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On the recordDecember 6, 2012
Reserving the right to object, I have been thinking how best to describe what has been going on here on Capitol Hill the last couple of weeks. Every morning I get up, the first thing I read is the sports page. I am disappointed in the sports page from the Washington Post. It is not nearly as good as it used to be, and the New York Times is not very good either, but I read them. There is always some good news on the sports page. Then I go to the front page to get some of the bad news. I follow sports no matter what it is--basketball, football, baseball, whatever it is--and I have watched very closely. It is not one of my favorite teams, but it is really fun to watch the New York Jets. Coach Ryan has a problem. He has three quarterbacks: Sanchez, Tim Tebow, and he has a guy by the name of McElroy. He can't decide who their quarterback is going to be. That is the same problem the Republicans are having. Romney is gone, but he is still in the background. We have McConnell and we have Boehner. Who is the quarterback, Mr. President? Who is the quarterback? My friend talks about the trillions of dollars of debt. We just had an election. The people overwhelmingly know why we have this debt. The polling right before the election showed that the vast majority of the American people realized the debt was caused by George Bush. That is a fact. We will have another jobs report out tomorrow.…
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Harry Reid
Democratic · Nevada
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Dec 6, 2012

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