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Senator "The Surge is a Failure" Reid's Poll numbers are plummeting

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Posted by mhw 2007-10-15 14:26|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I'd vote for Oscar. Nothing like a having a "made" man as a Senator.

Posted by anymouse">anymouse 2007-10-15 14:54|| 2007-10-15 14:54|| Front Page Top

#2 I'd like to see Murtha's numbers track right along side Reid's.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 14:58|| 2007-10-15 14:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Keep up the good work, Harry!

Posted by Mike 2007-10-15 15:01|| 2007-10-15 15:01|| Front Page Top

#4 Those are the kinds of numbers the Republicans should jump on. Get a decent Republican in the race for Harry's seat.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-10-15 15:23|| 2007-10-15 15:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Did anyone notice that Buba and the Mrs. have numbers that are almost exact opposites of one-another?

Posted by BigEd 2007-10-15 15:57|| 2007-10-15 15:57|| Front Page Top

Vidkun Quisling Nazi Collaborating PM of Norway, from which the word quisling is derived....

Harry.
Take away the glasses from Harry and there is a resemblence

Posted by BigEd 2007-10-15 16:03|| 2007-10-15 16:03|| Front Page Top

#7 damn close resemblance BigEd, think Quisling had more character?

LOL

Posted by Red Dawg">Red Dawg 2007-10-15 17:07|| 2007-10-15 17:07|| Front Page Top

#8 Resemblance? not really. Except in the level of danger they present.

Reid is just plain wrong, and he is blind to his and his party's folly. They and their adherents are aiding and abetting the enemy publicly with their statements, and too many sheep agree with them.

Quisling had a few parades and speeches, but few people took him seriously. Nobody in Norway had elected him to any public position. He went to Hitler and told him he had an army of Nazi sympathizers in Norway ready to do his bidding. Hitler bought it.

When Quisling marched into the Norwegian Radio office at the outset of the German attack, the radio announcer barely recognized him. When he saw Quisling's demands, he had an inspiration: "Major, why don't you read your message to the people of Norway yourself?" There was therefore no doubt in any Norwegian's mind who betrayed them.

When Gen. Falkenhorst took Norway, it took him just a few minutes to realize that Quisling was a fool and a liar. So he let Quisling be the figurehead; let him have his parades and press conferences and his ego trip, while ignoring Quisling in any kind of policy making.

Reid is no figurehead. He has been given a position of leadership that he has not the character or wisdom to handle.

Posted by mom">mom 2007-10-15 17:39|| http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com]">[http://idontknowbut.blogspot.com] 2007-10-15 17:39|| Front Page Top

#9 Mom, you left out the happy ending: in 1945 Quisling was shot for treason.

Posted by Grunter 2007-10-15 17:47|| 2007-10-15 17:47|| Front Page Top

#10 Reid's favorables are low but I'm surprised they are as high as they are--he is such a dunderhead.

Posted by JohnQC 2007-10-15 18:10|| 2007-10-15 18:10|| Front Page Top

#11 Doesn't matter - he was elected in 2004. He's got (at least) another 3+ years in office.

Posted by DMFD 2007-10-15 21:59|| 2007-10-15 21:59|| Front Page Top

#12 Quisling was shot for treason.

We should have such a happy ending.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-10-15 23:00|| 2007-10-15 23:00|| Front Page Top

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