Say Anything Blog

And what would that be?  Why, making dire (and politically convenient) pronouncements about things and then being horribly wrong to everyone else’s benefit.

For instance, back in April of 2007 Harry Reid said this about the war in Iraq:

I believe ... that this war is lost, and this surge is not accomplishing anything, as is shown by the extreme violence in Iraq this week,” Reid said, on the same day US President George W. Bush was giving a speech at an Ohio town hall meeting defending the war on terror.

But what was the ultimate outcome of that surge?  Victory in Iraq:

By every measure, The United States and coalition forces have conclusively defeated all enemies in Iraq, pacified the country, deposed the previous regime, successfully helped to establish a new functioning democratic government, and suppressed any lingering insurgencies. The war has come to an end. And we won.

What more indication do you need? An announcement from the outgoing Bush administration? It’s not gonna happen. An announcement from the incoming Obama administration? That’s really not gonna happen. A declaration of victory by the media? Please. Don’t make me laugh. A concession of surrender by what few remaining insurgents remain in hiding? Forget about it.

The moment has come to acknowledge the obvious. To overtly declare a fact that has already been true for quite some time now.

Again, earlier this week on Thursday Harry Reid declared our economy lost:

“I dread looking at Wall Street tomorrow. It’s not going to be a pleasant sight. Millions of Americans, not only the auto workers but people who sell cars, car dealerships, people who work on cars are going to be directly impacted and affected,’’ Mr Reid said.

And what happened on Friday, the day after Reid made this announcement?

The Dow was up 64.59 points. The S&P 500 was up 6.14 points. Nasdaq was up 32.84 points (more than 2 percent).

Not a huge gain, but once again another abysmally bad (though, again, politically convenient) prediction from Reid.

So that’s what I think Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is good for.  He’s a one-man truth detector, except that the opposite of whatever he says is true.