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Reid Slams Broder As A Retiree Who 'Writes A Column Once In A While'
Brian Beutler | November 21, 2009, 10:47AM
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid may have just endeared himself to liberal bloggers across the land. This morning, he took some heat from Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), who cited a Washington Post column to attack health care reform:
"In tomorrow's Washington Post, David Broder, their distinguished senior columnist, certainly not a political conservative, expresses his reservation as a citizen about the steps that we could be about to take," McConnell said.
Reid couldn't have been less impressed. "To focus on a man who has been retired for many years and writes a column once in a while is not where we should be."
No doubt the most hilarious moment of the day. But...sour grapes?
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Stroszek
November 21, 2009 10:56 AM
"certainly not a political conservative,"
Broder is the very definition of a political conservative. I can't think of a more ardent defender of the status quo.
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CityGuy
November 21, 2009 11:15 AM in reply to Stroszek
Cosign!
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Bill E Pilgrim
November 21, 2009 11:38 AM in reply to Stroszek
Broder is not a political conservative in the Washington Post/Beltway world because the newspaper he writes for has the scale so red-shifted to the extreme right that "conservative" is used to describe people like Charles Krauthammer and William Kristol. On that scale, Michael Kinsley is a far left raving liberal, and David Broder can write "Just attack! Who cares why!" and be called a "centrist".
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wbgonne
November 21, 2009 11:42 AM in reply to Bill E Pilgrim
Exactly correct. The baseline has shifted so far right that every moderately progressive thought is castigated as far left. We must change the baseline to get needed changes.
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ru4862
November 21, 2009 1:21 PM in reply to Stroszek
Co sign. You nailed it.
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oleeb
November 21, 2009 2:53 PM in reply to Stroszek
Republicans have so perverted the term conservative that it now means right wing extemist. Anyone like Broder, who is a very conservative, unoriginal thinker with very poor judgment is considered "liberal" or "moderate" by "conservatives" like the extremist McConnel and what now constitutes the mainstream of the Republican Party.
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bibimimi
November 22, 2009 8:02 PM in reply to Stroszek
Yes, McConnell was truly talking out his expensive, neatly-pressed, bought and paid-for trousered posterior on that one.
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planetsean
November 21, 2009 11:33 AM
Reid was more than generous...I've decided my ultra-progressive rapper nickname will be Fresh Sauté.
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mcc
November 21, 2009 11:38 AM
Nice photo
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Stroszek
November 21, 2009 11:42 AM in reply to mcc
Pompous mediocrity personified.
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East Coast Aussie
November 21, 2009 6:26 PM in reply to mcc
He looks like Old Butch from Back to the Future 3.
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CityGuy
November 21, 2009 11:45 AM
Now people.... Comity, comity.
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mjshep
November 21, 2009 2:35 PM in reply to CityGuy
Comity, comedy, what's the difference?
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JohnW1141
November 21, 2009 11:47 AM
Broder is a Republican friendly anachronism; what's more, his columns are predictable; Bipartisanship is important when Democrats have control, but when Republicans are in control....
Broder won't fully retire and ride off into the sunset because he needs to stay around DC and protect "our place" from Democrats that might come in and "trash" it.
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bluestatedon
November 21, 2009 11:53 AM
Harry, I didn't know you had it in ya! Maybe there's hope for you yet...
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JohnW1141
November 21, 2009 12:10 PM in reply to bluestatedon
blue,
Broder won't stand for this disrespect from Reid, after all, Broder is the "Dean of the Wash. D C Press Corp."
It will be interesting to see if Broder fires back.
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mjshep
November 21, 2009 2:41 PM in reply to JohnW1141
Broder fires back:
"As strange as it seems Bush may be poised for a political comeback."
Oops.
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JohnW1141
November 21, 2009 5:26 PM in reply to mjshep
mj,
I remember that, how could anyone with Broder's experience say that? What an ass.
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Xantar
November 21, 2009 1:29 PM in reply to bluestatedon
I can't believe I'm actually considering donating to Harry now. Am I being bamboozled?
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trblmkr
November 21, 2009 12:29 PM
Sung to the tune of "Casey Jones"
Broder's refrain, calcified brain.
Beltway David feels the wrath of Reid.
Trouble in head, trouble in mind.
Isn't your 'best used date'
decades behind?
Isn't your 'best used date'
decaaaades behiiiiind?
Apologies to the Grateful Dead!
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commie atheist
November 21, 2009 12:38 PM in reply to trblmkr
Beautiful!
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trblmkr
November 21, 2009 1:03 PM in reply to commie atheist
Somehow I think the joke would be wasted on Mr. Broder...thanks for the props!
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mepmep09
November 21, 2009 1:10 PM in reply to trblmkr
I second commie atheist. Most excellent!
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trblmkr
November 21, 2009 3:59 PM in reply to mepmep09
Thank you! Nice pic!
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Cal Gal
November 21, 2009 12:56 PM
I particularly liked Broder's opinion that POTUS should make a decision about sending troops to Afghanistan, whether it's the right decision or not. "Just DO something!" Broder advised. Seems he liked George W. "The Decider" Bush better than we thought.
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JohnW1141
November 21, 2009 4:10 PM in reply to Cal Gal
Cal Gal,
truly.
General Broder: Don't just stand there, do something, even if its wrong!
"OK, I'll attack." George Armstrong Custer.
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Sambam
November 21, 2009 2:36 PM
Good to see the fight in you Harry!
It's apparent the Republicans will grasp at anything to torpedo health care reform. Yesterday it was the breast cancer screening guidelines, today it's Broder. The Democrats need to call them on it in absolutely blunt terms.
Way to go Harry!
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Rich in NJ
November 21, 2009 2:56 PM
Broder is a pathetic old joke.
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nightslider
November 21, 2009 3:07 PM
Nea! Broder is an old joke turned into a punch line, he's the toilet paper on bushes heel.
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Morbo
November 21, 2009 5:15 PM
Yeah, Broder is such a liberal that super conservatives like McConnell get advance copies of this column.
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Joe
November 21, 2009 5:31 PM
Broder blesses anything a Republican does. That's why he's the "Dean" of the Washington Press Corpse...
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Leebot
November 21, 2009 8:09 PM
Isn't Broder one who often cites studies from the Lewin Group (snort) to support his arguments against health care reform?
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VexSmith
November 22, 2009 12:02 AM
Maybe next week Reid can tell Cokie Roberts to go back to the bayou.
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GTFOOH
November 22, 2009 1:06 PM in reply to VexSmith
Cokie should go back to the Bayou!
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JohnW1141
November 22, 2009 2:12 PM in reply to GTFOOH
GTF,
and take Broder with her.
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