Reid Accused of Disrespecting Christians
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on December 15th, 2010 5:43 am by HL
Reid Accused of Disrespecting Christians
Tthe New York Times reports that after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) suggested he might schedule votes after Christmas, Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) — who is trying to kill ratification of the START treaty — said that would be disrespecting of Christians.
Said Kyl: “It is impossible to do all of the things that the majority leader laid out without doing — frankly, without disrespecting the institution and without disrespecting one of the two holiest of holidays for Christians and the families of all of the Senate, not just the senators themselves but all of the staff.”
White House Shake Up Coming?
President Obama “has delayed the most significant staff shuffle of his presidency until after New Year’s — but the changes may be more sweeping than anticipated and could include the hiring of high-profile Democrats defeated in the midterms,” Politico reports.
David Plouffe will replace Daxid Axelrod in the White House next month but Obama’s “thinking on other specifics of his reconfigured West Wing — as well as a new campaign operation and Democratic National Committee structure — is largely unknown.”
Kyl Still Trying to Kill Treaty
Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) said that he “will work very hard” to ensure that the treaty is not ratified if it’s brought to the Senate floor in the waning days of the lame duck session, NBC News reports.
He argues that there “is not enough time to thoroughly debate and possibly amend the START measure before the Senate adjourns for the year. Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to bring the treaty to the Senate floor following completion of the tax cuts bill this week.”
Reid claims he has Republican support to secure the 67 votes needed to ratify the treaty, which is a top priority of President Obama.
Congressional Approval Hits All Time Low
A new Gallup poll finds just 13% approve of the way Congress is handling its job with 83% disapproving — the worst ratings ever measured in the history of the survey.
