Harry Reid is a Lying Sack of Shit

And so are most of the rest of the United States Congress.

Al Jazeera:

The US House of Representatives has voted to endorse a resolution backing Israel in its offensive in Gaza, in which at least 780 Palestinians have been killed...Harry Reid, who leads the Democratic majority in the senate, said on Thursday following that vote: "Our resolution reflects the will of the state of Israel and the will of the American people" (emphasis added).

Rasmussen:

Sixty-two percent (62%) of Republicans back Israel’s decision to take military action against the Palestinians, but only half as many Democrats (31%) agree. A majority of Democrats (55%) say Israel should have tried to find a diplomatic solution first, a view shared by just 27% of Republicans.

...Well, half of what Reid said is true. The half about the "will of the state of Israel. Kind of telling that he conflates that with the "will of the American people," isn't it?

Haaretz:

Noting that Israel was bent on halting Hamas rocket fire into its southern towns, Reid said: "I ask any of my colleagues to imagine that happening here in the United States. Rockets and mortars coming from Toronto in Canada, into Buffalo New York. How would we as a country react?"

Roughly 16,000 Americans are murdered every year. Meanwhile, the US population (~300 million) is about 35 times that of Israel (~8 million). So, the 20 Israelies killed since 2001 by Palestinian rockets would be like 700 Americans killed in 8 years by Canadians (or, maybe a slightly more accurate parallel, Mexicans)--85 per year. That's 700 in a period during which roughly 160,000 Americans were murdered.

It's difficult to track down statistics on who murders who in America. According to the far right--and, since that's the element of the "American people" whose "will" is most in alignment with Reid's, it seems reasonable enough to use their data--illegal immigrants are already responsible for at least 1,000 American deaths per year. That's--oh, 80 times what the Palestinians have managed, adjusted for population size.

Slightly calmer Eric Rasmusen gives a lower estimate, claiming illegal immigrants commit 6.1% of all crime in America. If that rate holds true across the board, then illegal immigrants commit more than 500 murders a year, and Mexican nationals, being 57% of the illegal immigrant population, currently murder at least 300 Americans a year.

I assume Reid's next act will be to a resolution calling for the immediate invasion of Mexico.

Meanwhile,

Israel bombed Gaza 'safe' house full off evacuees, says UN;

Red Cross Finds Starving Children with 12 Corpses in Gaza 'House of Horrors';

etc, etc...etc.