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— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the New York Times, before giving a speech blasting Sen. Harry Reid’s proposal to change the filibuster rules.

Ried: Candidate Cruz Would Be the ‘End of the Republican Party’

October 31, 2013 Buck Banks

If I didn`t care so much about our country, I would hope he will get the Republican nomination for president, because that would be the end of the Republican Party.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by The Hill, on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Reid: Cruz Wants to Run for President

October 21, 2013 Buck Banks

In an effort to help him run for president, he has done some stuff that’s really damaging to our country. He’s been attempting to raise money. And who has he hurt? He has hurt average Americans. The government being shutdown for 14 or 15 days, that has been very hurtful to people. Not only the people that work for government, but the people who work around government.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), telling the Washington Post in a forthcoming interview that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) did what he did during the government shutdown because he wants to run for president.

Reid Says He’s Smarter than Cruz When It Comes to Governing

October 18, 2013 Buck Banks

He still thinks he’s smarter than everybody else. He might be able to work a calculus problem better than I can. But he can’t legislate better than I can.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), in a Huffington Post interview, about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

Reid Says He ‘Feels Sorry’ for Boehner

September 13, 2013 Buck Banks

I like John Boehner. I do feel sorry for him.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the New York Times, on the problems the GOP House leader has with his caucus.

Reid Hopes GOP Obstructionism Isn’t Race-Based

August 12, 2013 Buck Banks

It’s been obvious that they’re doing everything they can to make him fail. And I hope, I hope — and I say this seriously — I hope that’s based on substance and not the fact that he’s African-American.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted the The Hill, on GOP obstruction of President Obama’s agenda.

Reid: McConnell Is No Tea Partier

July 23, 2013 Buck Banks

He tried to make love to the tea party and they didn’t like it.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, quoted by Politico, on the possibility of a tea party backed challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Reid Says House Has Done Nothing

July 23, 2013 Buck Banks

House Republicans are failing even by their own metric. They’ve replaced virtually nothing. So by the speaker’s own admission, they’re not getting anything passed and by his own analysis, they’re getting nothing repealed. So they’re doing nothing.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), responding to Speaker John Boehner’s weekend comment that the GOP-dominated House of Representatives should not be judged on how many laws it passes but on how many laws they repeal, Politico reports.

In general, senators are a special breed,
And we expect them to adhere to some creed.
But by voting against gun control
Based on some procedural folderol —
That earns your own circle in hell, Harry Reid.

The Frustration of Harry Reid

July 11, 2011 Buck Banks

Every time we try to do something big on this, you walk away.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the Huffington Post, accusing Republican leaders of “falling far short of their rhetorical bluster when the topic came to deficit reduction.”

Harry, I’m going to go kick the crap out of you.

— Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), quoted by the New York Times, before giving a speech blasting Sen. Harry Reid’s proposal to change the filibuster rules.

If I didn`t care so much about our country, I would hope he will get the Republican nomination for president, because that would be the end of the Republican Party.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by The Hill, on Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), telling the Washington Post in a forthcoming interview that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) did what he did during the government shutdown because he wants to run for president.

He still thinks he’s smarter than everybody else. He might be able to work a calculus problem better than I can. But he can’t legislate better than I can.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), in a Huffington Post interview, about Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX).

I like John Boehner. I do feel sorry for him.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the New York Times, on the problems the GOP House leader has with his caucus.

It’s been obvious that they’re doing everything they can to make him fail. And I hope, I hope — and I say this seriously — I hope that’s based on substance and not the fact that he’s African-American.

— Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted the The Hill, on GOP obstruction of President Obama’s agenda.

He tried to make love to the tea party and they didn’t like it.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, quoted by Politico, on the possibility of a tea party backed challenger to Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

House Republicans are failing even by their own metric. They’ve replaced virtually nothing. So by the speaker’s own admission, they’re not getting anything passed and by his own analysis, they’re getting nothing repealed. So they’re doing nothing.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), responding to Speaker John Boehner’s weekend comment that the GOP-dominated House of Representatives should not be judged on how many laws it passes but on how many laws they repeal, Politico reports.

Every time we try to do something big on this, you walk away.

— Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV), quoted by the Huffington Post, accusing Republican leaders of “falling far short of their rhetorical bluster when the topic came to deficit reduction.”

Poetic Justice

Verbatim

— Rick Wilson

— Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) on the “resign or be fired” ultimatum from the GOP’s Freedom Caucus just 174 days into his tenure as sp[eaker, reported by Punchbowl News.

“Trump’s head slowly dropped, his eyes closed. It jerked back upward. He adjusts himself. Then, his head droops again. He straightens up, leaning back. His head droops for a third time, he shakes his shoulders. Eyes closed still. His head drops. Finally, he pops his eyes open.”

— Law360 reports from the second day of Donald Trump’s “hush money” criminal trial.

— Jonathan Last

“He’s f**king crazy! The press often will ask me if I think Donald Trump is crazy. And I’ll say it this way: I don’t think he’s so crazy that you could put him in a mental institution. But I think if he were in one, he ain’t getting out!”

— New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R), quoted by the Associated Press two years ago. Sununu is now backing Trump for president.

Numerati

$71.1 million to $45.2 million

56% to 37%

270,000

50 of 96

New York Times: “Of the 96 possible jurors brought into the room, more than 50 raised their hands to say they couldn’t be fair. They were immediately excused.”

20%