From a RalstonFlash e-alert at 6:04 a.m. this morning:

POLITICO has three sources who heard the Nevada Democrat say that about Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in a meeting with the House speaker last week. In a response that those who have known Titus will not be surprised to read, she told POLITICO she did not single out Reid — despite the three eyewitness accounts — but acknowledged saying Democrats would be “f—-ed” if they didn’t heed the lessons of Scott Brown’s win in Massachusetts. (Knowing Titus, I can hear her saying both things.)

Historical reminder: Titus has never forgotten that soon after she evinced an interest in an open County Commission seat a few cycles back, Reid’s son, Rory, popped up as a contender. She receded but blamed the senator for blocking her way. Ironically, Reid the Elder had told his son not to run, arguing the commission is a political boneyard. Rory Reid is now the Democratic anointee for governor.

The [Politico] piece explores internal Democratic tensions and also raises the possibility of fraying between Reid and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel, threads of which have been previously reported. Is anyone surprised by these recriminations or that Titus would have expressed them in her salty way?

Not I.  (Not that my opinion – nor yours, Dear Reader – is/are needed, what with three witnesses to Titus’ remarks.)  Could be this was just Dina being Dina.  Or could be she’s feeling the heat.

Update:  Titus sent the following statement to Ralston, after he Flashed the Politico piece:

“No one has done more for Nevada than Harry Reid. He fights everyday to create jobs, stop foreclosures, and turn our economy around. He has been a champion for Nevada’s families, and I am confident that he will be reelected because of it.”

Uh huh.

Update 2:  The LV Sun has a follow up story.  Here’s what she now says she said:

“I said, ‘If we don’t get the message, we’re (expletive),” Titus said Wednesday. “I said, ‘That’s everybody. Half of us in this room could be gone. You could lose the majority. Harry Reid could lose. The president may not get a second term unless we get a handle on this.’ That’s what I said.”

We’ll see what the fallout from all this will be in terms of the Titus-Reid relationship later this year, but the congresswoman apparently earned herself at least one fan:

“Dina didn’t say anything that all of us weren’t thinking,” said Democratic Rep. Gerald Connolly, president of the freshman class. Connolly called her a “gutsy lady.”