Robert Sabo, Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News;Alex Wong/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid slammed Republicans for having no clear leader on Thursday,? comparing them to Jets head coach Rex Ryan and his three quarterbacks, Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow and Greg McElroy (top to bottom).
At least he didn?'t mention the butt fumble.
The Senate?'s top Democrat slammed the New York Jets along with the Republican Party on Thursday , saying they both share a problem: Who?'s their quarterback?
Sen. Harry Reid used the sports analogy to slam the GOP?s approach to the looming budget deadline known as the fiscal cliff, as well as the upcoming debt ceiling, during a round of Senate floor squabbling.
"Coach (Rex) Ryan, he's got a problem. He has three quarterbacks: (Mark) Sanchez, he's got Tim Tebow, he's got a guy by the name of (Greg) McElroy," Reid said as he addressed the person presiding. "He can't decide who their quarterback is going to be.
"?That's the same problem the Republicans are having. (Mitt) Romney'?s gone, but he?'s still in the background. We have (Senate Minority Leader Mitch) McConnell, and we have (House Speaker John) Boehner,?" Reid continued. ?"Who is the quarterback, Mr. President??"
Although Reid claimed to read the sports pages every morning, his Jets knowledge was slightly outdated. Ryan told the team Wednesday morning that he would keep Sanchez as his starter against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, after benching him in the team?'s last game against the Arizona Cardinals.
But the down-on-their-luck Jets were a ripe target for Reid, considering owner Woody Johnson was a major Romney supporter.
When he had his own turn at the podium, McConnell tried to turn the sports metaphor to his advantage, The Huffington Post reported.
"?The quarterback on the Democratic side is the President of the United States,?" he said. ?"And, unfortunately, he keeps throwing interceptions. And we?'re moving backward and backward and backward toward the goal line.?"
Republicans were not the only targets of Reid?'s fire. The senator also had harsh words for the sports pages of The New York Times and The Washington Post. He said he was ?disappointed? in the Post, adding that the Times? sports coverage is ?not very good either.?
This isn't the first time Reid has mixed sports and politics.
This summer, he responded to a reporter?'s question about an immigration bill with the line famously used by Washington Nationals player Bryce Harper: ?"That?s a clown question, bro.?"
klee@nydailynews.com
?
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/nydnrss/news/~3/jDFtLpN8oac/story01.htm
birth control pill recall ground hog day florida primary results black history groundhogs day paula abdul cinnamon challenge
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.