Harry Reid's interesting interview

Just when it was starting to look like the Democrats were going to have a free hand to ram through any kind of legislation on any kind of subject, something interesting happened.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid did a little promotional work for the paperback version of his book, "The Good Fight," which is coming out on May 5.

The paperback contains a new epilogue called "The Obama Era." In it, Senator Reid tells a story about the time Senator Barack Obama, then a freshman senator from Illinois, gave a speech on the floor about President Bush's war policy.

According to the Associated Press, Reid writes: "'That speech was phenomenal, Barack,' I told him. And I will never forget his response. Without the barest hint of braggadocio or conceit, and with what I would describe as deep humility, he said quietly: 'I have a gift, Harry.'"

The AP happens to know this because "A copy of the book's 15-page epilogue was provided to The Associated Press."

And just in case they didn't have time to read it, the Majority Leader gave them an interview.

"To be honest, my wife, she said, 'don't tell people that,'" Reid recalled. "She's afraid it could be taken the wrong way. But she's heard me tell lots of people that, and everytime she goes 'don't do that.' Now it's there for thousands of people to read."

Isn't that interesting?

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid wants everyone to know that Barack Obama is a bragging, self-impressed, insufferable egomaniac.

He can describe it "as deep humility" all day long, he's not going to fool anybody in Washington.

Does it sound to you like Harry Reid has had just about as much as he's going to take?

It sounded a little like that at the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue Wednesday night, when President Obama held a news conference to mark his 100th day in office.

Answering a question from the New York Times' Jeff Zeleny about what has "humbled" him the most during his time as president, Obama said this:

"Humbled by the — humbled by the fact that the presidency is extraordinarily powerful, but we are just part of a much broader tapestry of American life, and there are a lot of different power centers. And so I can't just press a button and suddenly have the bankers do exactly what I want or, you know, turn on a switch and suddenly, you know, Congress falls in line."

At last, some good news out of Washington.


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