Reid accuses Scott Brown of breaking word on vote

[Elmore Furth]

Another scum bag Republican.

CNN
Sen. Harry Reid said Wednesday that another senator 'broke his word with me.'
Washington (CNN) - Moments after narrowly losing a key vote on the hotly contested Wall Street reform bill Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told a news conference that another senator "broke his word with me."

It was a rare public rebuke of a fellow senator, and while Reid, D-Nevada, and his aides refused to identify the individual or provide specifics about the charge, other Senate aides from both parties said Reid was referring to Scott Brown, the new Republican senator from Massachusetts.

An aide to Brown confirmed that the senator had signaled to Reid he would vote for the motion to end debate on the financial regulations bill, but said it was conditioned on changes that had not been made by the time of the Wednesday's procedural vote.

"Harry Reid does not speak for Scott Brown. Scott Brown speaks for Scott Brown," Brown spokeswomen Gail Gitcho said in response to Reid's accusation. "Bipartisanship is a two-way street."



Reid accuses Scott Brown of breaking word on vote

[Jennicut]

1. Never trust a snake in the grass, Harry. Or a former male centerfold model

with air instead of brains.

[Arkana]

2. I don't know why Reid's surprised. Brown campaigned on opposing financial reform.

[Pirate Smile]

3. Brown admitted it.

"Sen. Scott Brown acknowledged tonight that he did indeed tell Majority Leader Harry Reid he'd support financial reform legislation, before voting to filibuster at the last minute. But he says he's confident he'll ultimately side with the Democrats, and suggested he may switch his vote back to yes as early as tomorrow."

[BrklynLiberal]

4. I am beginning to think of Reid as Charlie Brown and everyone else is Lucy holding the football.

[jillan]

5. That's a great analogy.

[BrklynLiberal]

6. Thanks

That cartoon is my favorite visual aide to the quote "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."