Mike Lee: 'I Cut My Political Teeth In The Reid Household'

MSNBC:

"The Reids were the first real Democrats that I spent a lot of time with," Lee told NBC News, "and I discovered fairly quickly that we didn't agree on almost anything. Any time I tried to defend the actions of the Reagan administration, they'd all jump all over me, so sometimes I like to say I cut my political teeth in the Reid household."

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Comments

[StanMann]

10:02 AM on 11/23/2010

This is not a big shock. both will tow the LDS, or Mormon agenda, as will all the politicians in Utah, until there is a non-mormon elected, which will be decades from now.

The Mormon alliance in Washington is heavy. The good thing is Bennett will be out of politics, although his influence will be felt, The Reid/Bennett/Hatch group can intimidate any president with the influence they yield. It was Reid who shut down investigations into Judge Byebee, because Byebee is also a fellow Mormon. along with Mitchell, Jessen, Deland, McCotter, Kyle Sampson, Flanagan, and a host of others involved in atrocities. They are all hoping for Romney to become president because it will give SLC the ultimate power.

All the candidates running for Bennetts slot were BYU professors, so why should this shock anyone.

[syllable]

03:15 PM on 01/15/2011

The LDS can be varied in their political perceptions although many of them increasingly align themselves with ultra right Christians who confuse conservatism with piety.

[stallrocket]

10:49 PM on 11/22/2010

Unfortunately, his understanding of the Constitution doesn't appear to include the 200 years worth of interpretation by the Supreme Court. I do believe the Supreme Court and it's role are actually in the "original" Constitution.

[flyr1710]

05:09 PM on 11/22/2010

Mike Lee envisions himself like James Madison. These are the nuts being elected. Can't wait to see what 2012 digs up

[atl50]

01:39 PM on 11/22/2010

What about your forked tongue.

[Javalation]

01:39 PM on 11/22/2010

Lee would have a hard time justifying freeing the slaves and allowing women to vote? How Republican of him.

[RDAM]

09:42 PM on 11/21/2010

What I never understood about original constructionists is that if the founders wanted the Constitution to be "originally" interpreted, why did they allow for Amendment or, in their own time, encourage judicial interpretation? It strikes me that if anyone has missed the founders' intent it's the origiinalist camp.

[HitnMyths]

08:41 PM on 11/21/2010

And their opposition never affected anything I ever thought in any way!I never ever heard a word they actually said or responded in any way. Well, you're in the right spot now, buddy!

[IslandGyal]

08:05 PM on 11/21/2010

Another arssewipe in Congress.

[Scentedflower]

06:16 PM on 11/21/2010

De-men- t group - Jim, Mike, Rand, Paul, Rubio.

[01202009]

03:06 PM on 11/21/2010

What was he doing? Chewing on the senator's shoe?

[bmike]

05:38 AM on 11/21/2010

Do not cut your teeth.You have a mouth full of bull if you let that happen

[anothervoter]

05:28 AM on 11/21/2010

Mike, here's a hint. It's 2010 not 1776.

[Alfredo Zapata]

01:08 AM on 11/21/2010

Mike Lee's grand vision for drastically reducing the size of federal government includes plans to disband the Departments of Education and Energy as well as that of Housing and Urban Development.

So he wants his constituents to be ignorant, on a horse and homeless?

[LonosCurse]

08:18 PM on 11/21/2010

Don't you have to be ignorant to vote for the likes of this guy?

[Jaybot]

11:59 PM on 11/20/2010

So, much like Orrin Hatch, Lee finds himself an elected Senator of the only state in the entire freaking Universe that could ever possibly elect him to any position more important that dog-catcher. Utah, the place draws them like flies.

[emphatico]

10:29 PM on 11/20/2010

I hope the Reids get rabies shot regularly.