Harry Reid: “I understand that this matter is of great importance to the Senator from Michigan and the people he represents. I can…”

He has no regrets. He says he had to do it to save Obama’s presidency because of what the Republicans were doing to obstruct the president’s confirmation of judges and other legislative things.

But the purpose of politics that Harry Reid understood very well is to get stuff done.

I didn’t have success because of my good looks, or because I was a genius. I had success because I worked harder than anybody else.

I didn't make it in life because of my athletic prowess. I didn't make it because of my good looks. I didn't make it because I'm a genius. I made it because I worked hard.