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David Broder isn’t a partisan Republican columnist by any stretch of the imagination. That’s why what he said in this radio interview all the more troublesome for Harry Reid. Here’s a portion of the transcript for the interview:

EDWARDS: White House and congressional Republicans really blasted Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for saying the war in Iraq is lost. Do Republicans believe it can still be won?
BRODER: Uh, Republicans, some of them believe that, and Democrats, by and large, wish that Harry Reid would learn to engage mind before mouth opens. This has become kind of a pattern for him, and, uh, I think at some point down the road the Democrats are gonna have to have a little caucus and decide how much further they want to carry Harry Reid. They’ve got able people on the Senate side, and they don’t have to put up with this kind of bumbling performance forever.
EDWARDS: You think Harry Reid is an embarrassment to the Democrats?
BRODER: I think so. I mean, he has been a pretty effective leader but he is verbally just a real loose cannon and it seems to me, Bob, that about every six weeks or so there’s another episode where he has to apologize for the way in which he has bungled the Democratic case.

This isn’t good news for Harry Reid. The term embattled isn’t too strong a term to describe him. That’s what happens when you aren’t ready for primetime. It’s worth noting that this interview comes on the heals of Reid’s hometown newspaper ripping him for his incompetence.
He’d best hope that they don’t uncover another Reid land scandal or else pundits will use a different adjective to describe Reid’s standing: free fall.

Things can’t be looking good for Reid. A major Washington columnist AND his hometown newspaper have questioned his qualifications. More specifically, they’re questioning whether he’s got enough brainpower and common sense to do his job. Frankly, I don’t think he’s convincing anyone that he does.

Frankly, I think he’s getting close to being seen as the Democrats’ version of Alberto Gonzales. That’s hardly the position you’d like to be in if you’re the leader of the Senate.

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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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