To which I say good for him:

Nevertheless, getting to a deal won’t be easy — especially if Democrats refuse to entertain cuts on entitlements. Speaking to reporters after the news conference, Reid wouldn’t say whether Democrats would be open to cutting Medicare benefits, but he said that Social Security wouldn’t be touched.

I’m not surprised that he said this.

He picked up seats while defending twice as many seats as Republicans, and the incoming Senators are more liberal than their predecessors, and the only “Democrat” who might have been eager to take point on this, Bob Kerrey, lost his race for Senate.