On the recent Inauguration Day, Washington became solidly Democratic. And there are three kings in this new Washington. The kingiest of all, of course, is President Obama. Then there is the famous, notorious Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the House. (She is more of a queen than a king, to be sure.) And then you have Harry Reid, the majority leader of the Senate. He is maybe less starry than the other two monarchs. But he is a Democratic and governmental big, now more than ever.
In the last Congress, he had a very slim majority. These days, he has quite a cushion (no matter the result of the Minnesota election, which is pending). As the new Congress was sworn in, he said, “I’m so excited, so pleased, and so happy to have a real majority now.”
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