Mediaite: Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid sat for an interview with Lawrence O'Donnell and discussed nuclear power plants, nuclear waste and budget battles. However, his most interesting comments came when he revealed his thoughts on the longevity of the Tea Party...
O'Donnell asked if now there are three parties in Washington with the Tea Party and wondered whether it's harmful with Tea Party politicians like Senator Rand Paul "who seems to have taken an oath against compromise?"
Reid responded:
"I believe the Tea Party is short-lived. I think you will find even the people that claim they are Tea Party folks will either be gone as a result of their extreme positions or they will move to the more moderate position, which is certainly not being a liberal, that is being a conservative. I think with the economy getting better, you're going to see less and less agitation from the Tea Party folks."