Harry Reid wishes for George W. Bush again 'every day'

[DonViejo]

CNN EXPANSION DC 2017 Dana Bash
By Dana Bash, CNN

Updated 8:08 AM ET, Mon February 25, 2019

(CNN) - Former Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid has news he is eager to spread: He is feeling "very good." The former US Senator from Nevada was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year, and New York Times Magazine writer Mark Leibovich wrote last month after an interview with Reid that he "does not have long to live."

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Since the 2016 presidential election, Reid has been colorful in criticizing Trump. He called the now-President everything from a "con man" to a "human leech" to a "big fat guy." He is especially proud of using the word "amoral" in his New York Times Magazine interview because he says it resulted in a boost of googling the dictionary definition of the word.

I asked him if he has anything nice to say about the President. He pondered that question hard, took time to look for an answer and after a pregnant pause, finally replied, "I just have trouble accepting him as a person, so frankly I don't see anything he's doing right."

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During President George W. Bush's administration, Reid was the Republican president's chief antagonist in the Senate. He famously called the 43rd president a "loser," and a "liar," and even the worst president the country ever had.

Having covered all of that in real time, I almost fell off my chair when Reid told me that he now wishes for Bush again "every day."

"He and I had our differences, but no one ever questioned his patriotism. Our battles were strictly political battles," Reid said.

"There's no question in my mind that George Bush would be Babe Ruth in this league that he's in with Donald Trump in the league. Donald Trump wouldn't make the team," Reid added.

Reid dismissed calls for Trump's impeachment as a "waste of time" because Republicans who have the majority in the Senate "are so afraid of Trump that they're not going to get involved in this."

But he doesn't think Democrats need to worry about the backlash if they decide to move forward.

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[lapfog_1]

1. W WAS the worst pResident in History

held the title for 16 years...

[jalan48]

2. The guy who started a six trillion dollar war and authorized torture of prisoners? No thanks.

[thesquanderer]

3. At least Trump hasn't started an unnecessary war or crashed the economy (yet) nt

[smirkymonkey]

4. K&R

[disillusioned73]

5. F*ck that criminal..

[GoCubsGo]

6. I'm sorry, Harry. But,

comparing that sick, disgusting dregs of humanity to a leech is a huge insult to leeches. They are an important part of our ecosystem, and also an important tool to the medical field. Trump, OTOH...no redeeming qualities, whatsoever. A total waste of good oxygen.

[Boomerproud]

7. Barack Obama, that is who you should be missing

Mr. Reid.