The Reid-Ometer

Harry Reid sure isn't getting much slack these days. Yes, he apologized and had the apology accepted by President Barack Obama for remarks he made about him before he came to support the chief executive in the last presidential election. But his woes run deeper than that.

The Nevada lawmaker is seen losing to any of the three Republicans vying for the chance to unseat him in November. And the racial remark (one wonders if a conservative candidate would get such a free pass had he uttered the words) is only one example of the type of comments Reid has been prone to make. Equating GOP opposition to health care with the obstructionists who promoted slavery gives us another view of how deep his feelings run about those not in his camp. Harboring hatred for you enemies does not draw a pleasant and caring image.

Being the Senate point man in the current political climate no doubt calls attention to him that he otherwise would not merit. But if what we are seeing is the real Harry Reid, then the bi-elections cannot come soon enough. Hopefully, it may be that the coming wave against him is a microcosm of what may expected in the fall against Democratic office holders in general.

It's no wonder they need to ram through a health care plan now. They won't have the chance in 2011.