Flashback: As He Says Farewell, Ten Lowlights of Harry Reid's Poisonous Career
Guy Benson | December 08, 2016
Senator Harry Reid, whose cancerous partisanship and casual slanders marked his contemptible tenure in Washington, is at long last departing Congress. No longer will his ignoble "leadership" shame our politics.
This morning, he delivered a valedictory floor address, which I couldn't quite manage spare the time to watch because I had...well, literally anything else to do. Part of me does hope that he lobbed a few final baseless smears, or ranted impotently against the Koch brothers, one last time. For old time's sake, really. Or perhaps he devoted some of his speech reflecting on his greatest legacies: Contributing heavily to the decimation of his own party by forcing through an unpopular healthcare law for which Democrats are still suffering at the polls four election cycles later -- and equipping the Republican majorities he helped build with the legislative tools and precedents to give President Trump much more of what he wants, much more quickly. Helluva job, Harry. Take a bow.
In any case, as America prepares to shed zero tears over his blessed departure from the national stage, please join me on the following trot down memory lane. When Reid announced his impending retirement early last year, I compiled a 'not top ten'-style list of the Nevadan's ugliest conduct and statements over the years. In truth, it was rather difficult to narrow down the roster to only ten entries, but making tough editorial judgements is part of my job. Reid has has no doubt churned out additional potential entries since the publication of the post that follows -- this onein particular stands out -- but each of these lowlights still seems worth reliving together as we jointly celebrate the end of this small, nasty man's undignified and shabby career polluting our polity. Good riddance:
Guy Benson | December 08, 2016
Senator Harry Reid, whose cancerous partisanship and casual slanders marked his contemptible tenure in Washington, is at long last departing Congress. No longer will his ignoble "leadership" shame our politics.
This morning, he delivered a valedictory floor address, which I couldn't quite manage spare the time to watch because I had...well, literally anything else to do. Part of me does hope that he lobbed a few final baseless smears, or ranted impotently against the Koch brothers, one last time. For old time's sake, really. Or perhaps he devoted some of his speech reflecting on his greatest legacies: Contributing heavily to the decimation of his own party by forcing through an unpopular healthcare law for which Democrats are still suffering at the polls four election cycles later -- and equipping the Republican majorities he helped build with the legislative tools and precedents to give President Trump much more of what he wants, much more quickly. Helluva job, Harry. Take a bow.
In any case, as America prepares to shed zero tears over his blessed departure from the national stage, please join me on the following trot down memory lane. When Reid announced his impending retirement early last year, I compiled a 'not top ten'-style list of the Nevadan's ugliest conduct and statements over the years. In truth, it was rather difficult to narrow down the roster to only ten entries, but making tough editorial judgements is part of my job. Reid has has no doubt churned out additional potential entries since the publication of the post that follows -- this onein particular stands out -- but each of these lowlights still seems worth reliving together as we jointly celebrate the end of this small, nasty man's undignified and shabby career polluting our polity. Good riddance:
