIR retirements yet? If they’re out of the picture, then democrat bench is weak if they want to name a woman as minority leader. Susan Collins and Patty Murray are the only other ones with any real seniority, and nobody is raising a banner to have them lead their party in the senate.

1 – Harry needs a hobby in retirement. Why not devote himself to cleaning up las vegas, with all its gambling, prostitution, drinking and drugs? It’s a worse place than the wild west, from what I hear.

Random answers:

8 – Would the senate be a better place if Mitch McConnell turned over HIS job to someone younger and smarter, too?

YES

6 – Doesn’t just about every majority leader retire after they’re demoted to minority leader? They should.

No.
Two words: Nancy Pelosi

1 – Harry needs a hobby in retirement. Why not devote himself to cleaning up las vegas, with all its gambling, prostitution, drinking and drugs? It’s a worse place than the wild west, from what I hear

I suggest he make it a top priority to learn how to handle his gym equipment without getting hurt.

 

[marvin martian]

i wonder how many families had to go into bankruptcy because HOH (head of household) drained their life savings in a weekend of ill advised thrills?

Quite a few I'm sure. However, Vegas is one of, if not the, top destinations in the country. I personally don't like it, as I despise crowds, ridiculously inflated prices, drunk idiots in public, and cigarette smoke. However, I'm required to go to Vegas twice a year for tradeshows in my industry, and I do not look forward to those trips. When I'm not at the show or one of the endless social events surrounding it, I like to just find a quiet spot by the pool where I can have a drink. Next trip is coming up in two weeks...