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Hairy Reed

Harry Reid said something the other day which perfectly illustrates what's wrong with government.

Here is a transcript of Reid's remarks.

Bash: You all talked about children with cancer unable to go to clinical trials. The House is presumably going to pass a bill that funds the NIH. Will you, at least, pass that? And if not, aren't you playing the same political games that republicans are?

REID: Listen, Senator Durbin explained that very well. And he's, did it here, did it on the floor earlier, as did Senator Schumer, and it's this: What right do they have to pick and choose what part of government's going to be funded? It's obvious what's going home here. You talk about reckless and irresponsible. Wow. What this is all about is Obamacare. They are obsessed. I don't know what other word I can use. I don't what other word I can use. They are obsessed with this Obamacare thing.

As has been pointed out on the floor in the past few days, they did the same thing on Social Security, they did the same thing on Medicare, now they're doing it on this. It's working now and it'll continue to work and people will love it even more than they do now by far. So they have no right to pick and choose.

DANA: But if you can help one child, why won't you do it?

REID: I, listen...

SCHUMER: Why pit one against the other?

REID: Why, why, why would we want to do that? I have, I have 1100 people at Nellis Air Force Base that are sitting home. They have, they have a few problems of their own. This is, to have someone of your intelligence suggest such a thing maybe means you're as irresponsible and reckless.

OK Harry, I'll play your game! Why is Obamacare more important than the 1100 people sitting at home instead of working at Nellis Air Force Base and more important than the kid with cancer?

The majority of the American people don't want Obamacare. As more people realize what Obamacare really is; more don't want it. Why legislate against the will of the American people Harry? Where is your compassion?

Also let it be known that those who are currently furloughed will receive back-pay once the shutdown ends. In reality the government workers who are furloughed because of the shutdown are essentially getting a paid vacation. Look at it this way, they will get back the money that they lost in the sequester!

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