Injured Reid Still Very Much in Control

Washington Post: “Once he’s back, Reid will help dictate how the Senate functions over the next two years. Senate rules put great power in the minority leader’s hands, and as a practiced veteran of those obscure rules, the Nevada senator knows how to tie the chamber in knots when he so desires.”

“However, after the November elections gave nine additional seats, and the majority, to the Republicans, Reid pledged to be less obstruction-minded than he believed his Republican counterparts had been during his time as majority leader.”