Reid Congratulates GOP For Eight Years Obstructing The First Black President – Michael McAuliff / Huff Post

harryreidWASHINGTON — With Congress set to flee town until after the November elections, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) took to the Senate floor Thursday to mark a milestone of sorts: eight years of obstructing and insulting the nation’s first black president.

“As this Republican Congress heads for yet another un-earned recess, I feel compelled to comment on how Republicans have treated the president of the United States,” Reid said.

Watch the speech here.

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Ronald J. Sheehy
Dr. Ronald J. Sheehy, molecular biologist, retired university administrator, a frequent contributor to Salon, is the author of numerous articles on race, and a memoir, Possibilities: A Search for Personal Liberation.