"Fuck Harry Reid."

[WilliamPitt]

I've said it plenty of times, and with good reason.

And then the Shutdown Showdown happened, and the man stood tall.

And then this happened today.

There's a great big fat hairy reason to feel like it should have happened a while ago.

But it happened.

Thanks, Harry. My opinion of you has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last several weeks.

Keep it up.

[jazzimov]

1. Thanks, Harry!

[Tx4obama]

2. Republicans have already found a way to F*CK up judicial nominees - so don't celebrate too much yet

Republicans have already found a way to F*CK up judicial nominees !!!!!!!!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024071026

[Scuba]

9. That'll work for a day.

[Major Hogwash]

10. By not doing their duly elected jobs!!! That's not going to help the Rethuglicans.

They can't sustain a boycott of the judiciary committee for very long.

[jeff47]

21. No, they haven't.

This can only delay the vote by 2 days. Senate leadership can schedule a vote whether or not the committee has voted. The best the Republicans can do is delay that by a day.

So one day to not show up.
One day to block the vote
The vote happens.

[lostincalifornia]

27. There are ways to get around that

[spanone]

3. i won't go that far, but 'thanks, harry reid'

[Fantastic Anarchist]

28. I'm not going to congratulation him for doing what he was supposed to do.

My girlfriend doesn't congratulate me when I mow the lawn, and she shouldn't. It's what I'm supposed to do in the first place (though, I do try like hell to get out of it).

[Xyzse]

4. Agreed!

When he stood up against congress during the Government Shutdown fiasco as well as this, you're right, I now hold him at a higher esteem.

[grasswire]

5. it feels really awesome to have an "advantage"

I wonder why they excluded SCOTUS from the new rule though.

[phantom power]

6. It is never too late to grow a spine

[Warren Stupidity]

7. I continue to expect spinelessness

but I am delighted to be wrong.

[rdharma]

8. Milquetoast Harry? He'll surprise you!

Don't piss him off!

[backscatter712]

44. Now he's the Honey Badger! n/t

[Proud Public Servant]

11. Couldn't agree more

I've said some nasty stuff about Reid over the years, and I stand by it. But new improved Harry is a product I can get behind.

[Rex]

12. Since the shutdown, Obama and Reid have been spectacular.

Can there be a 'final straw' to break a polite camels back? YEP, sure looks like it!

[randome]

13. Reid has always been on my good guy list.

But just because he pulled the trigger this time doesn't mean we will get any progress. The Republicans are refusing to attend committee meetings now, which means there won't be a quorum to approve nominations.

This may not give us what we thought it would. Things could get even worse from here on out.
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[Blue Owl]

14. I will be hoisting one in his honor shortly

[FarPoint]

15. This is a cathartic moment for Senator Reid.

I like him more now too.

[TheKentuckian]

16. I have to support good behavior, good effort Harry.

[Cha]

17. I've always stood up for Harry Reid.

[lillypaddle]

25. +1

you bet!

[Laelth]

18. Celebration time! Thanks Majority Leader Reid. n/t

[font size=48 color=blue]CELEBRATE![/font]



-Laelth

[markpkessinger]

19. Better late than never! n/t

[paulkienitz]

20. I think Harry knows which way the wind is blowing... right now, it's blowing to the left.

[lumpy]

47. Reid does know, always, what way the wind is blowing, especially if it concerns the vote. Makes

sense that he felt he would get the necessary votes. After all that is the most important function of the Congress.

[ReRe]

22. Wonders never cease...

Whatever miracle it required, he was the Sen Majority Leader at the helm when it happened. Go Harry, and all who were responsible for finally doing something about the filibuster rule that the Republicans have rammed down this country's neck for many many many years. First steps are the hardest, I guess. Could have gone further, but at least they can now fill POs nominee appointments!

[Spirochete]

23. Harry's on a roll

Go ahead, Yertle - make his day!

[lillypaddle]

24. Yes!

Credit where credit is due!

[BigDemVoter]

26. I with ya

I used to thing so poorly of Harry Reid. . . I had the impression he was a spineless dishrag.

I've been so pleased with him these last couple of years that he's completely redeemed himself in my view. He's not afraid to tell it like it is, and he can fight like hell! The only other one I think who's more wonderfully combative than Reid is the lovely Nancy Pelosi-- I love her!

