Harry Reid: The "Other" Mormon

Dear Democrats:

Back in January, when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney officially announced he was going to run for president, you, the liberal left, huddled together in the backrooms of your Marxist coffeehouses and vowed to make sure he would never ascend to the oval office.

With 15 months until the 2008 presidential election, you should all pat yourselves on the back, because it appears as though your wish is going to come true – Romney will not only not become the nation’s next president, but it is more than likely that he won’t receive the Republican nomination either. Frankly by the time you are done putting the final touches on Romney’s demise, he will be lucky to win election as dog catcher in Mormon-friendly Belmont, Mass.

So how did you do it? Simple…By strictly adhering to the doctrine of liberal close-mindedness, you painted Mormonism and the Latter Day Saints as being a cult which fuses elements of HBO’s Big Love with the radical fanaticism displayed by the followers of Jim Jones. Disregarding the inaccuracy of this ludicrous depiction, you never even gave the man a chance.

So what is it exactly that you missed about Romney before you sent him to the political guillotine? A lot, beginning with the fact that Romney co-founded Bain Capital, a highly successful private equity firm. This accomplishment alone makes him an excellent candidate to be president given that, at the end of the day, whether we sit on the right or left side of the political aisle, we care first and foremost about the economic status of this country. In fact, Romney may well be one of the most successful businessmen to have ever seriously sought out the presidency.

Additionally, among all the males and she-males presently seeking the presidency, Romney possesses the most extensive executive experience. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to be a Republican governor in a communist, union-driven fiefdom like Massachusetts? Of course you don’t, but let’s just say that being a Republican in Massachusetts is a pride swallowing experience that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. The mere fact that Romney got anything at all accomplished as governor speaks well of his potential as a chief executive.

So why do I find your hatchet job on Romney to be so ironic? Because the joke is really on you, the liberal left. While insinuating that a Romney presidency might mean that the United States would resemble Big Love’s Juniper Creek, you failed to recognize that your faithful leader in the Senate, Harry Reid, subscribes to the same faith as Romney.

So why hasn’t this tidbit of information been brought to the attention of the atheists, gays and pro-choice activists you so ardently defend? The answer is simple and one that even the punch-drunk Larry Holmes could figure out. You don’t want them to know that control of the Senate in 2008 rests on the shoulders of a religious zealot who allegedly doubles as a crook back in Nevada.

For those of you on the liberal left who think corruption is something that only befalls those on the right, think again. Last I heard, purchasing property in Nevada from Reid was about as lucrative as trying to buy oceanfront property in Arizona. Enough with the scandal, let’s quickly review how your new majority leader has done thus far.

It has been a productive seven months for Reid in his new leadership position, hasn’t it? First, he tried to sell Republicans on a comprehensive security bill that was embedded with a provision that would allow TSA screeners to unionize. That failed because Reid learned what the threat of executive veto actually means. Hey Harry, wouldn’t permitting TSA screeners to unionize present a major problem if a lockout occurred during a national emergency?

Next, Reid tried to pass an immigration bill that wouldn’t have stopped anyone at the border, let alone Juan and his 12 to 20 million cousins and drug-smuggling cronies. This bill was so filled with loopholes that it permitted illegals to purchase their citizenship for a few thousand dollars a head. Good one Harry.

But Reid’s finest moment came this past week, when he tried to engage Senate Republicans in a game of Texas arm-twisting over the Iraq War by holding an all night sleep over in the Senate chamber. Boy, that turned out well when Senate Republicans called his bluff. Maybe Reid should have gone to Harvard Law like Romney, because if he had, maybe he would have had a better understanding of what the word cloture really means. Thanks to Reid’s recent actions, the Republicans might actually have a shot at retaking the Senate in 2008.

Kind Regards,

The Ruminator