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Comment Says More About Reid Than Bush
By Doug Patton
May 9, 2005
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All of which brings us to the latest example of how childish the Dems have become in their political discourse. While President Bush is traveling in Europe, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, speaking to a group of Las Vegas high school students, said of the president: "The man's father is a wonderful human being, but I think this guy is a loser."
Apparently realizing the inappropriate nature of the comments, most news media outlets were quick to point out that Reid immediately phoned the White House and asked Bush advisor Karl Rove to convey his apologies to the president. Such an apology is tantamount to the courtroom antics of an attorney who, while he knows his outrageous comments will be ruled prejudicial to a jury's deliberations, also knows that once spoken, such comments cannot be disregarded.
Reid offered an inarticulate opinion of the leader of the free world in a clumsy attempt to marginalize him before a crowd of high school students. Such a childish comment says much more about the senator than it does about the president.
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Doug Patton is a freelance columnist and political speechwriter who has worked for conservative candidates, elected officials and public policy organizations at the federal, state and local levels. His weekly column can be read in newspapers across the country and on selected Internet web sites. Readers can e-mail him at dpatton@neonramp.com.
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