Thank you Harry Reid!

I have been very critical of Senate Majority  Leader Harry Reid's lack of backbone due to his failure to stand up to the Republicans and or to use his pulpit to push through legislation. Well, this week, Senate Democrats led by Harry Reid stood up to Republicans in a big way. After weeks of Republicans blocking the Wall Street reform bill, Majority Leader Reid called their bluff by threatening to require votes throughout the night so the filibustering senators could not go home. He also called them on their obstructionism and exposed them for siding with the big banks by making statements to the press such as: 

• "The games of stalling are over";
• "All the talk by Republicans about wanting to do something about this bill before it gets on the floor is really anti-Senate, anti-American.  It appears they're more concerned about taking care of the fat cats on Wall Street"; 
• When asked about the finance bill and the moderate Republicans, he replied, "There aren't any.."  

and he won!  MoveOn.org is circulating a thank you card.  As they said, it would have been easy to give in, cut a deal and weaken reform. But this time, Senator Reid and the Democrats did the right thing, and we should thank them. I signed this 'Thank You' card.  Please take a minute, click on the link below and sign the card!
http://pol.moveon.org/thanksreiddems/?r_by=20102-4265401-T2eVwVx&rc=paste