Is Harry Reid the most formidable Democrat currently holding office?

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

He used his connections to make sure no one else ran besides a guy who made Fred Thompson look like a vigorous campaigner and a woman who suggested we barter with chickens to pay for healthcare.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Of course he wasn't responsible for Lowden's brilliant suggestion that the healthcare system be based on chicken-bartering. So a little bit of luck there too.