Harry Reid on the Senate: 'Like a fool, I kept coming back'

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) may have just announced his retirement, but he's still full of zingers.

In an interview with The New York Times about why he isn't running for re-election, Reid admits that pushing Democratic ideas in the Senate did take its toll on him.

"Like a fool, I kept coming back," Reid said of the Senate, while describing his continuous attempts to push healthcare reform. "I am so happy that we were able to get the health care bill passed," Reid said.

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Reid also told the Times that he was proud to see more female senators, saying that having both male and female perspectives has "changed the dynamic of the Senate."