Harry Reid: “Leave Lieberman Alone, I’ll Handle Him”

[cynatnite]

Per K-Tum, Harry Reid says he has a wonderful relationship with the albatross hanging around his neck:

In addition to all these public battles, Reid is waging private ones as well, according to sources on and off Capitol Hill. He has complained to colleagues that the White House has pressured him to lean on the CBO to speed its cost estimates of the measure — something that could easily be seen as exerting improper influence on the CBO’s calculations, which are supposed to be free of political pressure. And he has been pleading with liberal interest groups to ease up on Senator Joe Lieberman — an independent whom Reid counts as part of his 60-member caucus — over Lieberman’s public declaration that he will filibuster any bill that contains a public option. It was Reid who made the risky call to put a version of the public option in the bill that he will be taking to the Senate floor. “He’s telling everybody, ‘Leave Joe Lieberman alone. I’ll handle him. I know Joe,’ ” says a Democratic strategist who has been part of those conversations.

http://fdlaction.firedoglake.com/2009/11/12/harry-reid-leave-lieberman-alone-ill-handle-him/

Sorry, Harry. I'm past believing you on this one.

[Zoeisright]

1. Is he going to handle Nelson too?

Reid needs to start leaning on these pigs. And telling them to shut up.

[GrantDem]

2. Reid has done a bang up job so far.

[Tempest]

3. Just like you handle the Repugs, right Harry?

Reid doesn't realize that his head is also on the chopping block.

[Turbineguy]

4. This should be in

the Guns forum.

:evilgrin:

[Hawkeye-X]

5. Reid better think about stripping Lieberman and Ben Nelson of all committee assignments

and placed into The Sub-sub-sub-sub-committee of Who Cares about these people in this committee - they're not Democrats, they're stupid.

[Zodiak]

6. No one trusts Reid to handle Leiberman

Someone tell Reid that fawning and playing footsie is not how you "handle" a dissenter like Joe.

Reid has no credibility as a leader....none! And no one trusts him to "handle" anything.

[Individualist]

7. One DLC member handling another.

That'll work.

:sarcasm:
:sarcasm:
:sarcasm:

[havocmom]

8. And who, pray tell, is to handle Reid?

Do we know of any primary challengers to Reid on the horizon? I have some coin burning a hole in my pocket x(

[Brigid]

9. If this is so, then why . . .

does Lieberman still have his committee chairmanships?

[alc]

12. I'm thinking more and more that

there are a number of dems who would filubuster. Lieberman is "helping" by going public and taking all the blame & attention. In return, Reid and the dems are supporting Lieberman.

[Cant trust em]

10. This does not fill me with confidence. nt

[TornadoTN]

11. "LEAVE JOE LIBERMAN ALONE, PLEASE! LEAVE JOE LIEBERMAN ALONE"

I could actually imagine Harry doing the Britney/Chris Crocker video very well.

[Egnever]

13. Harry has year left

It keeps getting easier and easier for me to vote against him. I sure as hell cant codne leaving this weak man as majority leader.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

14. He meant fondle. nt

[niyad]

15. this is his idea of handling? lieberman should never have had

his chair after he started campaigning for repukes last year.

just called reid's nv office to tell him exactly what I think of him--since the dc line is keeping me on hold too long.

[Confusious]

16. He hasn't before, why now?.

Harry Reid = Weak ass.

[AlinPA]

17. Harry Reid is not a leader. He is a weak wimp. (Those are really weak)

The voters of Nevada will take care of him. Unfortunately though, a republican will take his seat.