<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[The Dish]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://dish.andrewsullivan.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Andrew Sullivan]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://dish.andrewsullivan.com/author/sullydish/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[LOU CRANKY DOBBS]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Has anyone else noticed how Lou Dobbs has become a complete crank on the issue of free trade and illegal immigration? Every day, he bangs on and on about it in the most hysterical and xenophobic terms. It&#8217;s pretty good television for a few minutes, but, after a while, it&#8217;s like listening to the bar bore after one too many drinks. I&#8217;m sure it&#8217;s also good for the ratings. But the distinction between CNN and Fox has been narrowing a little of late. </p>
<p><span style="color:#7c7ca6;font-weight:bold;">DELAY ENABLERS: </span>I have to say Josh Marshall has been having a great deal of fun at the expense of all those Republican Congressmen who have been loosening the ethics rules so that Tom DeLay can stay in charge. Check out the <a href="http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/index-old.php" target="_blank">squirming</a>. </p>
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