If Harry had 0bamacare he would be healed by now. Previous reports had Reid working from home on Tuesday per doctors’ orders, and a picture from his Twitter account showed him meeting with his leadership team at his home in Washington on Tuesday morning.
Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Friday he is making progress recovering from injuries suffered during a New Year’s Day exercise mishap but won’t return to the work at the Capitol next week.
The Nevada Democrat, while speaking with Las Vegas public radio station KNPR in his first public interview since the accident, said doctors advised him to stay home, fearing that driving could risk further damaging several broken bones he has around his right eye.
But Reid he is working from home despite his limited vision, saying he is in regular contact with his Democratic Senate colleagues in Washington.
“I think I’ve done a good job directing my crew without me actually being physically present at the Capitol,” he said.
Reid added that while doctors are hopeful his eye injuries will heal, there is a possibility he could permanently lose sight in his right eye.[…]
The former amateur boxer, who prides himself on his daily physical workouts, brushed aside suggestions he’s too old to effectively head the Senate Democrats.
“I don’t know how many people out there could sit down and do 250 pushups or do the strength exercise I did with those bands hundreds and hundreds of times — hundreds of times — every week, three times a week,” he said. “So no one has to question my physical ability.