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By Ralph Kolbe Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid caused a few faces to turn red when he referred to one of his fellow senators as “hot.” The setting was a New York City fundraiser hosted by Michael Bloomberg. The subject of Harry Reid’s comment was 43 year-old New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Dem-NY. By Raymond Pratt Now that congress is back in session, one item on the itinerary is another Defense Authorization bill. And, as usual, Republicans are vexed by the over-used tactic of Democrats sliding un-related bits of their agenda under the radar, knowing that the chance of any Defense bill not passing is very slim. The two that are creating controversy this time is an attempt to kill former President Bill Clinton’s “Don’t Ask-Don’t Tell” policy, designed to cloak the sexual preference of gays serving in the military, and a piece of legislation pioneered by Sen. Orin Hatch [R-UT] and Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] called the DREAM Act. Continue reading Reid’s DREAM, Our Nightmare By Raymond Pratt
The Summit, usually a gala event packed with celebrities, politicians and fans of anything and everything “green,” was decidedly lacking in A-List talent this year. The 2009 event featured former president Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis. This year, according to Reid adviser Tom Brede, the focus is more on the business of creating green energy sources rather than star power. And the top draw, other than Harry Reid himself, is oil and natural gas magnate T. Boone Pickens. “The fact that we have President Obama’s top economic adviser, the head of the United States Chamber of Commerce, T. Boone Pickens and major CEOs demonstrates a more important star power: the power to get it done,” Brede said, “That’s especially important right now as we work to diversify Nevada’s economy by reaching across the political aisle and working with the major financiers, businesses and labor leaders who are instrumental in maintaining the momentum we need to fuel the clean-energy industry in Nevada and across the nation.” During the Conference, Pickens went over his plan for renewable energy production, a 10-year plan to fund wind, natural gas and transmission capabilities with the goal of producing 20 percent of the nation’s energy from wind generation. With spending in Washington being at an all-time high, there’s little reason for hope of a comprehensive energy plan to pass anytime soon. Political battling across the two parties has been commonplace as GOP defenses rally to keep the Obama-Pelosi-Reid agenda at bay. But Pickens is well-received on both sides of the aisle. Well, perhaps a little more with Republicans, after all it was Pickens’ money that funded the “Swift Boat” campaign that sank John Kerry’s 2004 presidential bid. Also, Pickens seemed to be appealing to Republicans when he made this statements during the Clean Energy conference. “How can you use oil from the enemy that is dirty and more expensive? I am telling you, we are going to go down in history as the dumbest crowd that ever was.” Cap-and-Trade was touted as a means of generating funds for the purpose of developing green energy sources by selling carbon emission credits to large businesses. But, it’s popularity has been waning with the approach of mid-term elections. Now, its looking like the over $600 million in revenue it was supposed to raise to fund green energy projects will have to found elsewhere. As an alternative, Reid announced that a more benevolent bill will soon be introduced to address the situation. That bill will be based on the plan proposed by T. Boone Pickens. The Pickens Plan , said to incentivize natural domestic energy sources, is a disappointment for hardcore environmentalists, who as of 2008 had high hopes for a far more comprehensive energy plan. But in 2010, something is better than nothing, according to Reid and Pickens. The Pickens Plan is all about shedding America’s dependence on foreign oil. To that end he is in favor of so-called “green energy” sources, but in no way does it qualify Pickens as a card-carrying tree-hugger. Pickens is also in favor of drilling offshore in Alaska, and the construction of more nuclear power plants. According to Pickens, America depends on foreign sources for more than two thirds of its oil needs. In 1970 the United States imported about 24% of its needed oil, today that number is close to 65%. Not a trend we should be trying to continue. The Harry Reid - T. Boone Pickens association makes for an unlikely alliance. Pickens has been busily re-defining his image from “Oil Tycoon” to “Renewable Energy Champion.” He is aware of current energy trends heading for “green” and renewable sources and moving away from fossil fuel sources. Pickens and Harry Reid have both shown a keen ability to adapt when necessary for survival. It comes as no surprise to Beat Reid that these two characters would form an alliance. They both know how to survive when the weather gets stormy.
By Raymond Pratt Senate Majority leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has been using some special creative math recently to predict the outcome of this year’s mid-term election. By factoring in Nevada’s elusive, election-spoiling voter option NOTA (which stands for “None Of The Above”), Harry stated on Monday that if the election were to be held then, he would win. In Nevada, Harry Reid’s home state, voters can enter “None of the Above” on ballots where they don’t wish to vote for any other candidate. Nevada is the only state that allows this option. Back in 1998, Harry Reid beat John Ensign by a scant 1/10th of 1 percent (47.9%-47.8%), with the NOTA option coming in third at 1.8 percent. Continue reading Reid Remains Positive Despite Polls By Charlie Hastings
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’s State 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. A Beat Reid Editorial By Rick Charles 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 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 “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 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. |
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Nevada has been no stranger to the green energy controversy for a few years now. Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev) has addressed the energy issue by backing Cap-and-Trade legislation and attempting to erect expansive 
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