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Remember the Nevada maglevproject? It’s the superfast, high-tech magnetic levitating train that can make the trip from Las Vegas to Anaheim in 81 minutes. Well, it’s back in the news, and southern Californians are once again salivating over the possibility of a railroad that can whisk them off to Las Vegas. The maglev is a wonder of engineering, to be sure, but at around $12 billion, also extremely expensive. Nevada senator Harry Reid was going to champion the cause of the next-generation train by marshaling a hefty subsidy from the federal government. And, for a while, he stuck to that conviction. Unfortunately, at least for the maglev, Harry’s enthusiasm fizzled out when a prominent republican (yes, republican) offered him a giant sum of money to incrassate his already swollen campaign chest.
The connection? The republican in question, Sig Rogich, is the main man behind the maglev’s competition, a modernized version of existing steel wheel and rail trains, called the Desert Xpress, that goes to Victorville rather than all the way to Los Angeles. (Supporters plan to connect the line to Palmdale, CA, linking Las Vegas to the California train system.) You can read about Senator Reid’s abandonment of the maglev project here. Continue reading No Money For The Maglev…Again.
President Barack Obama’sState of The Union address might have started a bit late. After all, it was well after 9PM in Washington, DC when it commenced. But you would think the Democratic Senate majority Leader would be used to late-night sessions hashing out health care reform with Republicans and his fellow Democrats.
Harry is in a helluva jam these days. He has proudly taken credit for forcing the healthcare fiasco down the throats of the American people, a program that a clear majority of folks of all political stripes find offensive and distasteful. And thanks to Harry’s decision to link the bill to Edward Kennedy’s memory, for the first time since 1953, Kennedy’s seat is in serious danger of falling into Republican hands. Who would have thunk it even a month ago. (Note: Kennedy’s seat has not been Republican in almost 60 years, but John Kerry’s seat was last filled by the GOP in 1979). Continue reading Give Harry Hell
By Kathy Flynn
BeatReid.com
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
In a reversal of roles, bloodthirsty members of the GOP are tightening up the last few coils on the rope with which they wish to hang Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. A predictable wildfire of political posturing and brouhaha has resulted from recently exposed comments made by Senator Reid about President Barack Obama. Reid’s remarks were revealed in a new book, “Game Change” by journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann about the 2008 presidential race. According to the book, Reid was impressed by Obama’s candidacy during the primaries, and said privately that the country was ready for a black president - particularly a “light-skinned” one “with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.” [Politico] Continue reading Harry Reid Rebuked For Racially Charged Remarks
By Kathy Flynn
BeatReid.com
Thursday, December 10, 2009
“Instead of joining us on the right side of history, all Senate Republicans can come up with is: ‘Slow down, stop everything and start over.’ If you think you’ve heard these same excuses before, you’re right. When this country belatedly recognized the wrongs of slavery, there were those who dug in their heels and said slow down, it’s too early, let’s wait, things aren’t bad enough.”
Good one, Harry.
The democratic Senate Majority Leader managed to show his elitist colors once again. Racial bias has already been blamed for (some of the) GOP resistance to president Obama’s health care plan. Remember Jimmy Carter’s recent comment that an “overwhelming proportion” of resistance to Health Care Reform is rooted in racism? The last thing democrats need to maintain credibility-and forward the cause of passing health care reform- is for Harry Reid to drop what is essentially the race card. Continue reading Slavery Comment Hinders GOP Support On Health Care Reform
By Kathy Flynn
Monday, November 16, 2009
BeatReid.com
Most political movements focused on electing a candidate into, or an incumbent out of office are prone to fall pretty much along party lines. Beat Reid is no different. But, at least internally, we are more about giving someone else a chance in the soon-to-be-available Nevada senate seat than we are about conservative politics in general.
By Raymond Pratt
BeatReid.com
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Harry Reid announced Monday that he would support health care reform, including the so-called public option, where the government would compete with private insurance companies with its own federally-run health insurance plan. We present here some of the theories as to exactly why Senator Reid has made what some consider to be an abrupt shift in his position on the controversial plan. One fact, however, brings clarity to the eyes of Beat Reid and gives us more reason than ever to suspect the true motivations of the Senate Majority Leader.
By Mike Thompson
BeatReid.com
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Harry Reid announced Monday that he would support health care reform, including the so-called public option, where the government would compete with private insurance companies with its own federally-run health insurance plan. We present here some of the theories as to exactly why Senator Reid has made what some consider to be an abrupt shift in his position on the controversial plan. One fact, however, brings clarity to the eyes of Beat Reid and gives us more reason than ever to suspect the true motivations of the Senate Majority Leader.
By Raymond Pratt
BeatReid.com
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid will be holding a town hall meeting over health care reform on Thursday, at 1 PM. This town hall meeting, however, will not be held at the town hall, but rather on the telephone. Dubbed a “tele-town hall,” Reid’s constituency in Nevada, along with Americans from other states, have voiced harsh criticism over the senator’s unwillingness to meet them in person.
Remember the Nevada maglev project? It’s the superfast, high-tech magnetic levitating train that can make the trip from Las Vegas to Anaheim in 81 minutes. Well, it’s back in the news, and southern Californians are once again salivating over the possibility of a railroad that can whisk them off to Las Vegas. The maglev is a wonder of engineering, to be sure, but at around $12 billion, also extremely expensive. Nevada senator Harry Reid was going to champion the cause of the next-generation train by marshaling a hefty subsidy from the federal government. And, for a while, he stuck to that conviction. Unfortunately, at least for the maglev, Harry’s enthusiasm fizzled out when a prominent republican (yes, republican) offered him a giant sum of money to incrassate his already swollen campaign chest.
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