Dancing his way to power, Reid begins in jig time

[NVMojo]

WASHINGTON - Every night in the days leading up to the election, Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid flipped to the calendar on his BlackBerry and counted down another day. When an aide asked him Tuesday evening how it looked, he replied: "Pensive."

But then the Senate seats started rolling in for Democrats on Tuesday. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Rhode Island. When Claire McCaskill won in Missouri, Reid literally kissed the TV. When Jon Tester took the lead in Montana, he did a little jig.

By 7:15 a.m. Wednesday, Reid knew his life had changed. That's when the phone rang and President Bush was on the line. He knew that a Nevada miner's son from Searchlight would become Senate majority leader.

Bush was reaching out after the midterm elections put Democrats in control of both houses of Congress for the first time in 12 years.

Reid had been up all night, too excited to sleep. He took the call and shared with Bush the top priority he has been repeating for days.

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http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/sun/2006/nov/09/566641355.html

[texpatriot2004]

1. Thank you for your service Senator Reid. Give 'em hell Harry.

Harry Reid has a posse.

Senate Majority Leader...congratulations - after the last 4 years, you so deserve it.

[Dr Fate]

2. Good for him- me too!! We all worked hard. n/t

n/t

[oasis]

3. Harry's fast becoming my favorite Dem.

:bounce: :toast:

[Renew Deal]

5. Webb has been moving up my list.

He's really smart and seems to be overtly honest.

[oasis]

6. Webb's the real deal. I once believed John McCain possessed the same

character traits as Webb. Boy was I wrong.

[Renew Deal]

4. Much deserved

:toast:

[Hekate]

7. Give 'em hell, Harry

:-)

[JohnnyLib2]

8. "consummate behind the scene player"

says it well. And we are enjoying the results of his work. Fight, Harry, Fight.

[dweller]

9. 'the top priority' -- love this line...

"We want to be part of a Congress that accomplishes something," Reid recounted at a packed morning press conference in the Capitol. "I told him I want to work with him to get things done."

The comment was an unspoken comparison to the current Republican Congress, which accomplished little and was in session less than any Congress in over a half century.


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