This news article makes Reid sound like a pitt bull, maybe there is hope for us on a few issues with him at the top.
"They may be in better shape for battle with Minority Leader Harry Reid in charge "
When Republicans introduced a series of bills to ban betting on college sports, Nevada Democrat Harry Reid used his clout as Senate Minority Whip to counter with a blizzard of amendments, including one bill to ban such gambling in every state but Nevada. The GOP's anti-gambling effort fizzled amid the confusion. When the Bush Administration refused this year to appoint to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a Reid ally -- who also opposes a nuclear waste dump in Nevada's Yucca Mountain -- Reid blocked more than three dozen Administration appointments in retaliation.
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http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/04_48/b3910112.htm