Reid Lashes Out Over 'Obstructionist' Label-WH Refuses to Denounce Attack

[Karenca]

Reid Lashes Out Over 'Obstructionist' Label
White House Refuses to Denounce Attack Mailing
By DAVID ESPO, AP

WASHINGTON (Feb. 8) -- Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid questioned President Bush's honesty on Tuesday and said he wanted ''the boys at the White House'' to know he wasn't losing any sleep over the Republican Party labeling him an obstructionist. The object of Reid's ire was a lengthy RNC document headlined ''Sen. Minority Leader Determined to Obstruct President Bush's Agenda.''

The White House refused to denounce the attack. ''You can talk to the Republican National Committee about what they did. I'm not familiar with all the aspects of what they're doing,'' said White House spokesman Scott McClellan. The RNC is chaired by Bush's former campaign manager and works closely with White House officials to advance the president's legislative agenda.


On Monday, Reid called the RNC material a ''hit piece'' and urged President Bush to stop the committee from distributing it.
Reid added, ''I want the boys at the White House, the girls at the White House, the men and women at the White House, everyone to understand, I haven't lost one wink of sleep over the attack yesterday.''

''I believe that the president who says at the State of the Union, 'I'm reaching out to my friends in the Democratic Party,' he says to me the day after the election, 'We're going to have a new atmosphere in Washington.' He said, 'I don't have to run for re-election, it's going to be different.'

''We know when he came here, he said he wanted to be a uniter, not a divider. I'm beginning to think that those statements are just absolutely false.''

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[bostonbabs]

1. I like Reid because he

constantly talks about Bush being a "liar".There is a fearless attitude in what he says.
....

[thefloyd]

2. Cmon Bush would not lie..........

He goes to church, he constantly professes his face, Christians would not lie. He must be moral. Oh wait a minute, Richard Nixon went to church as well.

[Katidid]

3. When Scott McClellan says,

'You can talk to the Republican National Committee about what they did. I'm not familiar with all the aspects of what they're doing,' said White House spokesman Scott McClellan.

Does that mean when Howard Dean becomes the Chair of the DNC that the RNC and the DNC will have these criticle conversations with each other and with the journalists? Will Scott McClellan be out of a job?

Just Wondering?

[FreepFryer]

4. Pissing off a crusty old dude like Reid was a bad idea for the GOP. (n/t)

[tanyev]

5. "I'm not familiar with all the aspects of what they're doing''

"The President was not aware of it"
"I do not recall"
"I do not remember"
etc.,etc.,etc.

Bullshit.