Politics: Ground Zero saga: Harry Reid throws Obama under the mosque
- The First Amendment protects freedom of religion. Sen. Reid respects that but thinks that the mosque should be built some place else.
- Sen. Harry Reid’s spokesman, Jim Manley • In a message regarding the Senate Majority Leader’s stance on the not-really-Ground-Zero mosque. Reid’s comments show the senator being pulled from two different directions. While he’s Obama’s best bud, he’s also under heavy attack from Sharron Angle in Nevada, who dared Reid to have a stance on the issue. He did. And now Obama is screwed. source