Yesterday TPM did a story on Reid's change in attitude, and Howard Dean offered up his own theory:

"I think basically he made the mistake of trusting Joe Lieberman and the Republicans, and he got screwed by [them] and now he's learned," former DNC Chair Howard Dean told me in an interview this morning.

Well, maybe, but as an experienced United States Senator, it's not likely that Reid needed to "learn" anything. I think he sees November looming, and he's seen the polls, and he realizes he'd better start acting like the majority leader. Which is fine by me. I don't care why he's seen the light, I just like the fact that he has.

The article also noted:

But it's not just issues: It's also rhetoric, and exploiting situations for procedural advantage.

Just this morning, on the Senate floor, Reid called the GOP's rhetoric on financial reform Orwellian--that if you want to know what's right and what's wrong about the push for financial reform, listen to what the Republicans say, and believe the opposite.

Good stuff.

But back to the current story. Reid went on to blast the Republicans in some very unambiguous terms:

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called out Republicans today for refusing to move forward on immigration reform, despite his promises that other priorities would be taken care of first.

"I am going to move forward on energy first...but for anyone saying that we shouldn't do immigration this year--especially Republicans--that takes a lot of gall," Reid said.

Wow. "Gall" and "anti-American" in practically the same sentence. We need to hear more of this.

Now for the real question: will I have to (finally) change my sigline?