All those ‘gym accidents’ must be wearing on him a bit. He does slip in a truth, that “we have to think about the country” and because of that he should retire. We still have 22 months of him, but then buh bye, Harry! Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out.
Via The Blaze:
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced in a video Friday morning that he will retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election.
The liberal firebrand, who has led the Democrats in the Senate since 2005, said a recent eye injury and the loss of a Democratic majority were not factors in his decision.
“We have to make sure the Democrats take control of the Senate again and I felt it is inappropriate for me to soak up all those resources on me when I could be devoting those resources to the caucus,” Reid said. “And that’s what I intend to do.”
“I haven’t been perfect but I’ve really tried my hardest to represent the people in the state of Nevada.”
“The decision that I have made had absolutely nothing to do with my injury, it has nothing to do with my being minority leader, it certainly has nothing to do with my ability to be re-elected because the path to re-election is much easier than probably anytime that I’ve run for re-election,” he added.