<?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[Ad War Update: Mitt Unloads In&nbsp;Michigan]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>First up, the Romney campaign ridicules Santorum for &quot;taking one for the team&quot; on No Child Left Behind:&#0160;</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Gmolg9vmIZs" width="515"></iframe></p> <p>Romney also frames Santorum as an unprincipled Washington politician who lacks executive experience:&#0160;</p> <p><iframe frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/j_YWX8PQ10s" width="515"></iframe></p> <p>Alex Burns <a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/burns-haberman/2012/02/romneys-new-mich-ad-hits-santorum-experience-sotomayor-115488.html" target="_self">reacts</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Sotomayor criticism is notable, since she’s a figure of real popularity among some Latinos and particularly Puerto Rican voters. It’s also a bit awkward, timing-wise, since Romney just<a href="http://www.politico.com/blogs/on-congress/2012/02/tenns-alexander-backs-romney-115479.html">picked up</a>&#0160;the endorsement of Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, who supported Sotomayor for the Supreme Court.</p> </blockquote> <p>After the jump, Romney <a href="http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/video-romney-ad-ties-specter-santorum/393411" target="_self">dwells</a> on the <a href="http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/02/the-weirdness-of-the-specter-wars.html " target="_self">Specter wars</a>:</p>]]></html></oembed>