Inspirational American leader Harry Reid single-handedly responsible for Obama presidency

Harry Reid and his collaborator have scribbled out another chapter to accompany the paperback release of the Nevada senior senator's reelection literature, er, autobiography. Granted a look, the Sun reports that Reid's new epilogue discloses how a fateful decision he made early in 2007 would shape the history of these United States of America:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid encouraged Barack Obama to run for president in early 2007, telling the then-freshman senator if wanted the White House, he could win it, according to an epilogue to Reid’s autobiography to be released next month.

Reid’s advice came unsolicited, the majority leader told the Las Vegas Sun in an interview.

Reid said he invited Obama to his office off the Senate floor ostensibly to discuss other matters. But actually the majority leader brought the young senator in to tell him, as Reid writes in the book, “If you want to be president, you can be president now.”

Reid recalled Obama as uncertain, even doubtful of his presidential prospects, according to the epilogue in “The Good Fight: Hard Lessons from Searchlight to Washington.”

See, our young would-be candidate was unsure of himself and clearly intimidated by all the beltway grownups. But then he received soothing advice and prerequisite permission from strength-giving Harry Reid, whose career of course has been marked by nothing if not an uncanny talent to persuade the American public to support change we can believe in. Emboldened, Obama mustered the courage to face his destiny. All thanks to Reid!

"This new, final chapter is a game-changer in the Reid-Obama relationship," writes the Sun's Lisa Mascaro, "and reveals a deeper and potentially more intimate bond between the two men than Washington may have realized."

Great. Just so long as Reid does what Obama tells him to do and doesn't start to get any clever ideas about trying to think for himself.

Comments

[Scorpiogal]

Yeah...and all of Nostradamus' quatrains were 100% accurate in their predictions of the future....but only after the fact. So now Reid wants some cred-after the fact-for Obama running and winning office. I'd say it had more to do with us standing outside in 115 degree heat-swamp ass and all for hours at a stretch-registering and speaking to voters than Reid urging Obama to run. OMG and a WTF!? too.

[Michael Green]

Uh, did Reid say that if he hadn't said that, Obama wouldn't have run? Knock Reid if you want--I can think of things to knock anybody on--but if you can't do better than this ....

[CJ]

eggzatly dear professor...eggzatly

[CJ]

Actually, in hindsight it was clear that Reid greenlighted the Obama campaign when Allison was hired as chief field organizer straight from her gig as party ED.

Poor Rory...whode a thunk his old man would have done him that way.

Harry's a card, and a tough one to read.

[A dose of reality]

Guys...you are doubting the great and all-seeing Gleaner. He knows all, sees all and tells all. The rest of you need just admire the wisdom.

[Goldy]

I met Harry Reid when I was 13 years old. I was only 5 foot 2 inches tall and weighed 100 pounds. After meeting him, I began to grow. I am happy to say that I am now over 30 years old, 6 foot 4 and well over 200 pounds. Thanks Harry!!

[Rich]

Horse pucky, Harry!!! You were a Clinton backer when the wind was blowing in Hillary's direction...now you're like dubya trying to rewrite history.