I agree that Reid "lost it" in this exchange, and it will be quoted again and again by the GOP.
But..., and there is a always a "but" with these kinds of "gotcha" scenes.
Just as the Reid lost this bout, the GOP face is losing in the long run because
that "just one child" was already waiting there in line all along ... well before
the GOP forced this shut down.
The GOP knew - or should have known - that NIH research would be affected,
and children would be dying because of their rigidity that caused the shut down.
It makes for juicy TV for both sides, but "just one child" is being overwhelmed
in public opinion by what caused it:
Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Ind.:
Quote:
“We’re not going to be disrespected.
We have to get something out of this.
And I don’t know what that even is.”
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