This sounds like some form of ‘rat game of good cop-bad cop.
Or I have a re-election in 2010 and you are off until 2012, so I am going to act like I am scolding you to garner favor with Jewish campaign contributors. Yeah, basically good cop bad cop until Iran has to lob a missile at Israel to deflect their public’s attention.
I don’t trust Harry Reid or any other Rat — especially when they are making “conservative” noises.