No One's Wild About Harry

Seeing as how I can't stand Harry Reid, I'm enjoying this thoroughly...

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) apologized today for referring to President Barack Obama as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect" in private conversations during the 2008 presidential campaign.
"I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words," said Reid in a statement. "I sincerely apologize for offending any and all Americans, especially African Americans for my improper comments."
President Obama said in a statement that he and Reid had spoken about the matter on Saturday afternoon. "I accepted Harry's apology without question because I've known him for years, I've seen the passionate leadership he's shown on issues of social justice and I know what's in his heart," said Obama. "As far as I am concerned, the book is closed."
The Senate Majority Leader was officially neutral in the primary fight between Obama and then Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (N.Y.). Reid's remarks about Obama were revealed in "Game Change", a book detailing the 2008 race penned by Time's Mark Halperin and New York magazine's John Heilemann.

Damn shame it's after Christmas, or this would be on the book list. Then again, who needs to read it? Hot Air points out that the book also has Bill Clinton pressing Ted Kennedy to endorse Hillary, while telling him that a few years ago, "this guy (Obama) would have been getting us coffee." I tend to agree with Allahpundit's take that Slick Willie didn't mean it that way, but no Republican would ever get such benefit of the doubt. Ask Trent Lott. Reid's poll numbers already stink for re-election -- if this continues, he may need to pull a Dodd and act like he meant to retire.