Harry Reid: “So 636 people paid estate tax. How many people would you estimate are now unemployed in the State of Minnesota?”

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

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.

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.