Harry Reid calculated that he could simply call Abramoff a Republican scandal and walk away from any personal ramifications–things aren’t working out for him. The Las Vegas Journal Review is reporting that Harry got 50K from four Indian tribes after …

 Harry Reid stepped into some more criticism from the Republicans about Abramoff connected contributions to his coffers.This from the Las Vegas Review Journal :  Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada began receiving campaign contributions from at least f…

The parties themselves are only interested in ‘bipartisanship’ when they either need to push something through and don’t have the votes to do it or some crisis occurs.

People who follow politics closely aren’t usually interested in bipartisanship either since they tend to think members of the other party(ies) are deluded insufferable idiots.

Thus, we are left with calls for more ‘cooperation’ and less ‘divisiveness’ when, in fact, what we mean is ‘do it our way and let’s hear less complaining from your side’…..

Does your finger get tired after all the pointing? Oh well, at least (it seems) you’re more concerned with bringing the two parties together than the most vocal democrats are, so am I. I just have the common sense to understand where the real problem is.

1. These tribes were all from outside Nevada, which seems more than a bit odd.

2. Also making it look a bit unseemly is the fact that these contributions didn’t start until Abramoff started representing them.

3. Reid also got a $5,000 check from another Abramoff client the day after he sent Interior Secretary Gail Norton a letter, asking her to intervene for an Abramoff client in Louisiana.

Campaign contributions are fine as long as there isn’t a quid pro quo. Texas congressmen & women get campaign contributions from big oil interests all the time but it’s because they believe strongly in big oil’s causes before they get the contributions.

It seems to me that alot of Reid’s ‘advocacy’ started after Abramoff started representing these tribes.

Hyscience,

If I hear the word “obstructionist” one more time, I may have to choke myself to death with my own mouse cord. Parrot another talking point, please. It is really adding to the political discourse of this country. It also does wonders for bipartisanship, currently a major problem in our country’s national political scene.

I’ve learned to genuinely dislike the guy, not only for what he stands for, obstructionism without constructive discourse, but what he says, as well.