Posted on 04/14/2016 1:50:40 PM PDT by jazusamo
Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said Thursday he wishes he could stay in the Senate “'til I drop dead," even though he is not seeking reelection in November.
"Well, I wish I could stay here 'til I drop dead, but I want to be remembered for my first 34 years, not my last six," Reid said in an interview with The Takeaway podcast
. "I want everyone within the sound of my voice here today to understand what a joy it's been, an honor for me to serve in the Senate."
The Nevada senator reflected on his unpopularity among some of his colleagues but expressed no regrets.
"I have been somewhat envious of my friends who go through this institution and everyone kind of likes them, but I would rather be who I am," he said, recalling the flak he received for saying the U.S. lost the Iraq War. "I have to be candid. I think I sleep much better at night knowing not everyone agrees with me. "
Reid, 76, announced his retirement after a serious eye injury at the beginning of last year, but he said he has been thinking about ending his Senate career for a long time.
Reid began his 34-year career in Congress with the House in 1983 but didn't stay there long. He won a seat in the Senate in 1986. He served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2007 to 2015, until Republicans gained the majority.
Reid's departure has created a hotly contested battle for his seat, with Republicans hoping to win and keep the Senate after the next cycle. Sharron Angle, a Tea Party Republican, will face off against Rep. Joe Heck in the primary. On the Democratic side, Catherine Cortez Masto, a former state attorney general, will run against Black Lives Matter activist Allen Rheinhart.
Because the reid idiot knows that no one will kiss his a** when he brecomes a “civilian”. What a crook and a LIB degenerate. He should be in prison until his wish comes true.
I just wish the OOS would drop dead.
Perhaps he should be hung from the Statue of Freedom atop the Capital building.
Yes, today will be fine. Right now in fact. Old bag of cr*p.
Indeed. Harry is so wrinkled up you can't tell if has eyes and a chin.
“his usefulness is over when he is gone from the Senate ... his “Friends” may want “Insure” their long time Investment with their variety of a non-compete clause.”
H is trying to Golden Parachute with the $100 million Senate Majority PAC funded by billionaires and run by four of his aides. I was ready to let my biography of Reid gather dust, but now I can see how huge the empire of corruption is.
He is a walking cadaver right now-brain dead.
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