Harry Reid is going to make the most of his last 22 months in politics by having some fun, starting with
the 2016 GOP hopefuls, including maybe just a little bit of damning by his own praise.
"I like that guy. He is so nice," Reid said of Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.). […]
As for Sen. Ted Cruz, he said he and the Texas Republican "disagree on virtually everything. But on a personal basis, he's been very nice to me. I don't think he stands much of a chance, but I admire his tenacity for thinking he does." […]
Although Reid would not say whether he thinks Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) would make a good president, he was very vocal about his dislike for former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.
"I think he doesn't know who he is," Reid said. "Of all the candidates we've mentioned, I hope he loses."
That might be the most charitable reading of Ted Cruz's delusions of grandeur he'll ever get. Nice job, Harry. And that jab at Bush? Reid is definitely thinking about what he can do in 2016. Consider this
part of the interview, when CNN's Dana Bash asks him whether he regrets the allegations he made about Mitt Romney's failure to pay income taxes.
Without hesitation, "I don't regret that at all." When Bash followed up about some calling it "McCarthyite", he gave a shrug with a little smirk.
Followed by: "Romney didn't win did he."
Harry Reid unleashed for 2016 is going to be a lot of fun.