Harry Reid Retracts his Retraction

On Tuesday, Harry Reid retracted his retraction, flip-flopping on his apology for calling President Bush a loser in an address to high school students.

From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:

By TONY BATT
STEPHENS WASHINGTON BUREAU

WASHINGTON -- If Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada still feels remorse for calling President Bush a loser, he didn't show it on Tuesday.

In a news conference, Reid was asked if his comment about Bush would make it more difficult to negotiate with Republicans.

"I tell people how I feel about things. I don't try to hide how I feel," Reid said.

"Maybe my choice of words was improper, and I have indicated that maybe they were, but I want everyone here, I repeat, to know I'm going to continue to call things the way that I see them, and I think this administration has done a very, very bad job for this nation and the world."

Asked for a comment, the White House referred a call to the Republican National Committee.

"I think the Party of 'No' would be better served if it set aside its angry rhetoric and obstructionism and joined Republicans at the table to provide solutions for the issues confronting our country," said RNC spokesman Danny Diaz.

While speaking to students Friday in an American Studies class at Del Sol High School in Las Vegas, Reid referred to Bush and said, "I think this guy is a loser."
Later that day, Reid acknowledged his comment was inappropriate and said he called White House adviser Karl Rove to apologize.

...Nevada State Republican Party Chairman Earlene Forsythe issued a press release Monday saying Reid's comments "stirred the anger of Republicans across the country and here in Nevada.

"He has shown himself to be an embarrassment to Nevada because of his intemperate remarks," Forsythe said.

She also said she has received hundreds of e-mails from voters, some of which ask whether Reid can be recalled as a U.S. senator.
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The Senate minority leader suffers from a serious gravitas deficiency.

It's hard to imagine an elected official with less class. Well, maybe Ted Kennedy has less class. And John Kerry, and Barbara Boxer, and Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton....

While it has to be acknowledged that Reid is truly an embarrassment, he is great for the party--the Republican party.