WHICH RAISES THE QUESTION...:

Harry Reid finds real power elusive (Jim VandeHei and John F. Harris, Dec 11, 2007, Politico)

Harry Reid’s title is impressive. But his power is a mirage.

The majority leader doesn’t really run the Senate. With a one-member cushion, he can at best see the possibilities of real power and at worst realize how illusory it really is.

On the biggest issue of the year, the Iraq war, the majority leader does not even have a majority. Connecticut Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent who normally sides with Democrats, always votes for the war and against Reid. [...]

The problem for Reid is this: He has not always been the most artful climber. He has stumbled a few times on the Senate floor, and on one prominent occasion he landed with his foot in his mouth.

...how did he fit both his foot and W's choke ball?

Posted by Orrin Judd at December 12, 2007 7:48 AM