Harry Reid Gets Harsh Tweet From Fellow Senator

Reid Slammed As 'Idiot'
FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looking on, speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. President Barack Obamas re-election has stiffened Democrats spine against cutting popular benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to reaching a deal for skirting economy-crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans resistance raising tax rates on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
FILE - This Nov. 16, 2012 file photo shows Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., left, with House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio looking on, speaking to reporters outside the White House in Washington following a meeting with President Barack Obama to discuss the economy and the deficit. President Barack Obamas re-election has stiffened Democrats spine against cutting popular benefit programs like Medicare and Social Security. Their new resolve could become as big a hurdle to reaching a deal for skirting economy-crippling tax increases and spending cuts in January as Republicans resistance raising tax rates on the wealthy. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

“Sadly, Harry Reid has again revealed himself to be an idiot . . .” the tweet began. Nothing too unusual there -- Twitter can be as opprobrious as the rest of the Web, if more succinct. But this little stink bomb was lobbed by one of Reid’s colleagues, David Vitter of Louisiana

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