In an interview in Las Vegas, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid let fly with the following gem:<\/p>\n
“I’m going to go back to Washington tomorrow and meet with the president of China. He is a dictator. He can do a lot of things through the form of government they have.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
One almost wishes to congratulate Reid for the frankness of “dictator”. That’s obviated by the seeming admiration of “he can do a lot of things”, however.<\/p>\n
If Reid is truly sweet on Chinese authoritarianism, he’s in good company on the left. Tom Friedman<\/a> and James Hansen<\/a> are already at the party. A group not quite as enthusiastic? The Chinese people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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