Harry Reid: "Britney Spears," "She loses a little weight, and now she's getting all cocky..."

[truthpusher]

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650206189,00.html



Harry Reid: "Britney Spears," "She loses a little weight, and now she's getting all cocky..."

Don't underestimate Reid, fellow Democrats caution

New majority leader of Senate low-key but tough

By Mark Leibovich
New York Times News Service

WASHINGTON — Harry Reid began Election Day with 50 sit-ups and 80 push-ups (very red state of him) and 40 minutes of yoga (very blue state of him).

He spent most of the momentous day in his Senate office, waiting. Just after 2 p.m., Reid, a Nevada Democrat, finally heard some actual news: Britney Spears was filing for divorce.

"Britney Spears," Reid said, shaking his head. "She loses a little weight, and now she's getting all cocky about things." He added, "Britney has gotten her mojo back."

Few would peg Reid, 66, as someone with anything to say about Britney Spears or, for that matter, someone who would ever use the word "mojo." But he is a tricky figure to pigeonhole or predict, a Mormon who opposes abortion and looks more like a civics teacher than someone set to become the most powerful person in the Senate.

He makes an unlikely front man, a role that was displayed Thursday amid chants of "Harry, Harry" at a Capitol Hill rally shortly after Sen. George Allen's concession in Virginia ensured that Democrats would gain a majority in the Senate. Reid is low-key, deferential and somewhat sheepish — qualities that make it easy to misread or underestimate him.

(snip)

link: http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,650206189,00.html

[CrazyForKucinich]

1. Reid has always perplexed me

When you think you've found him... you're not even close. No wonder he'll keep his seat...he's an enigma. Too solid to give up his beliefs and too solid to tell you what they really are.

[demnan]

2. Well the guy is a Mormon

One of my best friends is a Mormon and a Democrat. It's a unique combination and outlook on life. I suppose you have to live it to understand it.