Can Harry Reid do anything right?
It’s been a rough month for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He’s been repeatedly embarrassed by the fracas surrounding the appointment of Roland Burris to President-elect Barack Obama’s old Senate seat — and by his apparent capitulation on the issue. Details of his conversations with Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich about the appointment were leaked to the press. And he had to watch two prominent members of his caucus come out in opposition to Obama’s choice to head the CIA. Now, in a series of interviews, he’s said a few things he might eventually want to take back. Speaking to The Hill, Reid said Democrats have to be “very, very careful” not to overreach in this new Congress, explaining that this year will be different from 1993 — the last time Democrats controlled both the Executive Branch and the Legislative Branch. The paper reports, “Back then, Reid said, Democrats had controlled the House for decades and behaved as though the opposition did not exist. This time around, their r
