But Harry Reid is not merely stupid but also power-hungry, and does not wish to entertain any arguments as to why he and his fellow Statists cannot do whatever they want simply by making endless claims of "public interest", while littering the airwaves with scary straw men and false choices.
Harry Reid is not stupid. You do not get to be Senate Majority Leader by being stupid.
He might be corrupt, vindictive, petty, manipulative, power-hungry, and plain evil, but he is not stupid.