Posted by
ApolloSpeaks on Thursday, December 24, 2009 6:22:26 PM
Was it the better angels of Harry's nature that caused the uproarious gaffe?
Praised for his wisdom, stamina and loyality to the cause Harry Reid struggled heroically like Hercules of yore; through months of painful negotiations, through wind, rain and snow, to reach this historic moment when his efforts would mature and he got his 60 votes.
But before the end was reached and the final vote cast the inexpicable ocurred like a terrible portent. When it came time for him to vote Hercules Harry as if in a trance embarrassed himself and voted NO as the Senate roared with laughter at the gaffe.
But what in heavens was its cause? Was it a moment of mental confusion from old age? Or was he lucid in some profound unearthly way? When he said no against the bill of the century then quickly changed his vote?
Did fatigue from his labors overcome his mind? Or was his inner voice speaking Freudian like? His super ego or unconscious soul, something better inside that intuitively knows what Harry the lefty denies: that he and the Democrats are recklessly crossing a dangerous and deadly divide; and that one day soon he might bitterly regret not having kept his vote at nyet*.
*Another possibility is that Reid's "no" was a providential sign that he and the Dems might not get to healthcare paradise.