Harry Reid will not seek reelection in 2016

As you have all heard by now Harry Reid has decided not to run for reelection in 2016. Here is more:

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid announced Friday he will not seek reelection next year, a decision that will reshape the hierarchy of the Senate Democratic Caucus and upend Nevada’s political landscape.

In a farewell video, Reid, 75, said his brutal eye injury in January that nearly left him blind in one eye gave him time to reevaluate his life and career. His departure will deprive the Senate of one of its fiercest infighters, who played a lead role in shepherding President Barack Obama’s health care law through the chamber and regularly stymied Republicans.

“I’ve had time to ponder and to think. We’ve got to be more concerned about the country, the Senate, the state of Nevada than us,” Reid said. “And as a result of that, I’m not going to run for reelection.”

    He stated that the accident which he recently had gave him time to ponder his future and the way it sounded to me he felt as if he was forced to devote much of his focus on his recovery and not on the country–this is what he meant when he mentioned not focusing on “us.” Or at least this is what he wants the American people to believe, but could there be more to this story? After all this eye injury provides him with the perfect excuse to leave but is that why he is really leaving?

  I find the timing of this announcement to be interesting to say the least because we learned just yesterday Harry Reid spent quite a bit of his time in the Senate focusing on “us” and not on doing what is best for the country by helping to free up $115 million for a land deal in which his son Rory was involved. 

  Is this just a coincidence or is it possible that Harry Reid feels as if he has done enough for “us” and now feels he better get out while the getting is good? It sure sounds like he set up his family with a nice little golden parachute before he decided his job in the Senate was complete.

Malo periculosam libertatem quam quietum servitium