REID RETIRING

ROSEN In his remarks ░░░░░░░░ the Edward M Kennedy ░░░░░░░░ the other day the ░░░░░░░░ lamented that our politics ░░░░░░░░ are not more purposeful ░░░░░░░░ elevated to use his ░░░░░░░░ He also lamented that ░░░░░░░░ often ideology gets in ░░░░░░░░ way of basic respect ░░░░░░░░ those remarks struck me ░░░░░░░░ this week we saw ░░░░░░░░ CNN colleagues Dana Bash ░░░░░░░░ an interview with the ░░░░░░░░ Minority Leader Harry Reid ░░░░░░░░ which she asked him ░░░░░░░░ his decision in the ░░░░░░░░ of the 2012 presidential ░░░░░░░░ to take to the ░░░░░░░░ floor and accuse Mitt ░░░░░░░░ of not paying his ░░░░░░░░ and demanding that Mitt ░░░░░░░░ in fact prove he ░░░░░░░░ his taxes And when ░░░░░░░░ Bash asked him about ░░░░░░░░ she mentioned that some ░░░░░░░░ consider it Mccarthyite and ░░░░░░░░ course no evidence has ░░░░░░░░ been produced to show ░░░░░░░░ Mitt Romney failed to ░░░░░░░░ his taxes I wonder ░░░░░░░░ President Obama who has ░░░░░░░░ this incivility in our ░░░░░░░░ this disrespect in our ░░░░░░░░ has any view of ░░░░░░░░ Reid telling Dana Bash ░░░░░░░░ response to this question ░░░░░░░░ Romney didn t get ░░░░░░░░ did he EARNEST I ░░░░░░░░ t had the opportunity ░░░░░░░░ talk to the president ░░░░░░░░ Senator Reid s interview ░░░░░░░░ Senator Reid is somebody ░░░░░░░░ is going to decide ░░░░░░░░ himself about what he ░░░░░░░░ on the Senate floor ░░░░░░░░ obviously is a vocal ░░░░░░░░ of the president and ░░░░░░░░ have a partnership that ░░░░░░░░ go down in history ░░░░░░░░ a remarkably productive But ░░░░░░░░ it s up to ░░░░░░░░ Reed to decide what ░░░░░░░░ s going to say ░░░░░░░░ the House floor and ░░░░░░░░ are a number of ░░░░░░░░ that Senator Reid over ░░░░░░░░ course of his career ░░░░░░░░ I think that he ░░░░░░░░ said pretty probably were ░░░░░░░░ views not of anybody ░░░░░░░░ They represent only his ░░░░░░░░ ROSEN But it s ░░░░░░░░ president s choice and ░░░░░░░░ spokesman s choice to ░░░░░░░░ out conduct unbecoming of ░░░░░░░░ highest elected officials when ░░░░░░░░ is in fact unbecoming ░░░░░░░░ you going to take ░░░░░░░░ opportunity now EARNEST Not ░░░░░░░░ something that s three ░░░░░░░░ old. Chris.”