First, he dismissed Roll Call's assertion -- that the majority of "airdropped earmarks" in recent legislation favored committee members and vulnerable incumbents -- as just "somebody's news article."  Then, literally seconds later, Harry Reid suggested that Iraqis' resentment of American presence on their soil can be readily assessed - by reading somebody's news article. When asked at Wednesday's Democratic Leaders Year-End Legislative Briefing whether the role of "airdropped" earmarks in the $555 billion spending package approved by the House on Wednesday betrayed the "restoring accountability" reform promise Dems ran on last year, Reid replied:"I would suggest you read the bill, rather than read somebody's news article."And then, as though suddenly unacquainted with my highlighted word's meaning, he made this rather odd statement:"We worked very hard on this bill.  And any piece of legislation that we deal with, any...(Read Full Post)