Harry Reid : ‘I really do believe President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had.’

[RedEarth]

By Faiz Shakir on Jan 4th, 2009 at 7:00 pm

In early 2006, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) said of President Bush: “I really do believe this man will go down as the worst president this country has ever had.” This morning on Meet the Press, host David Gregory asked Reid whether he regrets making that statement. Reid refused to back down. “I think you just have to call things the way you see them,” he said. “I really do believe President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had.”

Transcript:

GREGORY: Before you go, do you have any regrets about the way you have publicly battled with President Bush?

Over the years you’ve called him a liar, a loser, and you’ve described him as, quote, our worst president ever.

REID: I wrote a book and I said that in the book several times. David, I am who I am. I’m going to continue being who I am. I think you just have to call things the way you see them.

I really do believe that President Bush is the worst president we’ve ever had. I think his efforts to destroy Social Security were very bad. That brought about one of those statements.

I think, as we’ve looked, now, at what’s happened to the stock market, wouldn’t that have been an awful thing to do, to privatize Social Security?

Medicare — he’s done his very best to destroy Medicare, Medicare, a wonderful program. Perfect? Of course not, but one of the best programs ever developed to take care of sick people, so…

GREGORY: No regrets?

REID: Well, you know, I am just who I am.

UpdateWhite House Press Secretary Dana Perino issued a terse response to Reid's statement. "The Senate Majority Leader isn't really taken seriously," she said.


watch video here...........

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/04/reid-bush-worst-president/

[cloudbase]

1. Reid hasn't exactly been stellar

as majority leader.

[HillWilliam]

2. Well, Harry, you did everything you could

to help him out, you gutless wonder you. You and Nancy had all the power in the world to stand in his way and be a thorn in Bush's ass, but the both of you all but washed his feet and wiped his bum for him. Go back to sucking your thumb, Harry. I'm through with you.

[torbird]

3. Yes. Now shut up.

Thanks, Harry. Of course, you'll swallow your tongue as soon as Bush sees this and tells you to take it back. Gutless turds, the both of you.

[Bleacher Creature]

4. This actually sums up Reid pretty well.

He's talking as if he's taking some bold stance when, in fact, he's well behind the curve. I would suspect that most thoughtful people have long been convinced of this fact.

[TheCowsCameHome]

5. Not bad enought to kick the hell out, though.

[santamargarita]

6. I wouldn't talk if I had your record, Harry

:spank:

[Phred42]

7. and 'Bend-over' Harry is the Worst Majority Leader we've ever had.

[Joe the Liberal]

8. No Really?........

but Harry Reid can't be talking, this guy is spineless and one of the worst majority leaders we've ever had.