Reid Slams GOP's 'Thelma & Louise' Plan To Shut Down Government And Kill Obamacare

Sen. Majority Leader (D-NV) on Monday compared Republicans like Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Lee (R-UT) to film characters "Thelma & Louise" for their plan to shut down the government if President Barack Obama's health care law was not defunded.

By David Edwards

09/23/13 01:11 pm

final scene of the 1991 film "Thelma & Louise," the main characters Thelma Dickinson and Louise Sawyer drive their 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible into the Grand Canyon instead of surrendering to the FBI.

Last year, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell accused Democrats of using "Thelma and Louise economics" to drive the country "right off the cliff."

Reid Slams GOP's 'Thelma & Louise' Plan To Shut Down Government And Kill Obamacare

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