Friday, December 15, 2006

Harry Reid May Be Many Things But One Thing He Is Not Is A Doctor

Senator Johnson's recent stroke is no laughing matter. Everyone, no matter their political stripe, wishes the Senator a speedy recovery.

However, when life brings tears she (usually) also brings laughs. And, laughs in Senator Johnson's case came to us courtesy of Senator Reid.

After a visit yesterday to see Senator Johnson in the hospital Reid announced, "To me he looked really good. He looked terrific!"

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Reid is talking about a man who is unconscious, unresponsive and has just returned from surgery that cut his head wide-open and scrambled his brains.

Reid's comments beg the question - What would someone in "poor shape" look like?