RS: Senate GOP wants Reid staffer fired

[SillyGoose]

"Senate GOP leaders are eyeing a variety of options for responding to an ethics dossier on 33 chamber Republicans that was prepared by Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid’s (D-NV) “war room,” ranging from a request that the Ethics Committee look into whether the memo constitutes taxpayer-funded electioneering to demanding that Reid shutter his communications center, or calling for the dismissal of Reid’s Staff Director Jim Manley," GOP sources told ROLL CALL Friday afternoon. Excerpts follow -- full paid-restricted story here.

The discussions are the latest salvo in a growing message war between Reid and Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), who has launched his own “peace room” to respond to Democrats’ message center.

“Using government funds for campaign activities is wrong, plain and simple — in fact, in some cases, you can go to jail — and given that Reid’s staff appears to be acting without his knowledge, and breaking the rules, an apology note is a small first step, but if he really means what he says, he ought to shut down the war room” and dismiss the aides who are responsible, a GOP aide familiar with the discussions said.

Manley called the Republican discussions “ridiculous.” A senior Democratic aide backed Manley, vowing, “The war room will never close. Manley will never be fired.”

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Senate_GOP_wants_Reid_staffer_fired_0120.html
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I apologize if this is a dupe but I hadn't seen this this morning. Has anyone read Reid's report that stirred up all this controversy?

[ClassWarrior]

1. People in hell want ice water.

(That was a favorite expression of a former Republicon boss of mine!)

This was posted yesterday.

NGU.

[SillyGoose]

2. Oops...sorry about the dupe.

I'll see if I can find the original.

[zanne]

3. This is what happens when you apologize to Republicans.

They're never happy with a victory. They have to humiliate and destroy their opponents. Remember what happened after Clinton apologized? This is a perfect example of why we can't take the "middle" road as Democrats. It's like fighting fire with gasoline.

[hwmnbn]

5. Never, ever, NEVER apologize to a repug.....

they'll use it against you every chance they get. Kind of like a vindictive ex-spouse.

[thefloyd]

4. I have not seen a report at all

I looked all over the web to no avail. I really would like a copy. Ried might be setting up the RNC......Falsified documents ring a bell? Something smells...

[rodeodance]

6. so Frist has a 'peace room'--damn

[farmbo]

7. Sorry Frist...blowing the lid off GOP corruption is NOT "electioneering"

eom

[SillyGoose]

10. Anything to get the focus off Reid's report of repub wrong-doings.

How can this be "electioneering" if the report wasn't made public? No one seems to have seen it.

:shrug:

[rodeodance]

8. i just knew this story would not go away--the how and when was the

only questions!!!

[rodeodance]

9. Manley called the Republican discussions “ridiculous.” must have

been listening to Laura!

.....Manley called the Republican discussions “ridiculous.” A senior Democratic aide backed Manley, vowing, “The war room will never close. Manley will never be fired.”