In the Washington Post [1], Bob Novok, writes of Dirty Harry Reid’s efforts to turn back the calander on ear mark reform:
When Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid [2] picked up his ball and went home after his staged all-night session [3] last week, he saved from possible embarrassment one of the least regular members of his Democratic caucus: Sen. Ben Nelson [4] of Nebraska [5]. Reform Republican Tom Coburn [6] had ready an amendment to the defense authorization bill removing Nelson’s earmark funding a Nebraska-based company whose officials include Nelson’s son. Such an effort became impossible when Reid pulled [7] the bill.
in response to Novak, Gaius, Blue Crab Universe [8], wonders:
Novak has a lot of dirt dug up for this column. Enough that we should consider renaming Harry Reid. Dirty Harry seems appropriate. I tried to find the Omaha World Herald article Novak quotes, but was not able to find it. Too bad, it sounds like Ben Nelson has some explaining to do. Reid and Pelosi promised a squeaky-clean Congress. Well, something is squeaking all right. Rats do that.
To which we, Bitsblog, say, welcome aboard. From, January 12, 2007 [9]:
Dirty Harry no more supports pork, err earmark reform than I support Andrew Sullivan for president.
He’s been Dirty Harry, and Dirty Harry he will stay.
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