I think the WH is leaking this old news on Reid to force him to walk since he has become radioactive in Nevada, like Daschle in his home state. They probably want Schumer to be the Majority Leader going forward.
But as to the comment, right, Obama says as much about himself but he also wrote he did blow and pals around with Marxists, but no one else can say such things. No one. Not even Uncle Harry.
I was thinking the same thing.