Schumer says Reid's apology to Obama is good enough

U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Monday that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's apology to President Barack Obama over comments he made regarding the president's skin color is sufficient enough.

In the book "Game Change," Mr. Reid says he "believed that the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as Obama — a 'light-skinned' African-American 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.'"

Mr. Obama accepted Mr. Reid's apology after the remark was made public. But some Republicans, including party national Chairman Michael Steele, have called for Mr. Reid to resign over the remark.

Mr. Schumer suggested through his remarks at Fort Drum that resigning was a step too far.

"First, I know Harry Reid and I don't think he has a bigoted bone in his body," the senator said. "He apologized to the person he was talking about - namely, the president. And the president said he accepts the apology. Case closed. That's my view."