Jack Cafferty asks if Harry Reid's "worst president" label for Bush was "an unnecessary cheap shot"

[Amerigo Vespucci]

January 5, 2009
Did Sen. Reid Take an Unnecessary Cheap Shot at Pres. Bush?
Posted: 01:22 PM ET



FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/01/05/did-sen-reid-take-an-unnecessary-cheap-shot-at-pres-bush/

The Obamas have arrived in Washington, and the Bushes are on their way out. The inauguration is just a couple weeks away.

The Bush Administration is, of course, trying to go out on a high note.

But leave it to “Mr. Sensitivity,” to throw cold water on that idea. Yesterday on “Meet the Press” Senate Majority leader Harry Reid called President Bush, “the worst president we’ve ever had.” Sort of the pot calling the kettle black, I mean Reid is not exactly a day at the beach himself.

It’s not the first time Reid has said stuff like this publicly. In the past he called President Bush “dangerously incompetent.” Reid isn’t holding back even as President Bush packs his bags to leave town. You wonder why there’s so much partisanship and ill will in Washington?

Reid doesn’t seem to regret any of his words either. In the interview he said he just calls things the way he sees them. What a charming fellow.

[Gato Moteado]

1. why is cafferty so upset?

he calls bush worse than that all the time.

[demosincebirth]

6. was going to say the same thing.

[elocs]

2. As opposed to "necessary cheap shots"? n/t

[opihimoimoi]

3. BAN Caffferty too...he is a cheap asshole....thats the worst thing to say...worse than shoes

[rhett o rick]

4. WE MUST STOP THE CHEAP SHOTS ABOUT BUSH. It is high time for the expensive shots.

Like: "Bush should be arrested, tried, convicted and imprisoned for the hundreds of crimes he committed."

Think I'll have a shot for Bush's imprisonment right now.

[bertman]

5. I couldn't agree more. Cafferty is dead-on. Reid is a chicken shit coward who didn't

have the balls to stand up to Bush and call him that when it would have counted--as on numerous bills and opportunities to stick it up Dubya's ass where old Skinny Harry tucked his tail between his legs and ran.

No, Reid now has the majority behind him so he can be Mr. BadAss. Fuck that crap. He's worthless.

Cafferty is one of the few people on TV, and especially CNN, who actually had the balls to crack on Bush every chance he got before it got popular.

[leftstreet]

9. Nice rant!

:thumbsup:

[bertman]

14. Thank you so very much, leftstreet.

[11 Bravo]

7. It was absolutely unnecessary.

Why belabor the obvious?

[tanyev]

8. Only if he had followed up the remark by taking off his shoe and heaving it across the table.

[DCKit]

10. Waiting 'till * leaves town to speak would be akin to speaking ill of the dead.

Surely Mr. Subtle wouldn't condone THAT. And haven't we taken enough "off the table?"

Somebody, somewhere needs to start speaking the truth. However, Collaboratin' Harry probably isn't the best choice for our spokesmodel.

[Still Sensible]

11. Of course it was

Reid never had the balls to say it until Bush is almost gone...

[Occam Bandage]

12. It was. He didn't pull that out until Bush was already packing his bags.

Would have been nice if he had talked tough back when Bush was actually being the Worst President Ever.

[donheld]

13. Is the truth ever a cheap shot?

Just asking.