Why did we pick an opponent of choice for minority leader?

[Thomas Jefferson]

Are we trying to lose the women's vote?

[Ian David]

1. Well, whose idea was it to let women vote in the first place?

It CERTAINLY wasn't the Republicans!

[Thomas Jefferson]

2. Hey, maybe next we'll appoint someone who want to revoke the 19th.

After Reid, that's the next step.

[iamjoy]

3. Trying To Show Our Big Tent

And Reid, though he looks like a wimp, seems to have some fight in him.

But I wonder, when we put some "Pro-Life" politician in a party leadership position, we are conceding ground to the Republicans. Lets say a resolution/law/amendment gets on the floor of the Senate, something unequivocally stating life begins at conception. We should have a good debate over this, and the media is going to turn to the party leaders first. And how exactly would some one who does supposedly believe life begins at conception argue our side? How hard would he work at rallying the party votes against it? And if he does, he looks like a lying hypocrite towing the party line and sacrificing his personal beliefs.

I'm no longer angry at Reid or Roemer for that matter, but I don't think they should be in leadership positions.

[Thomas Jefferson]

4. Why didn't we invite David Dukes to lead the party.

He and Reid could have a good ole time.

[accipiter]

5. now I know you're not serious

I can't wait until Hillary whens in '08. I hope a lot of right wingers leave the country when that happens.

[theboss]

17. You are high

That's just a disgusting statement.

[President Jesus]

6. get it straight. "we" didn't pick anyone, just like "we" won't pick DNC...

...chair.

He was elected by Deomcratic Senators. If you would like to pick the next leader, get elected to the Senate.

[Freddie Stubbs]

7. WE didn't pick him

The Democrats in the Senate chose him.

[Constitution]

9. And what did you do to get them to make a better choice? n/t

[Freddie Stubbs]

11. Get elected as a Senator

The job of the Senate Democratic Leader is to work for the Democratic Senators, not the general public.

[Constitution]

8. Reid was a stupid choice. n/t

[glaeken777]

10. are you kidding?

Reid, unlike his predecessor, is actually putting up a partisan fight instead of twiddling his thumbs.

[Albert Einstein]

14. Reid voted for Bush. He voted for Bush's mistress. What fight?

Has he not named his first born after Bush yet?

[Padraig18]

12. Because we're not single-issue idiots, unlike the Republicans.

That's the theory, any way...

[Albert Einstein]

13. Hey, according to one poll at du, 55% don't want a pro-choice leader

I'm waiting for the next infiltrated poll.

[genius]

15. I don't think real Democrats want him.

The Republicans want him as minority leader and they have managed to convince the gullible within the party that they could do better by acting as Republicans. So Reid is the concession to the Republicans.

[Warren DeMontague]

16. Because the party is about a hair's breadth away from irretrievably

alienating people like me.