On the recordDecember 8, 2005
I'm really disappointed. This is not a political campaign. The president should be the commander in chief, not the campaigner in chief. This is not the time for Karl Rove.
Source
transcripts.cnn.comHarry Reid: “I'm really disappointed. This is not a political campaign. The president should be the commander in chief, not the…”
Editor's note · Context
Harry Reid, the Democratic Senate Leader, criticizes President Bush for campaigning instead of focusing on his role as commander in chief.
Share
More from Harry Reid
Dec 28, 2021
But the purpose of politics that Harry Reid understood very well is to get stuff done.
Jan 3, 2022
Get rid of the filibuster. It`s nothing. As Barack Obama said at John Lewis` funeral, it`s part of the leftovers from the days of slave owners. You have got to get rid of it. It`s very bad.
May 27, 2023
Let ‘em do it. Why in the world would we care? We were trying to protect everybody.
Other voices in this conversation
