Harry's Hard Times

I am no fan of Harry Reid, but even I have some sympathy for him just now. He is being threatened, blackmailed, virtually man-handled, by the liberals in his party who are more liberal, even, than he is.

If he "caves" on the public option of the new health care plan, they say, or the article says they say, he will not be re-elected. And the article quotes a nurse from Nevada who says she's always been open-minded and willing to vote her conscience. Her conscience tells her she won't vote for Harry if he "caves." This to back the claim in the article headline.

1. Of course it would have to be a nurse. Hmph.
   
2. I hate political blackmail.
3. I hate "news gathering and disseminating" organizations that pretend to be unbiased in their gathering and disseminating.
   
4. Is the news article about this story the least bit objective? Take a guess.
5. Have you ever tuned in to the documentary-like programs on the issue of health care on PBS? The P is a lie, by the way.
   
6. Too bad, Harry. It's a dilemma, because there are--I sincerely hope--people in Nevada who hold views opposed to the nurse's.
7. Do principles ever enter in?

There's more, much more, I could say, but I'll spare you.