Reid Shuns Friend And Ex-GOP Sen. For Fathering Son Outside Marriage

[DonViejo]

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) refused to meet with former Sen. Pete Domenici last week, citing the New Mexico Republican's bombshell revelation that he secretly fathered a son outside of marriage more than 30 years ago.

Domenici confessed his affair with Michelle Laxalt, daughter of Paul Laxalt, a former Nevada senator and governor of Nevada, in February. The son, Adam Paul Laxalt, now works as an attorney in Nevada. Reid and Domenici became close working in the Senate for over 22 years, but the revelation soured their relations.

“I don’t mention Domenici’s name anymore because of what he did to Michelle Laxalt," Reid told the Las Vegas Review Journal on Monday, adding that Domenici requested to see him last week. “I wouldn’t let him come and see me. But anyway, that’s another story.”

"I deeply regret this and am very sorry for my behavior," Domenici, 80, said in a February statement. "I hope New Mexicans will view that my accomplishments for my beloved state outweigh my personal transgression."

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http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/reid-shuns-friend-ex-gop-sen-for-fathering

[monmouth3]

1. What a petty little man Reid is proving to be and why would Domenici deeply regret this and be very

sorry for his behavior? I just don't get this crap. Reid is the judge of his "friend?" Domenici having guilt over the birth of a son? Spare me, both of you.

[sharp_stick]

4. Maybe Domenici is feeling a little guilty because

he was banging another woman while he was married to Nancy.

I wouldn't have met with him either but simply because he's a self-serving asshole.

[monmouth3]

5. Well, if he wasn't banging Reid's wife then who is he to judge?..n/t

[sharp_stick]

6. I think that Reid was/is friends with

Paul Laxalt, the father of the woman that Domenici had the kid with.

In any case he's free to decide who he wants to hang around and who he doesn't.

[msanthrope]

7. Perhaps Domenici should be deeply ashamed of his ultra-hypocritical impeachment vote?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/special/clinton/stories/domenicitext021399.htm



I mean, really??? He stood before the Senate and cast the first stone?

[geek tragedy]

8. Reid references the way Domenici treated the mother of his child.

There may be more going on there than we know of.

[msongs]

2. I was wondering what harry did when he wasn't letting republicans control the senate lol nt

[okaawhatever]

3. I think there's more to this story. Reid said "what he did to her", that phrase implies more than

just getting her pregnant. I wonder if he treated her poorly when the pregnancy was revealed? Interesting choice of words.