October 19, 2007
Turning Democratic manure into millions
The E-bay auction is over, and Democratic Sen. Harry Reid's slanderous letter -- signed by 40 of his fellow Dems -- has sold for more money than any item since E-Bay began on-line bidding wars.
If you think it couldn't get any worse for the pathetic Reid, well, Captain Ed has proof that the Democratic senator just can't stop digging.
Harry Reid tried his best to put the best possible spin on the Rush Limbaugh letter that just sold to a Republican philanthropist for $2.1 million dollars. Rush will put up a matching $2.1 million donation to a charity that assists the children of Marines and law-enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.
Reid will ... try to claim credit for it:
This week, Rush Limbaugh put the original copy of that letter up for auction on e-bay. Mr. President, we didn't have time, or we could have gotten every senator to sign that letter. But he put the letter up for auction on e-bay and I think very, very constructively, left the proceeds of that it go to the Marine Corps law enforcements foundation. That provides scholarship assistance to marines and federal law enforcement personnel whose parents fall in the line of duty. What could be a more worthwhile cause?
I think it's really good that this money on e-bay is going to be raised for this purpose. ...
Never did we think that this letter would bring money of this nature. [emphasis added]
Uh-huh. So now Harry wants everyone to think that he participated in the fund-raising effort deliberately. He wants to take credit for over $4 million in donations that came from two people -- the bidder, and the man Reid intended to smear and intimidate. That's not just laughable, it's pathetic.
Let's see Reid put his money where his mouth is. Where's Reid's $2.1 million? He could sell off a few of the Nevada properties that have enriched him while he manipulates their value through legislation. His colleagues could also pitch in and at least match Rush in the aggregate -- donating $50,000 for everyone who signed the letter. If they want to take credit for the fundraising, why don't they contribute some funds themselves?
Beautiful.
Is it any wonder that the Senate -- under Reid's stellar [ahem] leadership -- has lower approval ratings than Pres. Bush?
And it bears repeating that Rush Limbaugh turned a slander against his good name -- an attempt by Democratic senators to bully and silence a citizen -- into more than $4 million dollars for a great cause.
Senator Reid -- you've done enough. Have you no sense of decency, sir, at long last? Have you left no sense of decency?
Posted by Mike Lief at October 19, 2007 09:32 PM
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