Glenn Reynolds:
On a related note, Harry Reid has been in “public service” his whole life, but is somehow a very rich man. Where, exactly, did the money come from?
John Hinderaker:
To that rogues’ gallery we can add Harry Reid. The great achievement of Reid’s long career in public life is that he has stayed out of jail. How, exactly, did Reid become a rich man on the salary of a public employee? Inquiring minds want to know, but there are no inquiring minds in the media. Most recently, Reid was caught slipping one of his granddaughters $31,000 in campaign funds. He covered up this bit of nepotism by mis-identifying his granddaughter on his FEC filing, calling her “Ryan Elisabeth” instead of “Ryan Elisabeth Reid,” which is her name.
Reid is now trying to hush the whole thing up by repaying the $31,000. That will probably solve the problem: after all, once the money is returned, there is nothing more to report, is there? Just like how the Christie bridge scandal went away when the lanes re-opened.
If you’re going to be a criminal, it helps to have a “D” after your name.
