Is McCain dangerous for America? Harry Reid thinks so

Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 | 12:49 p.m.

That's what he said today during a taping of "Face to Face," which I have pasted below. But at one time, as you can see from the pic at right by Sun photog Sam Morris, they were pals. Maybe Reid was just pretending to like him to get a vote. The interview transcript:

I've served with the man 26 years. Do I have the ability to speak with

experience about someone who has abused everyone he's dealt with?

Someone who does not have the temperment to be president, who's wrong on

the war, wrong on the economy, wrong on nuclear waste. What am I

supposed to do? Walk around talking about what a great guy he is? I

don't believe that.

He is not who he portrays himself to be. He is not a maverick. He's a

clone of George Bush. He votes with him 95 percent of the time.

JR: But, that's just rhetoric though. The point that you've tried to

make, when you say he doesn't have the temperment, that's just a very

close step away from saying it's dangerous to let him become president.

Reid: Well, if you said it, I wouldn't correct you.

JR: Is that right? You really think that?

Reid: That's right.

More:

I just think he doesn't have the temperment to be president. There

isn't a Republican serving in the Senate that's happy he's the nominee.

Now, they're all supporting him, but I'll tell you they have told me.

I've had Republican senators tell me they don't think they'll vote for

him.