Catch You Later, Harry!

Anyone who may have been reading my blog for a while knows my opinion of Harry Reid.  He has been the weakest Senate leader I have ever seen- unable to show enough muscle to get legislation passed with a 58 vote majority, unable to put any pressure at all on the rogue members of his own party who constantly undermined and humiliated him, and constantly betray the core values that supposedly make someone a Democrat, always ready to capitulate to Republican belligerence.  In fact, he has been a key player in the Democrats' fumbling away their chance to really start to correct the damage done by thirty years of corporate-funded Republican malfeasance.

Now he seems about to pay the price for his behavior.  Yes, a near lunatic right wing fanatic is now four points ahead of him in the polls, with only days to go.  Unfortunately, the remaining sane people in the country are going to pay the price too, in worse, more corrupt, more irresponsible government.

My only hope (and I know it is probably a vain one) is that, if the Democrats can hold onto their Senate majority, they will pick a new leader who doesn't live in a political fantasy world in which Republicans can be counted on in any way to act as legitimate partners in governing.  It's a shame that Hillary isn't still in the Senate, because she would have been perfect in this role. No one has had more personal experience of the ill will of Republicans, but she's busy, I guess.  Too bad.