Harry Reid: “It seems only yesterday that Senator Johnson and I were sharing stories about our sons, the athletes. They both were…”

“It seems only yesterday that Senator Johnson and I were sharing stories about our sons, the athletes. They both were back here with their parents in the East while we were in the Congress. They were little boys then. Then they got to where they were in high school, and they were bigger boys, but they were boys. So it is hard to imagine now our two boys are grown up. They are adults. Barbara and Tim's son, though, is really grown up. This young man is fighting in the deserts, in the sands of Iraq so that we can continue to enjoy our freedoms in America. I had to call Tim at home this past Sunday to talk about some of the issues we were working on legislatively. I hated to call Tim because I am sure he and Barbara at this stage do not like to get phone calls on Sunday afternoons, during nonworking hours. I am sure Tim and Barbara every night pray for their boy and probably a few times during the day. All of us should recognize that we, too, can join in a prayer for the Johnson's son Brooks. We need to do that because you see, what is going on in Iraq is more than just numbers.”