[B Calm]

29. He did surprise me today! Like You, I hope he keeps it up!

[yourout]

30. Sad thing is if this had been done upon Obama's first election and expanded to everything might....

have a public option right now.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

31. Did you HAVE to tell a big fat hairy to keep it up?

[Turbineguy]

32. I enjoyed Sen Ron Johnson

going through his innocent victim act on the Nightly News.

[earthbone]

33. Mr. Ried ?

Walk softly and carry a big stick ?

[blkmusclmachine]

34. Reid was part of the problem. For a LONG time. Why change now? What's going down on Capitol Hill?

[WilliamPitt]

35. "What's going down on Capitol Hill?"

Change.

[grahamhgreen]

38. They're starting to listen to us:)

[DFW]

41. I think there's more substance to that than you might think

Gridlock wasn't pleasing anybody but the other side.

OK, we've now given them a little ammo for the next election round, but only enough to please their die-hard extremists.

Reid tried EVERYTHING leading up to this, and the other side always ended up spitting in has face, figuring he didn't have the guts to go nuclear, as it had far-reaching potential effects down the road. Well, guess what? Pulling 46% of the Senate filibusters in history during Obama's presidency turned out to be far-reaching, too. We, the voters who elect Democratic candidates had had enough. Elected officials (at least those whose names aren't Elizabeth Warren) don't usually react immediately to voter exasperation. But at some point they do.

We voters don't have to face Mitch McTurtle or Ted Cruz across the aisle every at the office. Reid does. I doubt he made this decision lightly, and I doubt McConnell thought he'd ever do it. But we natives were starting to get restless, and I think Reid finally decided that the cavalry wasn't coming, and the only option left was to become the cavalry. So he did. Now it's up to us to become the electoral fort that makes this worth having done. If the Republicans take the Senate next year (and believe me, they will now try EVERY dirty trick in the book plus a thousand more that aren't in the book yet), it will be a very short-lived victory.

Reid did indeed finally come through for us. We'd do well to respond in kind next year.

[dotymed]

39. Hopefully,

the democratic party has realized that the majority of Americans want a Democratic party.

IMO. Sanders and Warren have played a major role in this transformation.

It would seal the deal if Obama scrapped the TPP on his own.

[d_b]

36. I've said it a hundred times myself

but he did good today. Late, but better late than never.

Here's to Harry

[grahamhgreen]

37. I'll kick to that:)

[Warpy]

40. Getting rid of something the Republicans abused so effectively will be his legacy

and it's a not inconsiderable one. He finally managed to get enough Democrats to stand with him and say "no more."

Thank you, Harry Reid. It was time for the filibuster to go and you accomplished it.

[saidsimplesimon]

42. F.. Senator Reid, come on Mr. Pitt

This is not the time for backhanded non-compliments. It's like saying, oh well, Harry is a useful foul.

I wish my friends on the left would be more generous with those who are open to support US.

[DonCoquixote]

43. Hey Harry

I will admit, I am one of those who would probably have shown you out the door a long time ago, along with Joe Manchin, Debbie Wasserman-Schulz, and other DINOs.

However, you finally grew a spine. Several years way too late, but you did.

Let me be blunt, if this is the new direction, I will support you, but if you backslide, I will resume the calls to throw you out and replace you with someone that will attack.

[DirtyDawg]

45. I just...

...wish that when Harry stood before The Senate, upon, finally, changing those damned stupid rules, he would have said...'In some, odd, way, I feel like Charlie Brown who has not only, finally, kicked the damned ball, but busted Lucy up-side the head with a football bat in the process.'j

[R. P. McMurphy]

46. Harry Reid was a boxer and boxing ...

seems quaint compared to UFC. Reid was trying to play by rules that aren't in effect anymore.

As long as Democrats keep the public interest as their focus, we have nothing to fear from these changes.

In the meantime, KICK THEM IN THE BALLS HARRY!!! And change the rules so a simple majority can pass legislation. That'll force the Republicans to talk about legislation. And when they have to do that; they have nothing.

2¢

[lumpy]

48. Reid is a practical man. He eye is alway on the VOTE, that's what it takes to get things done.

Reid has been putting up with the obstructionists just like Obama has had to do. Better to not waste time on a vote if you can't anticipate a winning vote.