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LETTERS IN THE EDITOR'S MAILBAG.

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Byline: The Register-Guard

Democratic leaders too timid

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is such a nice guy. Bespectacled and soft-spoken, he'd make a perfect church deacon or Presbyterian minister.

A church mouse would be his friend; he'd keep the kitty leashed. At the local bar, he'd down Shirley Temples while puffing on a meerschaum. A bookkeeper for the Rotarians. A marshal for the Shriners. Yes, that Harry is such a nice guy. It would be such a pleasure to fire him.

Weeks ago Sen. Russ Feingold proposed a censure of President Bush over the Iraq war, since both Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have soft-pedaled the impeachment process. Neither think it's necessary. Now Pelosi admits that the Dems have failed to deliver on the Iraq war. She should speak for herself, and for Reid, too.

America needs neither puffing pipes nor cleric's collars, sugary drinks nor fat mice. We need a sweaty pipe fitter wielding a hissing blowtorch. We need a Hulk Hogan wielding a folding chair. We need The Terminator on a roaring Harley. We need some blood, sweat and tears.

And a pink slip for Harry. Add another for Nancy, who has taken Botox to a new level by actually freezing herself in time. Before the 2006 elections, she promised not to impeach Bush if she became speaker. Always good to telegraph your plans to the enemy, just before the troops align.

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