The Mystery of Harry Reid

Wall Street Journal ^ | December 9, 2009 | James Taranto

[Tom D.]

Some have speculated that Reid is simply "losing it"--but from the years in which we've been observing Reid, we'd say he never had it in the first place. Yesterday's statement on the Senate floor was vintage Reid. He has a propensity for saying things that are splenetic, inappropriate and ignorant, such as his embarrassing series of claims a few years ago that Clarence Thomas was unintelligent.

This, however, raises a question that has long puzzled us about Reid: How did such an unappealing man who says so many foolish things get so far in politics? He has been elected to Congress six times, and the Senate's Democrats chose him as their leader. Maybe he has exceptional backroom skills, or comes across better in person than on television. And of course the polls show he is in trouble with the voters back in Nevada. Still, his success to this point seems something of a miracle--an inspiration to dour, foolish men everywhere.

[RoadTest]

” How did such an unappealing man who says so many foolish things get so far in politics?”

I don’t know the answer to that question, but maybe what I know will help.

All the union stewards I’ve seen have had that splenetic look on their faces. Unions are Communist fronts.

Lenin said that Communists must hate - that is one of the requirements.

Does this help?

[PubliusMM]

Reid the Feckless comes across as the kid whose lunch was stolen everyday in elementary school, but who grew up to assume a mantle of power and is now using it to bludgeon all the other kids who abused him as a child, along with the ones who stood by and did nothing.

It’s time to take back the country.

[monocle]

I was referring to Reid’s experiences as a boxer.

[depressed in 06]

I suspect the Fascists had polling showing that their health plan was losing support in the black community, and, Harry got his orders to raise the race card to get the black folk back on the bus. Poor Dingy, as usual, did it badly.