Yesterday, I reported on the Republican outrage at the National Labor Relations Board for issuing a legal challenge against Boeing for its decision to open a new Dreamliner 787 production plan in South Carolina, a right-to-work state that prohibits compulsory union membership.
Today, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) became the most prominent Democrat to defend the NLRB’s actions. On what grounds? Because the Founding Fathers would have loved it!
Speaking on the Senate floor, Reid said the NLRB “acts as a check on employers and employees alike” and is consistent with the “spirit of checks and balances” established by the Founders:
“The Founders created a system of checks and balances — three branches of government, for example, and two chambers of the Congress — precisely because they anticipated these passions,” Reid said on the Senate floor.
“Long after that system was created, a new independent federal agency was created in the same spirit of checks and balances,” said Reid. “That agency is the National Labor Relations Board, and it acts as a check on employers and employees alike.”
More here.
Unbelievable.
Nevada makes me ill. This is the best you got? Embarrassing.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseReid clearly has no idea what the spirit of checks and balances even means. His statement is so exceedingly stupid it's dumbfounding. The man is an attorney - which means he went to law school. Maybe it's a new-fangled curriculum change, but when I went to law school Constitutional Law - you know that one where you learn about Articles I, II, and III and things like "checks and balances" - was a required class. Maybe Harry skipped that semester?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOne can only gather that Reid lives in a world all his own, where things mean what he wants them to mean, not unlike Humpty Dumpty in Alice in Wonderland.
During the hotly debated immigration bill a few years back Reid was speaking on the floor of the Senate and invented, out of whole cloth, a mythical person named Timmy, who had sent him a letter imploring him to do something about immigration. It was truly bizarre.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIn most people, the brain operates like a check on what the mouth says. It appears dingy harry lost that ability years ago.
To paraphrase him from years ago "This Mind Is Lost".
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWait a minute: isn't Nevada a Right-To-Work state? So Reid is saying the NLRB should prohibit companies from moving jobs to Nevada?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseWeren't "checks and balances" formulated AGAINST government over-reach of the various branches?
To maximize INDIVIDUAL FREEDOM?
They just make this stuff up as they go along! If something sounds good, throw it in! Half the public will probably believe Harry's right given the state of civic education in public schools these days.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThere's no video after the jump, but I trust he was giggling like a school girl when he said this, right?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI can't believe we are losing to this guy.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHarry Mason Reid, born 2 December 1939.
Living proof that all senators should be summarily forced to retire at age 70.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI've decided to start calling him Harry Potter Reid, because instead of rationality, he only uses magical thinking.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusefounders, or flounders?
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse@Pete Oliver - "I can't believe we are losing to this guy."
With Boehner and McConnell at the helm, why would you disbelieve it?
They are boring, old and easy marks for the media to marginalize. Not only do we need some charisma for our upcoming national race, but we have a real charisma deficit in our Congressional leadership positions, too. And yes, I realize Reid is anything but charismatic, but he doesn't need to be because he enjoys the daily home field advantage provided gleefully by our national media.
If the GOP had any sense whatsoever, they'd elect Rubio as Senate minority Leader and Alan West as Speaker.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYou missed the obvious irony... both Lafe Solomon and Craig Becker are recess appointees...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAnd Sharron Angle was worse than this clown?
REALLY?
Nevada, you brought this on yourselves, but not just yourselves. You're punishing all of us.
Thank you very much.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHow did we ever get to the point in this country where instead of Madisons, Jeffersons, Adams, Washingtons, Lincolns, heck even Roosevelts, we end up with
Harry Reid
Dick Durbin
Chucky Shumer
Frank Lautenberg etc etc etc
Liars, thieves and pug uglies everyone.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseHarry Reid is living proof that "a pig's bladder on stick can get elected to the United States Senate."
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseI'm pretty sure Harry Reid is the least intelligent member of the senate.
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