December 19, 2007
SO TOO DOES THE BUG HATE THE WINDSHIELD:
Reid’s Relationship With Bush Enters Deep Freeze (DAVID M. HERSZENHORN, 12/19/07, NY Times)
Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, has called President Bush a loser and a liar and has referred to him derisively as King George. Mr. Reid has also apologized — but only, he likes to point out, for the “loser” line.Mostly, Mr. Reid, Democrat of Nevada, calls the president “this guy,” as in an interview last week, when he said, “I am mystified, dumbfounded about how difficult it is to work with this guy.”
In private conversations about Mr. Bush with friends and Senate colleagues, Mr. Reid has even used the word “hate,” though he clarifies that it is political not personal hatred that he feels.
One of the sad things about Mr. Bush's political career is that, with the notable exceptions of Ann Richards and John McCain, his opponents have all been such little men. It makes him Larry Holmes. Posted by Orrin Judd at December 19, 2007 4:35 PM
His opponent has been the Enlightenment, which still makes him Larry Holmes.
Posted by: Palmcroft at December 19, 2007 6:07 PMSad?
More like lucky. Not that I don't agree with much of what he's done, but he'd never have beat a Clinton or even a James Webb type.
He barely beat Gore or Kerry, and they are addled malcontents.
Posted by: Bruno at December 19, 2007 8:04 PMJim Webb would be terrible in a national election - he's a boor and would snarl at anyone who questioned him too closely.
But Harry Reid? This post reminded me of Chuck Wepner, the Bayonne Bleeder. Harry Reid is the Searchlight Sucker. If the Dems gain no seats in 2008 (or just one), and the GOP wins the Presidency, look for Reid to be replaced. But who would the Dems pick? Durbin, the truth-challenged pest? Schumer, the loudmouth from Brooklyn? Murray, the 5-watt bulb? Perhaps John F. Kerry would finally get his chance to lead the Senate.
Posted by: jim hamlen at December 20, 2007 8:41 AM