On the Senate floor this morning, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) implied the explosion that killed seven Marines at an ammunitions depot in Hawthorne, Nevada was due to the "cutting back in training and maintenance" in the sequester.
HARRY REID: As I indicated, it was quite a big explosion. We'll follow this news very closely. I will do whatever I can going forward to support the United States military and the families of the fallen Marines.
Mr. President, it's very important we continue training our military, so important. But one of the things in sequester is we cut back in training and maintenance. That's the way sequester was written. Now, the bill that's on the floor, we hope to pass today helps that a little bit. At least in the next six months, it allows the military some degree of ability to move things around a little bit. Flexibility, we call it, and that's good. But we have to be very vigilant. This sequester should go away. We have cut already huge amounts of money in deficit reduction. It's just not appropriate, Mr. President, that our military can't train and do the maintenance necessary.
These men and women, our Marines were training there in Hawthorne. And with this sequester, it's going to cut back this stuff. I just hope everyone understands the sacrifices made by our military. They are significant, being away from home, away from families, away from their country.
Update: Allen West is not pleased.
Allen West ✔ @AllenWest
@SenatorReid: Disgusted by your attempt to politicize the death of 7 Marines in NV. If you possessed any shred of honor, you’d apologize now
In 2008, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid referenced then-presidential candidate Barack Obama as a "light-skinned" African-American "with no negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."
Quote: Olivia wrote in post #7The problem being is that so many will believe him. Reid & Shummer are great at taking a catastrophic event and blaming it on the republicans.
I know it's dangerous to be logical about the American people, but don't you think that even the low information voters will tire of this incessant blaming of Republicans for things that they had no part of?
I'm thinking America will eventually get sick of having only Republicans blamed for everything bad that has happened.
Quote: musiclady wrote in post #4How did this despicable excuse for a human being ever get into office?
He makes the scum of the earth look good.
He brings boatloads of federal money into his State. Even Steve Wynn, a conservative is his buddy and votes for him....the reason I have little respect for Steve Wynn
Quote: musiclady wrote in post #8...don't you think that even the low information voters will tire of this incessant blaming of Republicans for things that they had no part of?
Yes.
Unfortunately, the awakening of LIVs will predate that of some RR members who are committed to waiting until hades assumes a temperature below 32 degrees fahrenheit.