Thread: Harry Reid Says Tea Party Is On Its Last Legs

Reid Says Tea Party Is On Its Last Legs

January 12, 2011
by Personal Liberty News Desk



Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) believes that the Tea Party is a fad that will fade when the United States' economy improves.

In a Jan. 9 interview on NBC's Meet the Press, Reid said that the conservative political movement will "disappear" when the nation's financial troubles stabilize. He added that the economy is steadily improving, which could spell the demise of the Tea Party.

"I don't think the Tea Party had the vigor and support that people thought it would," Reid told the media outlet. "You know, a couple of them won [their midterm elections], but most of them lost."

Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a Tea Party favorite, responded to Reid's comments on Fox News Sunday. Paul said that the movement is "a force that is critical of both Republicans and Democrats," adding that the national deficit — which is at $13.8 trillion and climbing — is a chief concern of Tea Party members.

Freshmen Tea Party lawmakers ran on platforms that called for reduced government spending. Tea Party legislators have said that earmarks, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are some of the items that may have to be reformed in an attempt to slash the deficit.

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If the tea party stays true to their cause they will be around for a long time and if not. mr reid is right. Its not dependant on the econmy as much as the the peoples will for change!

This is Reid's wish. As long as there are scumbags like him in Congress, I don't think the Tea Party and like minded citizens will go away.

Is this guy's eyes BROWN? He's so full of it I'd be surprised if they are not.

Such hubris coming from the sniveling old fool in the wake of winning (illegally I think) by a hair.

I can't stand him.

He is a weasel providing cover for the Republicans perhaps? Republicans, or the party leadership cannot say what they all are wishing.........a return to the good ole days when they could all climb in bed together and have an orgy and try and infect one another with STDs.

The tea party, or more importantly, the awake American scares the crap out of both parties as they know light is a disinfectant, and the germs that are disguised as politicians are in fear, party matters not.

Imagine what will happen when more Democrats wake up and start to shine the disinfecting lights upon their own party members! That would surely create problems for both parties!