Earlier this week, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was puzzled to learn that members of Congress and other officials had received phone calls, listed as originating from his office, blaming Democrats for the country’s fiscal woes. In one instance–a call to Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT)–the caller said there’s “too much spending going on in D.C. but that Republicans weren’t to blame.”
Well, now Reid has determined that an unidentified group is to blame, and he’ll be helping the Sergeant at Arms investigate the issue.
“An unidentified organization is dishonestly using Senator Reid’s office number to mislead people and to create yet another distraction from the important issues our country needs to address,” said Reid spokesman, Rodell Mollineau. “American families are suffering and every day that defenders of the status quo spend on misleading and disruptive tactics like this is a wasted opportunity to be working on finding real solutions.”
Yesterday, Mollineau blamed the same calls on Republicans. “Whether it’s disrupting town halls, spreading outrageous lies about health reform or even denying President Obama’s American citizenship, these Republicans have shown that their only goal is to stop America from moving forward.”
