In this Aug. 3, 2011, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden's Chief of Staff Bruce Reed has lunch with President Barack Obama in Washington. Reed, a Coeur d'Alene High graduate and son of Scott and Mary Lou Reed of Fernan, will speak at the Idaho Bar Association convention Coeur d'Alene Thursday morning. Story here. Also, he's the subject of Chris Carlson's latest column below. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Without question the most powerful and influential native Idahoan on the national political scene today is Bruce Reed. He currently is Vice President Joe Biden’s chief of staff, was once the executive director of the Simpson/Bowles Commission charged with addressing America’s fiscal challenges, and headed up the Democratic Leadership Council which is where he first met President Bill Clinton. President Clinton made him director of domestic policy and Reed became one of the President’s must trusted advisors. ...  More on that in a moment. Besides being exceptionally bright, Reed is also a gifted writer and superb maker of memorable phrases. No doubt this is partly a function of his obtaining an M.A. in English Literature while attending Oxford on a prestigious Rhodes scholarship/Chris Carlson, Carlson Chronicles. More here.

Question: Have you ever met or talked to Coeur d'Alene High grad Bruce Reed, chief of staff for Vice President Joe Biden?

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