Anyone get the feeling Reid is still in charge of the Senate?

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid: 

'Don't worry', bill to restrict Syrian and Iraqi refugees won't pass

Wait a minute...

Isn't this guy the Senate Majority Leader?

Anyone know where the f--k he is?

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The bill adding a new layer of scrutiny to the process for admitting Syrian and Iraqi refugee to the US faces major obstacles towards becoming law, despite passing in the House of Representatives by a veto-proof margin on Thursday.

The American Security Against Foreign Enemies Act, which passed the House by a bipartisan majority with 47 Democrats and all but two Republicans supporting it, would require the secretary of homeland security, the FBI director and the director of national intelligence to each certify that a refugee was not a threat to national security before they were admitted to the United States.

However, it faces major obstacles towards becoming law. The Senate is not due to take up the bill until December, after its Thanksgiving recess, when public angst over terrorism in the aftermath of the Paris attacks is likely to have subsided somewhat.

Further, Senate minority leader Harry Reid has pledged to block the bill, taking advantage of the 60-vote supermajority required to start debate on legislation in the Senate. Reid told reporters on Thursday: "The problem is not with refugees. I don't think we'll be dealing with it over here." 

In response to a follow-up question, the Nevada Democrat made clear: "Don't worry, it won't get passed." 

Reid's analysis was shared by the White House, which strongly opposes the bill and already has issued a veto threat. 

Press secretary Josh Ernest told reporters in Manila on Friday morning: "Based on what Senator Reid said today it does seem unlikely this legislation will pass the Senate. He indicated it doesn't have the votes."

Instead, Senate Democrats seem to be focused on bipartisan legislation to be introduced by California Democrat Dianne Feinstein and Arizona Republican Jeff Flake which would tighten the visa waiver program, which allows citizens of 35 foreign countries to travel to the United States without obtaining a visa. 

Under the proposal, any citizen of those countries who has visited Syria or Iraq in the past five years would be ineligible for a waiver and would be forced to apply for a visa to enter the United States.

Anyone get the feeling Reid is still in charge of the Senate?