He’s really not doing McConnell any favors attacking conservatives on his behalf.

(Politico) — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) trashed the argument by Sarah Palin and other conservatives that Republican Senate Leader Mitch McConnell’s backup debt plan is unconstitutional, calling it “a bunch of garbage.”

“I’ve been to a few court houses,” Reid said at a news conference on Thursday. Those in the tea party “seem to think they have an all knowing wisdom about the Constitution. In short, that’s a bunch of garbage. I don’t know how to say it more clearer than that.”

McConnell’s plan, unveiled this week, would essentially hand President Barack Obama power to raise the debt ceiling. Congress would be able to vote on a resolution of disapproval to reject his request for a debt hike. But the president could veto the resolution, and it’d be unlikely two-thirds of the Senate could override his veto.

This “last-choice option,” as McConnell has termed it, would put the onus on Democrats to raise the debt ceiling, while allowing Republicans to escape any blame for a potential default.

Some conservative groups and tea party members have objected to the plan, pointing to part of the Constitution which states Congress alone holds the power of the purse.