Reid outs judge's FBI file

It's become clearer than Tom Daschle's schedule these days that his successor, Harry Reid, is not ready for the big leagues yet. From today's Washington Times:

Minority Leader Harry Reid strayed from his prepared remarks on the Senate floor yesterday and promised to continue opposing one of President Bush's judicial nominees based on "a problem" he said is in the nominee's "confidential report from the FBI."

Those highly confidential reports are filed on all judicial nominees, and severe sanctions apply to anyone who discloses their contents. Less clear is whether a senator could face sanctions for characterizing the content of such files.

Now Bill Clinton could pull a "Well, I never said what was in those files...just that they existed before Hillary shredded them!" and get away with it. Reid doesn't have the personality to pull that off, though he will have the MSM helping him out.

So to recap: former CIA analyst (i.e. non-security non-espionage position) Valerie Plame had her name in the paper last year, and libs raised holy Hell. Judge Greer, who ordered the starvation death of Terri Schiavo, was said to be beyond reproach...that it wasn't fair to insult a member of the judiciary. Yet somehow, it is fair game to characterize confidential files on a judge who is nominated to a federal appeals court.

The files are ones that Reid shouldn't have had access to...quick, find the GOP staffer who gave it to him to deflect attention from the fact that Reid had the files in the first damned place! Oh, wait...that tactic was already used last year!