Harry Reid Says He Won’t Seek Re-Election, retiring from Senate

[Spike]

WASHINGTON — Senator Harry Reid, the tough tactician who has led Senate Democrats since 2005, will not seek re-election next year, bringing an end to a three-decade congressional career that culminated with his push of President Obama’s ambitious agenda against fierce Republican resistance.

Mr. Reid, 75, who suffered serious eye and facial injuries in a Jan. 1 exercise accident at his Las Vegas home, said he had been contemplating retiring from the Senate for months. He said his decision was not attributable either to the accident or to his demotion to minority leader after Democrats lost the majority in November’s midterm elections.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/us/politics/senator-harry-reid-retire.html?smid=tw-share&_r=1

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yeah - Dems know they are done + more time to spend at home for Dirty Harry

 

[GMC]

While this is great news, it's ridiculous that he or any other representative has the choice. If there is one thing Washington needs, it's congressional term limits.

 

[Coach]

He's baggage for the Dem's.

 

[Spike]

The National Republican Senatorial Committee responds to Harry Reid’s retirement:

“On the verge of losing his own election and after losing the majority, Senator Harry Reid has decided to hang up his rusty spurs. Not only does Reid instantly become irrelevant and a lame duck, his retirement signals that there is no hope for the Democrats to regain control of the Senate. With the exception of Reid, every elected statewide official in Nevada is Republican and this race is the top pickup opportunity for the GOP.”

 

[Ron Burgundy]

The National Republican Senatorial Committee responds to Harry Reid’s retirement:

“On the verge of losing his own election and after losing the majority, Senator Harry Reid has decided to hang up his rusty spurs. Not only does Reid instantly become irrelevant and a lame duck, his retirement signals that there is no hope for the Democrats to regain control of the Senate. With the exception of Reid, every elected statewide official in Nevada is Republican and this race is the top pickup opportunity for the GOP.”

Agree, there is no way the Dems keep that seat.
See that pic of his eye without the glasses on? Dafuq happened there? I don't like the guy but coming from someone who's had two eye surgeries himself, "Damn that's gotta hurt".

 

[MT~Forged]

Now if only we could get the other 99 worthless ***** to leave too. Then we could elect another 100 worthless ***** who would do absolutely nothing worth a ****.

 

[SteelChip]

Yeh out with one worthless ****...in with another worthless ****.

UPDATED! Meet Chuck Schumer, One of the Most Trivial Pols Ever. And Your Next Senate Minority Leader

With news of the resignation of the historically awful Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), the odds are good that Schumer will now ascend to the role of Senate Minority Leader It's long been said that the most dangerous place in Washington is between Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and a TV camera.

So what kind of leader is Chuck Schumer? He is among the very most trivial politicians to serve in that crucible of triviality, mediocrity, and dead weight we call the U.S. Senate. No issue is too stupid or inconsequential for Schumer to weigh in on, inevitably calling for a ban or regulation that serves no other possible purpose than to shine a light on the glory and grandeur of Chuck Schumer.

Here's a list of quickly ginned-up headlines of what our next illustrious Senate leader has been up to over his time in Washington.

U.S. is urged to investigate cereal prices
Chuck Schumer rips e-cigarette makers
Sen. Schumer calls for ban on ubiquitous yoga mat chemical
Chuck Schumer races to extend ban on "undetectable" 3D-printed guns
Senator Charles Schumer Condemns Delicious-Looking Detergent
Schumer wants to ban high-powered green laser pointers
Sen. Charles Schumer Calls for a Ban on Powdered Alcohol
Schumer calls on FDA to ban powdered caffeine
Schumer Calls for Ban on Alcoholic Energy Drinks
Schumer Pushes to Shut Down Online Drug Marketplace
Senator Schumer Says Bitcoin Is Money Laundering
Charles Schumer wants federal probe into airline fare prices
Chuck Schumer Takes On The FAA Over Drone Rules
High-Frequency Trading Faces Challenge from Schumer
Fast-Food Bread a Concern, Schumer Calls for a Ban
Chuck Schumer: No Four Loko for You, New York
Senator Calls for 25 to Life [Video Game] Ban
Schumer wants to ban home-made bombs
Sen. Schumer wants to ban internationally produced Olympics uniforms
Senators Call For An End To Payday Lending By Banks
Chuck Schumer Engineers USDA Greek Yogurt Subsidy
Sen. Chuck Schumer to introduce bill 10 banning flame retardants from kids' products
Sen. Schumer: Ban Cadmium in Kids' Jewelry
UPDATED: "Schumer calls for federal review of grill brush safety, possible recall."

If we have become an increasingly trivial country incapable of dealing with serious issues at all, much less in a rational and deliberate way, then we've really found our guy.
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/harry-reid-endorses-chuck-schumer-116452.html

 

[USDA#1]

hey!

where's my ******* subsidy?

do I need an offshore account?

 

[Spike]

hey!

where's my ******* subsidy?

do I need an offshore account?

you rabble rousers down south better drum up some Jew vote if we expect to put casinos in Cuba, pronto


get cracking

 

[USDA#1]

Chuck Schumer Engineers USDA Greek Yogurt Subsidy

first, get me money, *******

 

[Spike]

Chuck might be breaking hard for the jew vote....he knows who butters his bread

"I agree with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu that a nuclear Iran is an existential threat to Israel,” Schumer said “One nuclear weapon, hurled from Iran to Israel, could end the Jewish state and could kill almost as many Jews as did Hitler. A successful deal will not be a middle-of-the-road compromise, but a deal that removes any possibility of Iran being able to use nuclear weapons"

that'll piss off the hard core Palestinian lovers Dems

 

[hamster]

Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, ......now Chuck Schumer. How low can you sink? Oh wait, there is always Jesse Jackson Jr., who just got out of jail.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

Chuck might be breaking hard for the jew vote....he knows who butters his bread

"I agree with Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu that a nuclear Iran is an existential threat to Israel,” Schumer said “One nuclear weapon, hurled from Iran to Israel, could end the Jewish state and could kill almost as many Jews as did Hitler. A successful deal will not be a middle-of-the-road compromise, but a deal that removes any possibility of Iran being able to use nuclear weapons"

that'll piss off the hard core Palestinian lovers Dems

Considering that there are more Jews in NYC than anywhere else in the world except Israel, he kinda has to.

http://gothamist.com/2012/06/12/jew_york_city_nyc_has_more_jews_tha.php

 

[Stewey]

Considering that there are more Jews in NYC than anywhere else in the world except Israel, he kinda has to.

http://gothamist.com/2012/06/12/jew_york_city_nyc_has_more_jews_tha.php

Hmmm...I thought it was Hollywood that had more Jews than all those places combined.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Jewish_actors


Wow..I knew names like Ben Stiller, Adam Sandler, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, Seinfeld were Jewish but these as well ...

Marilyn Monroe, Abe Vigoda, Paul Newman, Don Rickles and a gazillion other popular actors.

 

[SteelChip]

yah yah, lots of joos in Hollywood but if yoo vant real money, yoo got to go to see the diamond brokers in New York.