So, while the Viet Nam war was raging, Harry Reid served bravely guarding the House and Senate office building parking garages which, in turn, might well have served the purpose of keeping him out of Southeast Asia.
Last week the Senate made a big deal about trying to bring a vote of "no confidence" against Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to the floor - at which Reid also failed, by the way.
Republicans should attempt to bring a similar vote against the Democratic Majority Leader - no confidence in a man who would put politics ahead of national security.
Yeah. Right.
As of this writing only two Republican Senators - John Warner (R-Va) and John McCain (R-Az) have spoken out and even at that were fairly tepid.
Warner said the effect on troops in Iraq of Reid's remark was "a factor I hope (Reid) weighed before making that statement."
McCain's statement, according to the AP was that Reid's comments "can only be described as highly inappropriate and regrettable."
The chairman of the RNC, Mike Duncan said that Reid's remarks were "reprehensible" and that "there are some lines you just don't cross."
But at least they said something.
The rest of the Senate Republicans, including RNC General Chairman Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fl) must have missed Reid's comments because there has been a thunderous, and shocking, silence from the GOP.
Don't blame this one on a national press corps with a Liberal bias. The lack of outrage is a sure sign of why the Republican Party is in its current shape. It has given Harry Reid a pass.