Harry Needs a Hanky

I better watch it before I say more bad things about Harry Reid. It might hurt his feelings...

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Monday urged President Bush to stop the Republican National Committee from calling him an obstructionist and criticizing his Senate record, a tactic the GOP used to help defeat Reid's predecessor.

Bush repeatedly has said he wants work with Democrats, most recently during his State of the Union speech last week, Reid noted in a speech on the Senate floor.

"Why didn't he stand and tell the American people last Wednesday that one of the first items of business we were going to do in Washington is send out a hit piece on the Democratic leader?" Reid said.

The Republican committee plans to send a 13-page document to more than a million people -- including in Reid's home state of Nevada -- analyzing and criticizing his votes and stances before he officially took over as Senate Democratic leader in January.

Ah, this from the man who basically promised that Social Security reform is DOA in the Senate, and threatened to continue trying to filibuster Bush's appellate court nominees. Sure, he's an obstructionist, but it's really mean to point it out. It's almost as bad as John Kerry's whining about the attacks on his Senate voting record -- God forbid anyone examine his actual public service.

Maybe the Democrats have figured out a way to get elected -- as long as no one knows what they stand for or did in office, people will be sure to vote for them! After all, who could deny the charisma of men like John Kerry and Harry Reid?