The White House has just put out this statement:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 9, 2010STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
“Harry Reid called me today and apologized for an unfortunate comment reported today. I accepted Harry’s apology without question because I’ve known him for years, I’ve seen the passionate leadership he’s shown on issues of social justice and I know what’s in his heart. As far as I am concerned, the book is closed.”
For those of you who are saying, like I did, “Huh?”–here’s the backstory:
