Reply #1: forgot to mention that Reid is supposed to be on a Middle East tour [View All]

[NVMojo]

for ten days ...

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., departed Friday for a 10-day trip to the Middle East where he planned to get a first-hand look at American involvement in the region.

"This is a critical time for the peace process in the Middle East, and for democratic change in several other nations. Many of the developments hang tenuously in the balance," Reid said in a statement.

"It's only appropriate for the Senate to be fully engaged at this time and express the full commitment and support of the United States," he said.

Reid's office said he would travel with six other senators to the Middle East and "several emerging democracies." A Reid spokesman declined to say whether the delegation would venture into Iraq.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Mar-19-Sat-2005/news/26112099.html