Harry Reid finds his spine......

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

Its about time that he exerted some leadership. I was about ready to send him some transdermal testosterone patches...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday ordered Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to drop a proposal to tax health benefits and stop chasing Republican votes on a massive health care reform bill.

Reid, whose leadership is considered crucial if President Barack Obama is to deliver on his promise of enacting health care reform this year, offered the directive to Baucus through an intermediary after consulting with Senate Democratic leaders during Tuesday morning's regularly scheduled leadership meeting. Baucus was meeting with Finance ranking member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) Tuesday afternoon to relay the information.

According to Democratic sources, Reid told Baucus that taxing health benefits and failing to include a strong government-run insurance option of some sort in his bill would cost 10 to 15 Democratic votes; Reid told Baucus it wasn't worth securing the support of Grassley and at best a few additional Republicans.

at http://www.rollcall.com/news/36546-1.html

[elkpark]

It's about time!

Have you seen the footage of Grassley at a "town hall" meeting in Iowa over the weekend? He got questioned by a few different people who talked about the serious difficulties they've had with their health insurance, and asked him (I'm paraphrasing here), "You've got great insurance -- how come we can't get the same insurance you have?" His response? "You can -- get a job with the Federal government!" Ouch!

[HM2VikingRN, RN]

I wish I lived in Iowa I would make darn sure that every newspaper in the state got a LTE detailing his arrogance.

[elkpark]

I wish I lived in Iowa I would make darn sure that every newspaper in the state got a LTE detailing his arrogance.

It's all over the media, so I think the newspapers are aware of it.

[Moogie]

It's about time!

Have you seen the footage of Grassley at a "town hall" meeting in Iowa over the weekend? He got questioned by a few different people who talked about the serious difficulties they've had with their health insurance, and asked him (I'm paraphrasing here), "You've got great insurance -- how come we can't get the same insurance you have?" His response? "You can -- get a job with the Federal government!" Ouch!

And---the job applications are on Grassley's personal web site? He'll pay the salary out of his own pocket? Yeah, right.

[elkpark]

And---the job applications are on Grassley's personal web site? He'll pay the salary out of his own pocket? Yeah, right.

Yeah -- so much for the GOP being the party of "small government," haha.

[K98]

Old Harry "this war is lost" Reid never had a spine to begin with.

[CRNA2007]

not only is he spineless you could add brainless, and lacking any testicles as well. But he does have a sweet girlie voice would go over well in Prison with all his shady land deals with his sons.