Frederick, Broder, Reid, ‘feud’ … hummm

Political junkies may have seen Politico's story analyzing and quantifying Sen. Harry Reid's re-election woes in the context of his "feud" with his "hometown" newspaper.

That newspaper is the Review-Journal and the story focuses on the publisher of that newspaper.

Me.

Despite the subject, it's a worthwhile story. For those outside Nevada I'm sure it provided new information on the pros and cons of Reid.

I'll pass the story along as it relates to me, without comment or defense. My opinions and the news coverage of the Review-Journal are up for public scrutiny every day. I'll put them to the integrity test anytime, anywhere.

I will, however, draw your attention to the aspect of the Politico story that cites the well-known difficulty Reid experiences with all in the press. The story delves into that in detail. For example, Washington Post columnist David Broder wrote a column calling into question the fiscal soundness of Reid's Senate health care "reform" bill. Broder called Reid's efforts a "budget buster" and cited some compelling sources to prove the point. Reid hated that. Thus, Broder became the enemy anew.

It is not instructive, however, to focus on how Sen. Reid relates (or doesn't relate) to the press, be it his hometown newspaper or the Washington Post.

Reid may have a bone to pick with me ... or David Broder ... or other members of the press who do their jobs.

But, believe me, we're not his big problem. The Nevada electorate appears to have a mighty bone to pick with Harry Reid. Everything I see indicates near insurmountable trouble for Harry Reid in 2010, from anecdotal conversations and observations in Las Vegas and around the state, to the cold, hard polling data.

Read Broder's column on the budget buster nature of Reid's health care "reform" bill.

Read a Politico story on the "feud" (sound familiar) between Broder and Reid.

As always, you be the judge.

(Sidebar: At the risk of sounding like an Andy Rooney bit, do you ever wonder why the only newspaper in the whole wide world Sen. Harry Reid has absolutely no gripe with is the Las Vegas Sun? And why does Jon Ralston, the Sun writer formerly known as a political analyst, always -- and I mean always -- sound like the unpaid press secretary for Harry Reid?)